Category Manager - Commerce

Vacancy Announcement

Position Title: Category Manager - Commerce

Locations: Head Office

Application Closing Date: August 27, 2026

Job Purpose:

Ensure effective and efficient sourcing of Commercial materials/CAPEX & Business Services of the right quality, quantity, service at optimal cost required for

• Short- and mid-term uninterrupted production, storage & delivery of our products
• Sustaining the OpCo’s long term growth ambition through strategic partnerships

Key Responsibilities

Manage the Procurement C&BS category team

• Define and update the Directs Category Strategy and drive its delivery
• Build, manage and develop your team of buyers in the execution of the category strategy and continuous professionalization of the procurement function
• Monitor & drive category performance through Supplier and Performance management
• Business Partner with heads of functions and -1 and participate as active member of the Global Category community

Sourcing & Contracting

• Setup and execute a sourcing plan to secure and develop supply at competitive cost
• Decide on supplier allocation to warrant security of supply and collaborate with Marketing, Sales, People, Corp. Affairs, Finance as primary stakeholders
• Select suppliers compliant to HEINEKEN’s Supplier Code and assesses the supplier risk profile
• Ensure compliant execution of Source to Contract through procurement tooling (Zycus) in line with the HEINEKEN Standards & Local Policies to warrant transparency in all business deals
• Drive savings through tenders, structured negotiations and optimizing material specifications
• Ensure the creation of Legal contracts compliant to the HEINEKEN Standards in cooperation with Legal Affairs
• Ensure administration, archiving and timely renewal of Legal contracts (Zycus)
• Collaborate with Proc Dev. & Ops to enable compliant ordering against agreements
• Support in carrying out audits of its suppliers in line with the HEINEKEN Policy
• Collaborate with Finance to create and manage the budget and ensure payment schemes are in line with our cash policy

Supplier Management & Performance Management

• Collaborate with Contract Management to shape and execute a Supplier Relationship Plan based on a segmentation using business and procurement priorities
• Capture performance requirements in Legal agreements in order to monitor, evaluate and report supplier performance
• Anticipate and detect supply risks that may interrupt delivery and proactively mitigate these through supply alternatives and advising solutions
• Support stakeholders in case of escalations or claims involving suppliers
• Identify and initiate supplier (local) development opportunities (Vizibl)

Purchase to Pay

• Manage and continuously improve a compliant Purchase to Pay process
• Collaborate e-t-e with Finance to allocate FX and local funds in line with business priorities

Job Requirements

Experience

•  5 – 8 years’ experience in the supply side of Procurement with a preference of the manufacturing industry

Education

•  Industrial Engineering/ Business Administration/ Economics Degree or equivalent.