Global Category Procurement Manager Media & MarTech

Join Our Procurement Team as a Global Category Procurement Manager Media & MarTech

We are looking for a Global Category Procurement Manager Media & MarTech to join our procurement team.

Do you have experience in marketing and are you ready for a next step? Do you want to work for one of the biggest dairy companies in the world? And do you want to act as a true business partner that pushes the boundaries of ROI driven Marketing Procurement?

Then we're looking for you!

What We Ask

• Minimum 7-10 years of relevant experience specifically in the field of Media, Marketing and/or Procurement; preferably having worked in an agency / media consultancy
• Bachelor's degree in Business, Marketing, Supply Chain Management, or a related field; Master's degree or professional certifications is a plus.
• Fluency in English

Competencies

• Strategic thinking
• Strong negotiation, communication, and interpersonal skills.
• Capacity to build networks and winning strategies
• In-depth knowledge of procurement best practices, market dynamics, and relevant technologies.
• Ability to analyze complex data, make data-driven decisions, and implement strategic initiatives
• Familiarity with legal and contractual aspects of procurement
• Demonstrated leadership and project management capabilities
• Commercial acumen and digital foresight

What We Offer

FrieslandCampina has a unique company culture of Dutch heritage and international presence. The work environment is informal and friendly, where you collaborate with passionate professionals. You will have access to training and coaching to support your professional growth, and internal career development opportunities are actively encouraged. With trust and autonomy, you will have the chance to create lasting impact, contributing to better nutrition for the world. As for the employment benefits:

• Full-time workweek of 38 hours, 5% year-end bonus, 12.5% bonus, and a pension;
• 200 hours of annual leave, the option to buy or sell 40 extra hours, and 8% holiday allowance;
• Flexible working hours and ample opportunities to work from home;
• Card for train travel or €0.23 per km travel allowance (max 30 km one way);
• Access to training and mentoring programs tailored to your professional growth;
• A collaborative and informal work environment, with professional peers who challenge and support you.
• Free milk & cheese during lunch and delicious barista coffee at our headquarters.
• A company laptop, and mobile phone are provided for seamless communication, whether working remotely or on the go.

Job Description

As the Category Procurement Manager Media & MarTech you’ll be responsible for the End-to-End global strategy and sourcing of Media and Marketing Technology. This represents a spend of ~230m EUR annually.

Media is critical for FrieslandCampina to maintain and grow its market shares across the globe. Given the very fierce competition environment in which we are in, managing Media in an efficient and effective way is of strategic importance. MarTech is the backbone of our Marketing Operations and has a direct impact on our innovation capabilities and the quality/creativity of our marketing activities.

Within this role, you’ll be the Global Lead for Media, whereby you’ll be responsible to deliver on the integrated category strategy & drive supplier relationship management programs globally but coordinate the execution value delivery locally within our EMEA region. Next to being the strategic business partner for our Global Media team, you will also be responsible for business partnering on a local level within EMEA. You will work closely with the category procurement manager managing Media in our Asia region.

Key Responsibilities:

• Maximizing ROI of our marketing investments, driving efficiency and effectiveness of our Media and MarTech spend globally
• Be a true strategic business partner for internal stakeholders, advising on sourcing approach, supplier management and internal/external insights
• Design and implement strategic procurement category strategies for Media and MarTech, tapping into cross-category synergies when applicable
• Drive and lead strategic supplier relationship management with our key suppliers and agency partners to ensure delivery of marketing transformation initiatives, innovation and long-term partnership objectives
• Coordinate end-to-end value delivery on regional and local level for Media
• Deliver on Procurement KPIs (e.g. non-exhaustive list: hard savings, value added, contract coverage, Supplier Relationship Management, value pipeline, vendor reduction …)
• Plan & forecast procurement activities
• Decrease complexity (e.g. process, vendor counts …) and drive transparency
• Keep knowledge & expertise on the categories up-to-date to drive innovation & contribute to FrieslandCampina’s competitive advantage
• Manage risk & compliance (incl. data privacy)

Team Details

For thousands of people every day, we are more than just a dairy company. To our farmers, our employees, the communities we serve, the businesses we work with and the people to whom we bring happiness, FrieslandCampina means something more. For them it's not just about what we do, but who we are.

We value talented people from any background who want to contribute to something bigger than themselves. We encourage all of our employees to make decisions that benefit our entire company. At FrieslandCampina we own our own career and act accordingly. We trust you to make a difference in your job and influence the bigger picture. Working at FrieslandCampina means you are contributing to a better world.

The Global Procurement discipline oversees all purchasing activities. The team consists of around 210 professionals from around the globe.

We operate as one agile and diverse team unleashing the power of our suppliers to deliver sustainable value for all seven FrieslandCampina business groups. We aim to be a strategic business partners and develop sourcing strategies based on a thorough understanding of market trends and developments. We create that strategic perspective to develop relevant and value-creating sourcing solutions (e.g. savings, innovation, sustainability, cash, et cetera) for each business and/or region.

Our aim is to be the #1 best Procurement place to work!

The MarCom Procurement team consist of 5 Procurement professionals based in different parts of the world (the Netherlands and Singapore). Each Category Manager has his/her own Global subcategory responsibility. We connect on a weekly basis.

Contact

Dzsenifer.Koros@frieslandcampina.com