Global Strategic Sourcing Manager for Marketing

📋 Description

• Develop and execute global sourcing strategies for Creative and Production categories, delivering
• Lead strategic category planning across marketing spend areas including agencies, digital content
• Build and manage strategic supplier relationships, driving continuous improvement
• Advise senior Marketing, Brand, Procurement, and Finance stakeholders with market insights and
• Identify productivity opportunities balancing creativity, quality, speed-to-market, and business
• Monitor advertising trends, agency models, AI-driven transformation, and emerging supplier

🎯 Requirements

• 6+ years of procurement or strategic sourcing experience in Marketing, Creative, Production, or
• Strong knowledge of the advertising ecosystem, agency models, production economics, scopes of work
• Proven experience negotiating complex agreements with global creative agencies, production
• Track record delivering cost and value results in a complex, fast-paced international environment
• Experience developing category strategies
• Excellent negotiation, supplier and project management, stakeholder influencing, and communication

🎁 Benefits

• Global impact within a leading consumer goods company
• Hybrid work arrangement in Utrecht, Netherlands
• Collaborative and inclusive culture
• Opportunity to influence marketing sourcing strategies globally