Indirect Category Manager

In this role you are the strategic partner to management and the driving force behind commercial optimisation. You report directly to the Procurement Director. In this role you are the strategic partner to management and the driving force behind commercial optimisation. You report directly to the Procurement Director.

Your key responsibilities:

• Strategy & Implementation: You develop and implement sourcing strategies that support the current business and anticipate future growth.
• Stakeholder management: You build strong relationships with both internal and external stakeholders across Manufacturing, Product Development, Finance, HR and Marketing to act as an indispensable business partner.
• Supplier Relationship Management (SRM): You manage relationships with strategic suppliers, focusing on risk mitigation and innovation.
• Cost optimisation: You proactively identify opportunities for savings through rigorous negotiations, market analysis and price forecasting.
• Leadership: In the absence of the Procurement Director, you lead and coach the Direct Buyers.

You are a results-oriented professional with a sharp commercial instinct and the persuasive ability to advise at board level.

• You hold a Master's or Bachelor's degree, preferably in Procurement, Business or Food Science. A Facility Management qualification would also be a good fit.
• You have at least 7 years' procurement experience within the FMCG sector, with a strong focus on indirect categories, though direct procurement is not unfamiliar to you.
• You are used to working with data-driven models such as TCO (Total Cost of Ownership) and 'should cost modelling'.
• You are fluent in both Dutch and English, spoken and written.
• You are flexible, Agile and have a 'diversity mindset' to operate effectively in our matrix organisation.

Van Geloven offers a working environment where Connection, Improvement and Responsibility are central.

• Salary: A gross annual salary between €78,000 and €98,000, depending on your knowledge and experience.
• Time off: 40 days off per year (25 holiday days + 15 ATV days for full-time employment).
• Extras: An attractive bonus scheme (10%), a 3% year-end bonus and a solid pension scheme.
• Well-being: Hybrid working options, a laptop, a phone and a discount on your gym membership.
• Snacks: Of course, you can regularly enjoy our own products at our Tilburg location.

With almost 1,500 employees in the Netherlands and Belgium and a turnover of around EUR 300 million, Van Geloven is pursuing ambitious growth plans. We are the clear market leader in frozen snacks and meal components for the retail and foodservice channels. Since 2016 Van Geloven has been part of McCain, which has more than 25,000 employees worldwide and is the market leader in frozen potato products. The brand portfolio includes strong names such as Mora, Van Dobben, Kwekkeboom, de Bourgondiër, Ad van Geloven, Van Lieshout Snacks and Souflesse. Finally, Van Geloven also supplies private labels to selected partners.

We turn snack moments into shared moments of happiness.

At Van Geloven we work with enthusiasm and an entrepreneurial spirit on great brands, with safety as our top priority. While we cherish the cultural characteristics of our six locations, you can see our shared core values Connection, Improvement and Responsibility everywhere. Do these values resonate with you and would you like to help us build our growth plans?