Grace Barger - van den Berg

Grace Barger - van den Berg

Global Procurement Portfolio Lead, Retail Media & Digital Unilever

She leads the global commercial strategies and partnerships across major platforms, driving value creation, innovation, and transformation within the Media, AdTech and Data ecosystem.

With extensive experience in global digital transformation and retail media both from a business perspective as well as from a Procurement discipline, Grace has built a strong reputation for leading complex negotiations within retail media and the broader media landscape. Her work focuses on unlocking growth through strategic supplier relationships, governance excellence, and forward-looking retail media capabilities.

Key career highlights include:

  • Leading global negotiations with major retail & digital media platforms
  • Elevating partnerships and transformation in retail media procurement
  • Building seamless, strategic internal and external collaborations

Beyond work, Grace is co-founder of Huisje Mae, a boutique tiny house in the Netherlands, and has a strong passion for travelling and sports.

Day 2 | Wednesday 2nd December

2:55 PM CASE STUDY: From gatekeeper to growth driver: How we repositioned procurement as a strategic partner to unlock retail media growth

  • Moving beyond cost control to become a strategic partner in governance, investment prioritisation, and commercial performance
  • Optimising spend allocation, improving ROI visibility, and identifying intervention points across the value chain to maximise effectiveness in the retail media portfolio 
  • Sharing tangible examples of where the organisation started last year, the challenges faced in embedding procurement into retail media, and the measurable progress achieved today

Check out the incredible speaker line-up to see who will be joining Grace.

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