Copy of Global Strategic Sourcing Manager for IT - Band E
Procurement Utrecht Full-time Netherlands
Job Description
As Global Strategic Sourcing Manager for IT, you'll own the sourcing strategy for a spend portfolio of up to €100M, delivering best-in-class cost and cash results across JDE Peet's global IT category. Reporting to the Global Strategic Sourcing Director Business Services, you'll develop and execute robust sourcing strategies while building strong supplier relationships that position JDE as a customer of choice. This is a role for someone with sharp commercial instincts and deep IT category expertise, operating in a complex, global matrix environment where results are what count.
We are looking for a highly strategic procurement leader with strong technology market intelligence and a deep understanding of the global IT supplier ecosystem, including major technology providers, SaaS companies, cloud hyperscalers, software vendors, and IT services partners. The successful candidate combines procurement excellence with strong business acumen and the ability to translate technology trends and supplier dynamics into competitive sourcing strategies and impactful negotiation outcomes.
What you'll be doing:
- Lead strategic category planning across key IT spend areas such as software, cloud, infrastructure, digital, data, cybersecurity, telecom, and IT professional services, aligning sourcing strategies with business priorities and technology roadmaps
- Act as a trusted advisor to senior IT, Digital, Security, and Finance stakeholders by bringing strong external market insights, supplier intelligence, benchmarking, and negotiation strategies
- Identify and prioritise total cost of ownership savings opportunities and lead their implementation
- Lead complex commercial negotiations with global technology suppliers, including enterprise software vendors, cloud providers, system integrators, and strategic outsourcing partners
- Build and manage strategic supplier relationships, driving continuous improvement and positioning JDE as a customer of choice, ensure contract execution and compliance
- Build a longer-term productivity pipeline to ensure continuous delivery against procurement targets
- Oversee risk management activities and ensure full compliance with internal policies and the Operating Model
- Continuously monitor technology market developments, supplier trends, AI-driven transformation, and emerging commercial practices to proactively shape sourcing and negotiation strategies
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 – IT, we're looking for someone who has the following skills and experience:
- 6+ years of strategic sourcing and procurement experience in IT or technology categories
- Extensive experience managing complex global technology suppliers and negotiating enterprise-level agreements across IT categories
- Highly strategic mindset combined with strong analytical capability, commercial curiosity, and the confidence to challenge suppliers and internal stakeholders constructively
- Strong track record delivering cost and cash results in a complex, global environment
- Experience developing and executing category strategies and leading cross-functional teams
- Strong understanding of technology supplier business models, licensing structures, commercial frameworks, and evolving technology market trends
- Excellent project management, negotiation, contracting, and supplier relationship management skills
- Comfortable with ambiguity and able to thrive under pressure
- Degree level education; MBA or further qualification preferred
Additional Information
Your application at JDE Peet's
If you are interested in this career opportunity at JDE Peet's, apply and join us. After receiving your application we will do our utmost to give you quick feedback. Part of the recruitment procedure at JDE Peet's would be an online assessment, followed by interviews. A pre-employment check can be part of the recruitment process.
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At JDE Peet’s we aim to create a better future where we authentically serve, reflect and embrace everyone. We believe in fostering a more diverse, equitable and inclusive organisation where everyone feels comfortable to truly be who they are and unleash their full potential. This means we do not tolerate discrimination on the basis of our race, ethnicity, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, religion, nationality, age, disability, or any other trait protected by law.
Throughout the entire employee lifecycle, we place DE&I at the core of our people processes. This enables us to drive objectivity and eliminate any potential bias, ensuring an inclusive experience in the workplace. Do not hesitate to reach out if you require any reasonable adjustments to the recruitment process.
Our efforts on this agenda have earned us the prestigious Catalyst Award, as well as the Fair Pay Leader Certification in 2025 thanks to an unexplained gender pay gap of 0.52%.
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JDE Peet’s - now part of Keurig Dr Pepper – is the world’s leading pure-play coffee company, with a presence in more than 100 markets. Guided by our ‘Reignite the Amazing’ strategy, we are focused on brand-led growth across three big bets: Peet’s, L’OR, and our 10 strategically selected local icons led by Jacobs.
Company Description
Who we are?
We are JDE Peet’s. We craft coffee for every cup and build brands for every heart.
JDE Peet’s - now part of Keurig Dr Pepper – is the world’s leading pure-play coffee company, with a presence in more than 100 markets. Guided by our ‘Reignite the Amazing’ strategy, we are focused on brand-led growth across three big bets: Peet’s, L’OR, and our 10 strategically selected local icons led by Jacobs. In 2025, JDE Peet’s generated total sales of EUR 9.9 billion and employed a global workforce of more than 21,000 employees. Discover more about our journey to deliver a coffee for every cup and a brand for every heart at www.jdepeets.com.
What’s it like to work at JDE Peet’s?
We believe amazing things happen over a cup of coffee. Together, we create those moments every day, turning ideas into impact and possibilities into reality. 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.
Come join our team and discover what your cup of amazing can be!
Find out more at http://careers.jdepeets.com