Glb Strategic Sourcing Manager Packaging Paper Procurement

Job Description

As Global Strategic Sourcing Manager for selected Paper Categories, you'll own the sourcing strategy for a spend portfolio of up to €150M upto €250M, driving best-in-class cost and cash results across JDE Peet's global packaging categories. You'll sit within the Global Strategic Sourcing team, reporting to the Global Strategic Sourcing Director Packaging, and play a key role in building a world-class procurement organisation. This is a role for someone who combines sharp commercial instincts with strong relationship-building skills - working across regions, functions, and supplier networks to deliver real impact. You'll operate in a fast-moving, complex environment where ambiguity is the norm and results are what count. If you're driven by finding value where others don't, this is the role for you.

What you'll be doing:

• Develop and execute robust global sourcing strategies for Paper Categories, delivering cost savings and managing supply and price risk
• Build and manage strategic supplier relationships, positioning JDE Peet's as a customer of choice while driving continuous improvement
• Identify and prioritise total cost of ownership savings opportunities and lead their implementation across the category
• Manage supplier selection, negotiate and contract key suppliers, and ensure contract execution and compliance
• Build a longer-term productivity pipeline to ensure continuous delivery against procurement targets
• Monitor and benchmark category performance to ensure JDE maintains the most competitive cost base

Qualifications

Working at JDE Peet's is hands-on, giving you the chance to leave your mark while working together as one team. We're a fast-paced company on a mission, focused on what matters most. Our environment demands energy, agility, and bold thinking. If you're ready to make an impact and grow in a global team, JDE Peet's is the place for you.

For this role as Global Strategic Sourcing Manager – Paper Categories, we're looking for someone who has the following skills and experience:

• 6+ years of relevant procurement or strategic sourcing experience, with a strong track record in delivering cost and cash results
• Experience developing and executing category strategies in a complex, global environment
• Strong negotiation, contracting, and supplier relationship management skills
• Proven ability to lead cross-functional teams and influence without direct authority
• Comfortable working with ambiguity and thriving under pressure
• Degree level education; MBA or further qualification preferred

Company Description

Who we are?

We are JDE Peet’s.

What’s it like to work at JDE Peet’s?

At JDE Peet’s, we work as one team guided by our values: we Dare to Amaze, Own It, Make It Simple, and Win Together. Here, you’ll find the freedom to innovate, the courage to take bold steps, and the support to grow your career in a global environment.