Area Europe Supply Chain Procurement Manager

For our Group HQ in Luxembourg, we are looking for an Area Europe Supply Chain Procurement Manager to play a key strategic role in connecting our global Supply Chain Procurement strategy with the priorities and realities of our European markets.

In this role, you will partner closely with Area Supply Chain leadership, translating global priorities and regional business needs into integrated category, sourcing and supplier strategies. You will shape and lead the Procurement agenda across categories, suppliers and markets, creating sustainable value through cost competitiveness, service excellence, supply resilience, innovation, sustainability and working capital optimization.

You will also lead the development of our regional supplier ecosystem, strengthening capabilities, performance and long-term partnerships, while building and developing a high-performing Procurement team. By bringing Area market dynamics, emerging risks, business needs and opportunities into the global agenda, you will ensure strong integration between global strategy and regional and local execution.

In this role, you will lead the Area Supply Chain Procurement team, providing clear strategic direction, priorities and performance governance, while developing a collaborative and high-performing team able to operate as strategic business partners. You will coach and develop your team, fostering ownership, curiosity, constructive challenge and confident decision-making in complex and uncertain situations.

You will take responsibility for Leadership and Team Management, leading the Area Supply Chain Procurement team through clear strategic direction, priorities, accountabilities and performance governance. You will build a high-performing and collaborative team capable of operating as strategic business partners, recruiting, motivating, coaching and developing team members while promoting ownership, curiosity, constructive challenge and decision-making in situations of uncertainty.

Within Strategic Planning and Execution, you will lead Area category and supplier strategies aligned with global priorities and Area business objectives. Acting as a strategic Procurement partner to Area Supply Chain, you will translate market intelligence, business needs and supplier insights into strategic priorities and multi-year roadmaps, driving value across cost, service, resilience, cash, innovation and sustainability.

As part of Financial Planning, you will lead the Supply Chain Procurement contribution to the Area financial planning cycle, including BDG and SAF. You will translate market, supplier and logistics developments into financial assumptions, risks, opportunities and business scenarios, providing forward-looking insights on cost evolution and Procurement value delivery.

In Sourcing, you will define and prioritize the Area sourcing agenda based on category strategies, business needs, contract maturities and risk exposure. You will lead local sourcing initiatives, balancing competitiveness, service, resilience, sustainability and long-term value, while ensuring robust supplier selection, negotiation and award processes based on TCO, risk assessment and cross-functional alignment.

For Contract Management, you will define contracting strategies in partnership with Legal, Supply Chain and Procurement stakeholders, ensuring contracts effectively address commercial, operational, performance, sustainability and risk requirements. You will lead negotiations for strategic, complex or high-risk agreements, ensuring appropriate protection, flexibility and business continuity.

Through Supplier Performance and Relationship Management, you will drive supplier performance based on segmentation, criticality and strategic relevance. You will lead Top-to-Top engagements, strategic business reviews and joint business planning with key suppliers, developing strategic partnerships around performance, innovation, capacity, resilience and mutual value creation.

Within Risk Management, you will drive the Area Supply Chain Procurement risk framework, covering supplier, capacity, market, geopolitical, contractual and business continuity risks. You will embed resilience into category strategies, sourcing, contracting and supplier management, identifying critical dependencies and defining appropriate mitigation strategies and contingency plans.

Finally, through Stakeholder Engagement, you will build strong cross-functional relationships and influence decisions through market intelligence, supplier insights and fact-based risk and opportunity assessment. You will connect global category strategies with Area business requirements, constructively challenging where required, and represent Supply Chain Procurement in Area governance and senior supplier engagements

You bring a Master’s degree in Economics, Business Administration, Finance, Engineering or another related field, together with solid experience in Procurement within an international and complex business environment.

Your background includes experience in developing and executing regional or multi-country Procurement category and supplier strategies, combined with the ability to partner with senior business leaders and influence strategic decisions. You have successfully led complex sourcing, supplier development or transformation, risk mitigation and broader value-creation initiatives.

You also bring people leadership experience, ideally managing teams across different countries, cultures or within a matrix organization. You know how to develop and empower people, set clear priorities and mobilize teams around change and ambitious business objectives.

You combine strong business acumen and analytical thinking with excellent communication, negotiation and stakeholder management skills. Comfortable operating at senior levels, you can translate complex market and business dynamics into clear strategic recommendations, make sound decisions in uncertain situations and constructively challenge the status quo. A strong commitment to ethical standards and responsible business practices is essential.

You are confident working with Microsoft Office, particularly Excel and PowerPoint, and have experience with SAP Ariba and Power BI.
Excellent written and spoken English is required, while knowledge of additional European languages will help you meet this role’s objectives faster.

If you are ready to take on a strategic Procurement leadership role, connecting global direction with European business priorities and shaping value across our Supply Chain ecosystem, we would be happy to receive your application!

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Ferrero began its journey in the small town of Alba in Piedmont, Italy, in 1946. Today, it is one of the world’s largest sweet-packaged food companies, with many iconic brands sold in countries all over the world. Find out more about Ferrero at ferrero.com.

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