Role: Head of Procurement, Business Operations,

Location: Amersfoort, NL (hybrid working)

Package: Up to €135,000 + bonus

Exceptional opportunity to join a global leader in the food production space. You'll lead and manage a procurement team who are moving through a period of rapid global transformation. If you thrive in an environment where there is a shared goal, attained through positive disruption and a dynamic approach, this role could be your ideal opportunity.

Reporting to the Global CPO you will be part of the procurement leadership team and have responsibility for a wide remit of global categories including Corporate Services, IT, Packaging, Logistics and Manufacturing Operations. The role will manage a number of direct reports in category lead/lead buyer roles whose scope includes setting category strategy, sustainability, managing 'communities of practice' and leading on supplier selection, negotiating, contracting and SRM.

Our client is looking for a candidate with a proven ability to lead from the front, showcases commercial acumen and has a genuine interest in building close stakeholder and supplier relationships.

You will:

• Enjoy driving change through procurement transformation and business partnering
• Demonstrate strong commercial acumen and keen negotiation skills
• Have experience of managing a global team in a matrix environment to achieve high performance
• Solid procurement experience covering some of the major indirect categories mentioned
• Possess exceptional communication skills
• Focus on driving sustainable cost reduction through applying strategies to spend less and buy less
• Be comfortable setting and enabling strategy combined with great execution power
• Be committed to a sustainable methodology
• Inspire through coaching and leading by example
• Not essential, though any Spanish language skills are a bonus