The global procurement team consist of around 250 professionals that operate as one team to deliver business value across all of businesses and regions. The function, with an annual spend of ~EUR 5bln., is in the midst of transforming to an hybrid model combining expertise and scale from central Category teams, proximity and excellence in execution from local Business Procurement teams and transactional efficiency and support from regional Procurement Operations & Excellence teams.
The goal is to transform Procurement from a traditional 'savings operation' to becoming a true business partner that adds value to FrieslandCampina; from cost to value. This means procurement aims to be closer to and part of the business at an early stage in the process. It is about knowing business needs, markets trends and developments, and bringing that in together with a strategi...