Regional Buyer External Manufacturing (temporary, 12 months, starting June '26)

Job Description

This is a temporary opportunity (12 months, starting June ’26) to join the Regional Procurement Team for Europe, covering a maternity leave. As a Regional Buyer for External Manufacturing, you will provide hands-on management of External Manufacturers for categories such as Coffee and Tea, including identifying extra capacity when required. This role is responsible for an annual spend of over €25 million. You will play a crucial role in creating and protecting value across the value chain, relying on both your procurement expertise and interpersonal skills.

Key responsibilities

• Hands on management of External Manufacturers across Europe, building strong relationships to deliver cost & cash benefit
• Drive strategy execution, including implementation of tenders, suppliers selection, materials and specs across JDE Peet`s sales units
• Collaborate with suppliers on a day-to-day basis to operate
• Define and implement a clear risk management plan
• Deliver against ESG targets (eg. Sedex, pre-defined CO2 emission reductions).
• Support the development of sourcing strategies and collaborate with the Global Strategic Sourcing Team
• Identify and deliver value chain optimization opportunities which ultimately leads to competitive advantage and revenue generating opportunities.
• Keep oversight over set of contracts within category and ensures contract compliance considering payments terms, prices, discounts & rebates and performance in close collaboration with business
• Build and manage relationships at all levels of an organisation both internally and external
• Ensure compliance to internal policies & procedures and has a deep understanding of and manage compliance to the Combined Business Model.

Qualifications

We are looking for someone that doesn’t shy away from responsibility. Given the nature of the role we feel it's important for you to have a certain level of experience with Procurement of Packaging, Raw Material and/or Finished goods as well as a solid understanding of your own added value. We thrive in diverse teams and look for people that appreciate that as much as we do. We can give you a list of “must haves,” however that’s not how we view your candidacy. We do, of course, take into consideration how much experience you have with Procurement capabilities, leadership of cross-Functional teams and project delivery but ultimately, we look at the bigger picture. But to give you a bit of guidance as to what we feel is needed in this role, we’ll share our “nice to have” list with you:

• Strong communication skills in English, capable of assertively articulating and navigating complex situations with senior stakeholders.
• Exhibits a clear sense of urgency and proven crisis leadership abilities.
• Adapts and performs effectively in ambiguous and evolving environments.
• Ability to travel 10-20% of the time.

About JDE Peet’s

JDE Peet’s is the world's leading pure-play coffee and tea company, headquartered in the Netherlands, with a presence in more than 100 markets.