Procurement Director

The organisation

This role offers a dynamic and challenging environment where you can make a significant impact on the procurement operations across key European markets. The main location for the role is in Utrecht and requires you to travel 1-2 per month for a couple of days to Italy and France.

The position

Are you a seasoned procurement leader ready to take on a transformative role? We invite you to join as the Procurement Director for Benelux, Italy, and France. Please note: This role is based in our offices in the Utrecht in the Netherlands.

A bit about the role:
This newly established position offers a unique opportunity to shape and expand our in-market procurement organisation. Reporting to the Chief Procurement Officer and part of the Group Procurement Leadership team, you will oversee a large portfolio with 6 direct reports across three markets.

Tasks & responsibilities

Key responsibilities & primary tasks:

• Lead and inspire a diverse procurement team to deliver outstanding procurement outcomes.
• Foster a collaborative environment, promoting teamwork and energising the team to achieve both operational and strategic goals.
• Implement procurement best practices and develop standardised processes.
• Execute category and sourcing strategies locally, ensuring cost efficiency and value maximisation.
• Manage contracts and supplier performance, driving service consistency, quality, innovation, sustainability, cost efficiency, and supply resilience.
• Lead the risk and governance agenda, proactively identifying and mitigating risks to ensure supply resilience.
• Stay abreast of industry trends, market dynamics, and EU regulations, adjusting team priorities to maintain competitiveness.
• Coordinate the annual budget process, including setting standards, PPV reporting, and performance management.
• Oversee project pipeline delivery, achieving cost savings, stretch targets, and additional value outcomes such as cash flow, sustainability, and NPD.

Candidate profile

We are looking for you who are enthusiastic and have a solution-oriented approach with strong analytical and negotiation skills. You have a strong aptitude for risk management to enhance supply resilience. Also, you can recognise yourself in the following:

• Bachelor’s degree: professional CIPS qualification or similar is a plus.
• Minimum 5 years of relevant procurement experience, including functional leadership and experience in direct and indirect spend categories.
• Experience in an international or matrixed organisation, preferably within the CPG or food and beverage industry.
• Proven track record in developing teams and fostering talent to drive performance.
• Excellent communication and influencing skills, with the ability to build relationships with senior stakeholders.
• In-depth knowledge of procurement processes, ERP systems, and procurement tools, including commodity management.
• Strong project and change management skills, with a history of initiating and embedding changes, improving controls, and driving process improvements.
• Ability to balance strategic thinking with hands-on execution.

The offer

Besides a salary of approximately 120,000 + 0-20% bonus, there is a big opportunity to be part of an organisation fully in transition and add to the results of creating collaborations at local, regional and group level.

Interested?

You can apply for this position by using the link below.