Category Procurement Manager Market Research

Join Our Procurement Team as a Global Category Procurement Manager Market Research

We are looking for a Global Category Procurement Manager Market Research to join our procurement team.

The Category Procurement Manager Market Research is responsible for the End to End global strategy and sourcing of Market Research Services. As the Category Procurement Manager Market Research, you will play a pivotal role in driving strategic sourcing initiatives, fostering supplier relationships, and optimizing costs & value within the category. You will be responsible for overseeing the procurement processes on a global scale, ensuring alignment with organizational objectives, and maximizing value for the company by driving initiatives within the Marketing landscape.

Candidate requirements

• Minimum 5+ years of relevant experience specifically in the field of Marketing and/or Procurement, preferably related to consumer market insights
• Fluent in English
• Bachelor's degree in Business, Marketing, Supply Chain Management, or a related field; Master's degree or professional certifications is a plus.
• Fields of Expertise: Market & Consumer Insight, Digital Media, Market Intelligence, Retail/Trade Marketing
• Functional Skills: Strategic Sourcing, Strong Stakeholder Management, Negotiation Skills, Strong Analytical & Strategic Insight Skills, Marketing/CM understanding, Category & Supplier Management

What we offer

FrislandCampina 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, 10% 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

Market Research is the primary insight used for product & marketing campaigns development. Given the very fierce competition environment in which we are in, this category is of high importance. The Market Research category spans across Continuous and Ad Hoc Research, qualitative and quantitative. Responsible for managing Commercial aspects of our relationship with our key global partners in the areas of Continuous, Strategic Market Monitoring which includes retail measurement, household and consumer panel studies, brand health tracking and more. Next to this, the Category Procurement Manager Market Research will also be responsible for managing relationships and commercial aspects of Ad Hoc Research for targeted studies.

The Category Procurement Manager Market Research works closely with the Global and Business Group Insights & Analytics teams to optimize partnerships and provide guidance to the Business Groups & OpCo’s on how to bring efficiency to Market Research projects. The role will also explore opportunities to enhance data-driven insights, digital enablers that connect, accelerate & amplify insights to support FrieslandCampina’s strategic decision-making.

Main responsibilities/goals are to:

• Establish strategic procurement category management (incl. building and implementing strategies)
• Advise Business stakeholders on sourcing approach, supplier management and internal/external insights
• Carry out Supplier Relationship Management (very large corporations)
• Deliver on Procurement KPIs (e.g. non-exhaustive list: hard savings, cost avoidance, value add, contract coverage, Supplier Relationship Management, value pipeline, vendor reduction …)
• Plan & forecast Procurement activities
• Decrease complexity (e.g. process, vendor counts …) and drive transparency
• Manage risk & compliance (incl. data privacy)

Chez FrieslandCampina, nous croyons en un environnement de travail où chaque employé peut être pleinement lui-même et se sentir libre d'exprimer tout son potentiel. Nous valorisons les différences et accueillons les candidatures quels que soient votre genre, votre religion, votre origine ethnique, votre orientation sexuelle, votre âge, votre handicap ou votre nationalité. Si ce que nous sommes vous correspond, nous vous encourageons à postuler, même si vous pensez ne pas correspondre à toutes les exigences du poste.

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.

Within Procurement, we operate as one agile and diverse team unleashing the power of our suppliers to deliver sustainable value for all seven business groups. We aim to be strategic business partners and develop sourcing strategies based on a thorough understanding of market trends and developments.

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.