Facilities Category Buyer - Strategic Sourcing

Dredging, Environmental and Marine Engineering NV; Belgique; On-site; EUR 55,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

A permanent training track

Stimulating, innovative workplace with

Mobility program for healthy work-life

Job summary

DEME is seeking a Category Buyer Facilities to manage indirect spend across offices, sites and vessels. You will run sourcing projects, negotiate contracts and build strong supplier relationships within the Central Procurement team.

You will collaborate with Facility Department and stakeholders across DEME’s activity lines, driving savings, standardization and value through category strategies while maintaining accurate contracts and data.

Qualifications

• At least 2 years in procurement, including sourcing and contracts.
• Affinity with buying services or indirect spend; facility experience is a plus.
• Commercial instincts and negotiation confidence.
• Fluent Dutch and English, written and spoken.
• Strong communication and cross-team collaboration.
• Hands-on, ownership-driven, eager to learn.
• Numerical skills and solid Excel/Office proficiency.
• Bachelor’s or master’s degree or equivalent experience.

Responsibilities

• Run sourcing projects from market analysis through tendering, negotiation, contracting and implementation.
• Negotiate framework agreements and one-off contracts.
• Build strong supplier relationships and monitor performance.
• Collaborate with internal stakeholders to translate needs into practical solutions.
• Use spend analysis and benchmarking to find savings and standardization opportunities.
• Help develop and implement category strategy and take ownership of selected categories.
• Act as a point of contact for Operational Buyers.
• Keep contracts, pricing, supplier data and documents up to date; administration is part of this job.

Skills

Procurement experience

Sourcing & contracts

Commercial acumen

Dutch and English

Communication

Ownership mindset

MS Office

Bachelor's/Master's degree

Education

Bachelor's or Master's degree

Tools

MS Office

Job description

DEME is seeking a Category Buyer Facilities to manage indirect spend across offices, sites and vessels. You will run sourcing projects, negotiate contracts and build strong supplier relationships within the Central Procurement team.

You will collaborate with Facility Department and stakeholders across DEME’s activity lines, driving savings, standardization and value through category strategies while maintaining accurate contracts and data.