Regional Category Manager Indirect Europe

Amsterdam Permanent View Job Description
The Regional Category Manager Europe-Indirect Materials is responsible for a number of Indirect Procurement Categories within the region in a way to maximize total cost of ownership, savings and procurement value contribution to the Perfetti Van Melle Group.

Added 19/09/2025

  • NPR
  • Global FMCG

About Our Client

We are an innovative and dynamic company with a passion for sweets and chewing gum. Every day we collaborate to create new products and brands and improve existing ones . And in all these innovations our consumers are naturally our top priority, so that we can surprise them every day with the most delicious sweets and chewing gum. You will find our products in over 150 countries worldwide. Our Benelux organisation ensures that you can buy our Mentos (Gum), Fruittella, Klene, Look-O-Look, Chupa Chups, Smint and Frisk anywhere in the Netherlands and Belgium. Our export organisation is also responsible for sales of several of our brands in, for example, France, Scandinavia and a number of countries in Eastern Europe and the Middle East. Our factories in Breda, Weert and Sittard produce Mentos, Fruittella and Frisk. And, not only do we supply countries in Europe, but also, for example, the United States and Japan. So our international character is visible everywhere, every day!

Job Description

  • Manages and grows PVM's relationships with all its vendors in consonance with Group procurement's Vision, with special emphasis on Strategic Vendors.
  • Manages supplier performance to maximize value delivered by strategic suppliers for selected categories
  • Leads supplier review meetings engaging with senior supplier stakeholders to drive supplier performance in the region and manage regional performance issues
  • Leverages supplier KPI scorecards and supplier performance reports to inform the supplier review process
  • Brings the sustainability and innovation capabilities of strategic suppliers into PVM Group and support Group's development in these areas
  • Manage Regional and OC stakeholders
  • Contract negotiations
  • Vendor Discovery and Management
  • Assist in trouble shooting
  • Supporting local procurement on claim handling/supplier agreements
  • Forecasting alignment

The Successful Applicant

  • Bachelor's or Master's degree
  • English speaking
  • >10 years of experience in Strategic Procurement
  • Indirect/NPR knowledge/experience (e.g. MRO, Facilities, IT, Logistics)
  • Sustainable sourcing
  • Familiar with Category Management
  • Project Management skills
  • Strong in negotiation
  • International/corporate experience
  • Strong in analytically skills
  • Extensive overall knowledge of various functional domains related to Procurement Processes; e.g. Order to Cash, Purchase to Pay, Catalogue Buying Systems and Supplier Market Places
  • Knowledge of SAP Ariba

What's on Offer

  • Competitive salary package
Contact
Sven Talens
Quote job ref
JN-092025-6838069

Job summary

Sector
Procurement & Supply Chain
Sub Sector
Category Management
Industry
FMCG (Fast Moving Consumer Goods)
Jobs by location
Amsterdam
Contract Type
Permanent
Consultant
Sven Talens
Job Reference
JN-092025-6838069