• Commercial Development • Close deals. Based on your knowledge and understanding of our financial tools, the physical (organic soft commodities) market, and thanks to your commercial experience and instinct; • Manage internal processes, like sharing market intel globally and working on intercompany deals to manage global positions. • Take responsibility in growing the business, reaching your personally set goals, and constantly aim for more; • Responsible for the procurement and sales of the assigned product group; quantities, deliveries according to specs, contracts, and cost price calculations. • Formulate sourcing strategy, cost, and sales budget. • Strategy • Be involved in internal discussions regarding market directions, market/product trends, and (inventory) positions; • Develop strategic, long-term partnerships with customers and suppliers. Understand their needs and collaborate with other disciplines (Technical, Logistical, Financial) to develop new business opportunities; • Customer/Vendor management • Speak daily to customers and suppliers to gather market information, monitor price movement, and discover trends; • Ensures optimal customer satisfaction; • Responsible for handling product complaints from customers; • Define all quality aspects towards all product providers and customers (either when buying/selling on a contract basis or otherwise); • Market knowledge • Travel around the world, visiting customers and suppliers and attending trade fairs; • Gets acquainted and keeps track of international market developments; • Visits trade-related fairs; • In-depth knowledge of competitive landscape;

• Plan and manage end-to-end deployment activities for Direct Procurement (Req-to-PO). • Define scope, milestones, dependencies, resources, and risk mitigation plans. • Translate global procurement design into site-specific implementation guidance. • Coordinate cross-functional teams to ensure timely and high-quality rollout. • Track workstream progress and report status, risks, and blockers. • Own defect management for the Direct Materials stream, including triage and resolution. • Work closely with system integrators and IT teams to resolve SIT/UAT defects. • Monitor legacy system dependencies to ensure uninterrupted supply during transition. • Serve as the main point of contact for Direct Procurement within the P2P program. • Prepare clear status updates, dashboards, and presentations for leadership. • Represent the ERP program to plant managers, supply chain leads, and local teams. • Translate technical issues and testing results into business-friendly messaging. • Lead and coordinate User Acceptance Testing (UAT) for Direct Procurement. • Personally validate complex SAP scenarios such as subcontracting, consignment, and quality inspection integration. • Ensure system readiness and defect resolution prior to go-live. • Support change adoption by guiding operational teams through new SAP processes. • Enable a Train-the-Trainer model for key users. • Help users transition from legacy procurement processes to S/4HANA standards. • Monitor KPIs, compliance, and adoption after deployment. • Drive issue resolution during hypercare. • Ensure smooth handover to business-as-usual support teams.

• Developing professional expertise • Effectively identify, prioritize and communicate with leadership and stakeholders • Provide guidance and training on relevant aspects of budget and contracting issues • Negotiate, draft, and process various types of contracts with public and private entities

• Develop and implement sourcing strategies for all materials, ensuring alignment with company goals for quality, sustainability, and cost efficiency. • Identify and evaluate potential suppliers, conducting thorough assessments of their capabilities, quality standards, and sustainability practices. • Negotiate contracts, pricing, and terms with suppliers to achieve optimal value while maintaining quality and supply chain resilience. • Monitor supplier performance, including quality, delivery, and compliance with contractual agreements. • Collaborate with internal teams to ensure all sourced ingredients and packaging materials meet regulatory requirements and company standards for quality and safety.