Sr Manager Buying Groups

Location: Amsterdam, Netherlands

Company

hirify.global is a global food company with an EPDM headquarters function focused on international buying groups and European commercial operations.

What you will do

• Coordinate and execute international negotiations across multiple countries during the negotiation season.
• Develop negotiation analytics, strategies, game plans, and execution plans from start to finish.
• Consolidate country input into aligned strategies and secure stakeholder buy-in across business units and headquarters.
• Represent hirify.global in negotiations with international customers and report progress to sales directors and business unit managing directors.
• Lead central projects such as shelf-ready packaging, channel-specific assortments, displays, mixtrays, and promotions.
• Coordinate cross-functional stakeholders and deliver projects from ideation through readiness for shipment.

Requirements

• Master's degree.
• 5+ years of proven experience in commercial negotiations, including multi-country negotiations.
• Strong interest in the European retail landscape and its recent dynamics.
• Fluent English in written and spoken communication.
• Solid knowledge of commercial metrics, retailer trade margins, and commercial P&L management.
• Excellent analytical, reporting, communication, relationship-building, and adaptability skills.

Culture & Benefits

• Frequent interaction with senior management and stakeholders across business units and headquarters.
• Emphasis on simplifying sophisticated challenges into practical solutions.
• Commercial, analytical, and result-driven working environment.
• Equal opportunity employment without discrimination or harassment.