Procurement Strategy Program Manager / Chief of Staff to CPO

Scope: Procurement Strategy Program Manager / Chief of Staff to CPO

Reports to: Head of Procurement Strategy, Insights & Excellence

Location: Amsterdam, NL

JOB PURPOSE:

The Procurement Strategy, Insights & Excellence team (SI&E) powers the transformation of the Magnum Ice Cream Procurement through 4 key pillars by

• Driving the long-term global procurement strategy, annual business planning, and Procurement performance management.

• Leveraging advanced analytics to deliver actionable insights.

• Upskilling People to best-in-class digitally savvy procurement experts (Sourcing, Nego, Comm., Culture, Leadership development…)

• Implement Governance models with optimized processes for value delivery, compliance and operational excellence, integrating Sustainability and Responsible Sourcing principles to embed sustainability and compliance in procurement excellence.

By fostering innovation, sustainability, digital transformation, data-driven decision-making, agility and best practices, this Team ensures procurement operates as a key enabler of value creation and competitive advantage for the business.
 

The Procurement Strategy Program Manager is a key and individual contributor to the 1st pillar of the SI&E Team, driving the global Procurement strategic agenda, orchestrating leadership governance and performance routines, and ensuring seamless execution of Procurement strategic priorities, while

acting as Chief of Staff to the CPO.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:

Strategic Agenda Orchestration

• Drive the global Procurement strategic agenda end‑to‑end, ensuring priorities from the CPO and SI&E are translated into actionable plans, cascaded effectively, and executed with discipline to accelerate value delivery.

• Connect strategy to execution by aligning pillar owners, functional leads, and cross‑functional stakeholders, ensuring clarity of deliverables, timelines, and interdependencies.

• Coordinate the full governance cadence Procurement Strategy Framework, driving momentum through monthly pillar connects, newsletters, and global updates that keep stakeholders aligned and the transformation on track.

• Maintain strong interfaces with external strategic partners to ensure thought‑leadership, benchmarking, and best‑practice adoption enhance Procurement’s transformation journey.

Procurement Leadership Governance & Performance Management

• Lead Procurement Leadership Team (PLT) governance routines (monthly performance reviews, monthly strategic meetings, and bi‑monthly Global Townhalls) by preparing high‑quality decision materials, integrating insights, and ensuring CPO and PLT have the right information at the right time to steer the business.

• Run enterprise‑wide performance cycles by consolidating KPIs, productivity outcomes, and strategic program progress, highlighting risks, trade‑offs, and opportunities that impact business growth and competitiveness.

Chief of Staff to the CPO

• Act as the central orchestrator for the CPO, ensuring focus on the most critical strategic priorities and managing the flow of information, decisions, and stakeholder engagements across the global Procurement community.

• Enable leadership effectiveness by anticipating needs, pre‑aligning stakeholders, shaping narratives, and ensuring seamless execution of CPO commitments, communications, and enterprise leadership moments.

Forecasting, Productivity & Financial Governance

• Partner with Finance and the Forecast Champion to drive disciplined forecasting cycles, ensuring accurate, timely, and insight‑rich inputs from Procurement that support business planning and risk management.

• Strengthen productivity governance by supporting methodologies, managing forecast cycles as procurement single point of contact, and ensuring visibility and accountability for productivity improvements.

Cross‑Functional Integration & Operating Rhythm

• Ensure end‑to‑end governance of Procurement’s operating rhythm, aligning processes, templates, and cadences across Strategic Planning, Forecasting, Performance Reviews, and People/Capability routines.

• Enhance functional alignment by connecting Procurement with R&D, Marketing, Finance, and Supply Chain on strategic projects, notably innovation, complexity reduction, and capability initiatives.

People, Culture & Capability Enablement

• Support the People Pillar by driving capability‑building routines, onboarding journeys for new joiners, and cultural initiatives that strengthen digital, analytical, sourcing, and leadership skills across the function.

• Amplify communication and engagement, including organizing learning sessions, and ensuring impactful storytelling that keeps teams aligned, inspired, and informed.

Event, Meeting & Communication Leadership

• Lead preparation of Procurement’s high‑impact leadership events, including F2F PLT meetings and global communication moments, ensuring flawless logistics, agenda design, and content that elevates functional performance and cohesion.

• Shape strategic communications for internal audiences, ensuring clarity, alignment, and strong narrative flow across announcements, updates, and leadership messages.

WHAT YOU NEED TO SUCCEED:

Strategic Leadership & Systems Thinking

• Ability to connect dots across strategy, operations, and performance, turning ambiguity into structured plans and enabling the CPO and PLT to focus on what matters most.

• Strong business acumen, with the capacity to translate insights, data, and trends into meaningful actions that strengthen Procurement’s competitiveness.

Exceptional Influence & Stakeholder Management

• A trusted partner to senior leaders, able to influence without authority, navigate across functions, and drive alignment in a complex, global environment.

• Outstanding communication skills, capable of crafting compelling, concise narratives for executive audiences and shaping high‑quality leadership materials.

Program Orchestration & Operational Excellence

• Mastery in orchestrating large-scale programs and governance routines, ensuring consistency, quality, and delivery across strategic agendas, PLT governance, forecasting cycles, and strategic initiatives.

• Bias for action and end‑to‑end ownership, ensuring that commitments are followed through, risks are anticipated, and actions are executed with discipline.

Analytical Rigor & Data‑Driven Decision Making

• Strong analytical capability, able to work with performance data, productivity metrics, and forecast inputs to surface insights and shape decisions.

• Comfort with data tools and structured problem‑solving, ensuring accuracy and quality in all aspects of performance and financial governance.

Collaboration, Agility & Growth Mindset

• Thrives in a transforming, fast‑paced environment, adapting quickly and bringing energy and resilience to new challenges and opportunities.

• Collaborative working style, fostering strong partnerships across Procurement, Finance, R&D, Marketing, Supply Chain, and external thought‑leadership partners.

Purpose‑Driven, Culture‑Building Leadership

• Embodies and amplifies our Ice Cream culture, promoting transparency, inclusiveness, ambition, and warmth across the global Procurement community.

• Passionate about capability building, supporting the People Pillar to uplift skills, engagement, and a performance‑driven mindset across the function.

EXPERIENCES & QUALIFICATIONS :

• A minimum of 7 years experience in procurement, within at least 2 years as Category Lead with managerial role within FMCG industry. 

• Proven track record managing complex, multi‑market or multi‑category portfolios, demonstrating strong commercial judgement and strategic risk‑reward thinking.

• Deep understanding of end‑to‑end supply chain and value chain dynamics, and how they connect to Procurement strategy, productivity delivery, and business growth, ideally with global exposure.

• Strong business acumen, with the ability to balance long-term strategic direction with short-term operational priorities and deliver clear business impact.

• Experience partnering with senior leadership, enabling governance, shaping strategic narratives, and influencing decision‑making at executive levels.

• Demonstrated capability in orchestrating cross‑functional initiatives or large‑scale programs, ideally involving global stakeholders or transformation agendas.

• High competence in data‑driven decision making, including comfort with KPIs, forecasting, performance dashboards, and analytical storytelling.

• Strong communication and executive‑ready presentation skills, able to synthesize complex information into simple, compelling insights for C‑suite audiences.

• Ability to lead through influence, drive alignment, and operate effectively in a matrixed, fast‑paced, and highly cross‑functional environment.

• Strong project management skills, with disciplined execution, attention to detail, and ability to manage multiple simultaneous priorities.

• A growth mindset, resilience, and adaptability, thriving in a business undergoing transformation and organizational separation.

• Experience in capability building, people development or culture‑shaping initiatives is a strong advantage.