Portfolio Manager White Dairy
The Portfolio Manager White Dairy (EU) will own and optimize the White Dairy portfolio across Europe to ensure it is strategically fit-for-purpose, cost-efficient, and commercially compelling. This role is central to realizing our €150m EBIT ambition and supporting our €200m cost savings target while enabling growth through a sharper, simpler, and consumer-focused portfolio.
As a high-visibility position, the Portfolio Manager will collaborate with senior stakeholders across Operating Companies (OpCos), Business Groups (BGs), and functions, balancing long-term strategic vision with pragmatic execution. This is a critical enabler role in achieving our White Dairy ambition.
我们的需求
- Bachelor’s degree in a relevant field (e.g., Business, Marketing, Supply Chain, Economics).
- 10+ years of relevant experience in portfolio management, commercial strategy, or cross-functional project leadership within FMCG or dairy/food industries.
- Strong commercial acumen with proven ability to balance cost optimization and growth.
- Excellent project management skills with a structured, results-driven way of working.
- Proven stakeholder management and influencing skills, with the ability to lead through others and collaborate across functions.
- Demonstrated organization savvy, able to navigate complexity in a multinational environment.
- Continuous improvement mindset with a strong drive to win and deliver business impact.
我们可提供
- Unique company culture of Dutch heritage and international presence;
- To ensure a healthy work-life balance, we've implemented a hybrid work model for this role. You'll be required to visit our Amersfoort office no more than twice a week, allowing you flexibility while maintaining collaborative engagement;
- Receive home office essentials, such as an ergonomic chair, desk, monitors, and more, to support your comfort and productivity while working remotely;
- An NS business card, so you can travel to the office by train;
- When you’re not using your NS business card, you’ll receive a travel allowance of €0.23 per km, up to a maximum of 30km (one way);
- Keen on cycling? Take advantage of our bike purchase scheme, offering attractive tax benefits to help you acquire a brand-new bike. Enjoy the ride while saving on costs;
- Enjoy 200 hours of annual leave on a full-time basis, with the flexibility to sell or purchase up to 40 additional hours of holiday time. Your 8% holiday allowance ensures that you can make the most of your well-deserved time off;
- A workweek of (fulltime) 40 hours and a bonus scheme;
- Receive a company laptop and mobile phone, enabling seamless communication whether you're on the move or working remotely.
- Free cheese and milk at lunch in the central office, and barista coffee to help you go through your working days with a lot of joy.
空缺职位描述
Portfolio Strategy & Optimization
- Deliver on portfolio rationalization targets for 2025.
- Develop and implement the “New Horizon” portfolio plan in collaboration with OpCos, Supply Chain, and White Dairy teams.
- Monitor and track portfolio health through QAR, IPM processes, and OpCo reviews.
- Ensure portfolio simplicity while serving maximum consumer and customer needs.
Cross-OpCo & Business Group Projects
- Act as the commercial lead for White Dairy cross-OpCo / cross-BG initiatives, including Design-to-Value (DtV), segmentation, and harmonization projects.
- Drive cross-OpCo efficiency projects (e.g., Quark investments, PET line optimization in Aalter).
- Execute Private Label strategy for BG EU on non-innovation products (e.g., evaluate scaling of chocolate milk under PL while safeguarding core brand equity
Execution & alignment
- Partner with OpCos, RA, and SC on portfolio guardrails, MOQ standards, and ensure effective execution of approved projects.
- Provide commercial leadership on cross-functional projects, ensuring alignment with strategic objectives and cost-out targets.
- Secure effective stakeholder alignment with senior leaders, including President BG EU, R&D Director EU, SC Director EU, MDs of 6 OpCos, MT OpCos, Commercial
- Director R&A, IPM Board, Procurement, and Factory leadership.
团队详情
在领英上查看所有同事Want to work with one of the largest dairy companies in the world with the head quarter located in Amersfoort? Here we work with multidisciplinary disciplines to make a real difference in the lives of millions of people by providing the very best nutrition. Fulfilling our purpose, better nutrition for the world, requires great efforts from many people. We believe that people as diverse as our nutritional offerings – including and not limited to gender, ethnicity, age, sexual orientation, religious belief, nationality, social background, disability and thinking style – enrich our lives and strengthen our business.
About our team and office:
A multidisciplinary team — highly skilled, focused on making our best work together;
A friendly environment — with wonderful cafeteria, free milk, cheese and Lattiz coffee, and subsidized lunches drinks and events;
Easily accessible — close to central station and with private parking spaces.