Are you an experienced buyer in the field of marketing, professional services, financial services, and/or business services? Do you love change, enjoy taking on responsibility, and like working in a team of professionals? Then we would love to get in touch with you!
What you are going to do
You are responsible for the entire strategic and tactical sourcing process of one of the various procurement categories:
- Initiate procurement projects together with your stakeholders
- Develop sourcing strategies based on market, supplier and internal data analysis
- Implement sourcing strategies (make, buy or ally)
- Prepare and Manage RFx's (RFI, RFP, RFQ) for high qualitative selection
- Negotiate and contract suppliers
- Play a crucial role in the purchasing process, by having understanding of market trends and connecting these to NN's long-term business goals (e.g. Sustainability, data and AI, growth)
What we offer you
NN invests in an inclusive, inspiring work environment and in skills and competences for the future. We match this with employee benefits that are in line with what is needed today and in the future. This way, we offer our employees the opportunity to get the best out of themselves. We offer you:
- Salary between €4,826 and €8,236 based on 36 hours per week and depending on your knowledge and experience
- 13th month and holiday allowance are paid with your monthly salary
- 27 vacation days for a 5-day working week and one Diversity Day
- A modern pension administered by BeFrank
- Plenty of training and learning opportunities
- NS Business Card 2nd class, which gives you unlimited travel, also privately. Do you prefer to travel with your own transport? Then you can declare the kilometres travelled
- Allowances for setting up your home office and for internet use
Who you are
With your strong negotiation skills, you achieve the best possible deals. You listen well and gather all possible information to come to the best sourcing strategy and execution. You can create category plans in collaboration with your stakeholders and create buy-in with the business for smooth execution.
You have:
- A bachelor's and/or master's degree and analytical skills
- A minimum of 5 years indirect procurement experience
- Currently living in the Netherlands
- Advanced negotiation skills to deliver complex deals
- Ability to collaborate effectively with various departments and disciplines
- A proactive and entrepreneurial mindset and can adapt quickly to changing circumstances
- Dutch language skills are a plus
Who you will work with
The Procurement department operates at a high level of professionalism, continuously adds significant value to NN Group by achieving excellent procurement results, and at the same time has one of the highest engagement scores within NN. You will have 30 motivated, professional, and pleasant colleagues with whom you can share knowledge and experiences, and with whom you can also relax during informal gatherings.
On a daily basis you will work together with a variety of business stakeholders, depending on your procurement domain and projects at that time, but also with other staff departments like Legal and HR.
Any questions?
If you have any questions about this role, you can reach out to Twesha Dharamsingh, Talent Acquisition Specialist via Twesha.Dharamsingh@nn.nl.