Sourcing Associate, Procurement

• Location: Waalre, Netherlands | Lisbon, Portugal | Copenhagen, Denmark | Lummen, Belgium
• Working hours: Full-time
• Work model: Hybrid
• Contract type: Fixed-Term Contract
  
  
  

Are you passionate about building strong supplier partnerships and driving value through strategic sourcing? Do you want to work in a truly international environment where you can contribute to business growth, innovation, and supply resilience? Then you might be the person we are looking for.

As our new Sourcing Associate, you will be part of the Procurement team and play an important role in supporting the sourcing and category management of direct materials on a global scale. You will work closely with colleagues across Supply Chain, Manufacturing, R&D, Quality, and Commercial teams to deliver sourcing strategies that support cost competitiveness, quality, sustainability, innovation, and supply security. This is a great opportunity to further develop your procurement expertise, build global supplier relationships, and contribute to strategic initiatives across an international organization.

What your day will look like

In this role, you will typically focus on:

• Identify, evaluate, and onboard suppliers to support business growth, innovation, supply continuity, and risk mitigation.
• Lead and support sourcing activities, including RFIs, RFQs, RFPs, supplier evaluations, and selection processes.
• Build and maintain strong supplier relationships while monitoring performance against quality, service, sustainability, innovation, and cost objectives.
• Collaborate with cross-functional stakeholders to understand business needs, provide procurement expertise, and align sourcing activities with organizational priorities.
• Support commercial negotiations and execute sourcing plans to deliver competitive costs and favorable commercial outcomes.
• Analyze market trends, supplier capabilities, spending patterns, and supply risks to strengthen sourcing strategies and improve business resilience.
  
  

What you'll bring

• Experience in procurement, strategic sourcing, supply chain, or a related business function.
• Knowledge of sourcing processes, including RFIs, RFQs, RFPs, supplier evaluation, and commercial negotiations.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with the ability to turn data and market insights into actionable recommendations.
• Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills, with the ability to collaborate effectively across functions and geographies.
• A proactive, structured, and relationship-oriented approach, combined with a strong sense of ownership and accountability.
• Experience within direct materials procurement, particularly packaging and/or ingredients categories, is considered an advantage.
  
  

Working at STG & What to expect

At Scandinavian Tobacco Group (STG), we are so much more than what meets the eye. We combine the strength of global brands with the entrepreneurial mindset that allows people to make a real impact. Here you'll have the opportunity to grow your career, collaborate across borders, and help shape what's next.

For this role based out of Netherlands, the annual base salary ranges from 48,480 Euros to 72,720 Euros corresponding to the level of the position, expected experience and responsibilities.
For this role based out of Portugal, the annual base salary ranges from 20,175 Euros to 33,625 Euros corresponding to the level of the position, expected experience and responsibilities.
For this role based out of Belgium, the annual base salary ranges from 51,360 Euros to 77,040 Euros corresponding to the level of the position, expected experience and responsabilities.
For this role based out of Denmark, the annual base salary ranges from 432,000 DKK to 540,000 DKK corresponding to the level of the position, expected experience and responsabilities.

Incentives and Benefits: The salary package may include short-term and/or long-term incentives as well as other employee benefits based on position level, location, functional area and relevant market benchmarks.

Ready to be part of something bigger? Apply now and discover much more.

Our recruitment process

Before starting our hiring process, your application will be reviewed by a member of our Talent Acquisition team. We assess each application against the key competencies and requirements for the role. If your experience and skills are a good match, you'll be invited to continue through our hiring process, which may include the following steps:

• Recruiter screen
• Interview with the hiring team
• Assessment, case study, or work sample, if relevant
• Final interview with leadership or key stakeholders

Scandinavian Tobacco Group is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, colour, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.

Please be informed that this Direct Search is conducted exclusively by Scandinavian Tobacco Group. We do not accept applications from agencies, and we will not provide compensation for unsolicited CVs.