Sr. Procurement professional - professional services

Team up with ING, a leading international bank at the forefront of technology innovation and digitalization within the industry. Change, renewal and transformation has been in our DNA with one single goal to deliver the best customer experience. Procurement is about supporting the transformation process and the innovation culture, therefore we are hiring quality individuals with integrity, personal accountability, teamwork, commitment to excellence, and proactive thinking. If you exemplify our values and want to be part of something big, contact us today.

Who are we looking for

Do you want your work to have impact bank wide? We are looking for a skilled, passionate, and driven sr. Professional in ING Procurement Netherlands.

From a Procurement perspective ING Netherlands has interests in a full and wide range of activities - everything related to IT, Marketing & Communications, Facility Management and Professional Services. All ING Netherlands's purchasing activities in these fields are safeguarded by ING Procurement Netherlands. The exposure as well as the impact of this role is beyond the boundaries of Procurement. To be successful, you must have a strong passion for procurement and for setting high standards for yourself with a partnership mindset.

For this role, the ideal candidate will have gained procurement experience within the Professional Services area preferably in a financial regulatory environment. Your tasks include but are not limited to:

• Collaborating with key business partners at all level, acting as a trusted advisor to gain a clear understanding of the strategic direction and priorities, whilst working to ensure buy in to the ING Procurement Policy;
• Increase efficiency by driving scale where it makes sense, decreasing fragmentation, pooling expertise of business and other Procurement colleagues, prioritising higher impact spend areas and minimising contractual risk;
• Autonomously owning multi-million Euro and/or strategic procurement projects from cradle-to-grave, from gathering and challenging stakeholder requirements, determine the best fit procurement strategy to contract negotiation and award and any required following supplier relationship management requirements;
• You know how to get new interesting players out of the market through tender processes, providing them with the right set of questions and leading the negotiation and selection process by developing and applying score cards;
• You develop and lead supplier contract negotiations through preparation and focus on business, procurement and financial risks (i.e. Cost, market, industry risks), ESG, Supplier Intelligence and Contract Cost/Price Modelling. This involves counterparty financial strength analysis, intelligence/research, pricing analytics, financial modelling, and presentation skills related to complex and high value contracts;
• Your contract negotiations build in the required inherent regulatory and compliance clauses and schedules, designed to protect our customers, ourselves and our suppliers. You take ownership in subsequently measuring contract compliance and other key metrics to ensure targets are met or exceeded, and system data remains up to date and accurate;
• You are able to convert complex information from contracts or proposals into digestible content for stakeholders with whom you are responsible for the continuity of existing relationships. You conduct negotiations of existing contracts and challenge suppliers optimally supported by the strategy of the business.
• You support with the Procurement Roadmap by achieving savings, control risks and support with the ING Bank Sustainable Future strategy.

How to succeed 

We hire smart people like you for your potential. Our biggest expectation is that you'll stay curious. Keep learning. Take on responsibility. In return, we'll back you to develop into an even more awesome version of yourself. 

Furthermore, you have/are:

• Demonstrable experience in the end-to-end lifecycle of (complex) projects within the Professional Services category preferably in a financial regulatory environment.
• Bachelor's degree in economics, Finance or Business Administration or equivalent work experience or equivalent levels of experience.
• 5+ years of work experience within Procurement and preferably CIPS Level 6 or Nevi Professional and Expert (1 & 2) certificate  (or comparable).
• Have all required skills and knowledge of the legal aspects of the Procurement field.
• An excellent negotiator and clear and assertive communicator.
• Master English language perfectly (spoken as well as written) and ideally the Dutch language as well
• Excellent analytical skills in the financial and economic field.
• Are an independent operator but with great empathy skills to connect to the team and various stakeholders.

Interested?

If the above appeals to you and if you are eager to contribute to the success of ING's Procurement Bank NL, we are looking forward to meeting you. Please send us your CV (clearly demonstrating your knowledge & experience related to this vacancy) and your cover letter.

What we offer

You will be part of a vibrant, diverse, and high performing team that is responsible for the Professional services, Marcom and Facility management procurement categories at local NL level.  

You will have a job from 36 to 40 hours and a unique offer that fits in with the times of today. We consider your home situation and your ambitions and help you to balance work and private life. Discover our employment conditions:

• A salary tailored to your qualities and experience.
• 12 month contract with view to extend
• Flexible working hours and the possibility to work at home.
• Reimbursement for travel expenses.
• 24 vacation days with a 36-hour working week
• 2 collective days off and 1 ½ diversity day
• Pension scheme.
• 13th month salary.
• Individual Savings Contribution (BIS), 3.5% of your gross annual salary.
• 8% Holiday payment.
• Personal growth and challenging work with endless possibilities to realize your ambitions.
• An informal working environment with innovative colleagues who strive for the very best.
• Your location will be Amsterdam.

About us 

With 60,000 employees and operations in approximately 40 countries, there is no shortage of opportunities for people with initiative who want to help people take a step ahead in life and in business. Do you want to work at the cutting edge of what's possible and at the same time ensure you work with integrity and hold the customer's interests at heart? Do you want to be surrounded by progressive, inspiring, diverse and supportive colleagues? Then there is no better place to invest your talents than at ING. Join us and apply today!