Strategic Category Lead: €65M Spend & Partnerships

Reynaers Group; Duffel; On-site; EUR 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Company restaurant

Flexible mobility plan

Development opportunities

Sports & team events

Job summary

Reynaers Group seeks an experienced Strategic Buyer to strengthen the central procurement team in Duffel. You will own your category, manage ~€65M spend and work with Product Management, R&D, Quality, and Customer Service to deliver value.

This role demands data-driven negotiation, cross-functional influence, and long-term supplier relationships within an international context. The ideal candidate has a master’s degree and at least five years in procurement, strong negotiation skills, and

Qualifications

• Master’s degree and at least five years of relevant procurement experience.
• Experience with complex negotiations and ability to take a clear stance.
• Analytically strong and confident working with data.
• Assertive and result-driven, while considering the broader picture.
• Able to challenge stakeholders and bring them along.
• Thrive in pace, complexity and responsibility.
• Live nearby Duffel and speak fluent Dutch.

Responsibilities

• Own your category and drive its direction.
• Define and maintain a clear, fact-based position toward suppliers.
• Balance competing interests to create impact.
• Collaborate with Product Management, R&D, Quality, and other teams.
• Use data, indexation and should-costing to support negotiations.
• Achieve sustainable, long-term supplier relationships.

Skills

Data analysis

Negotiation

Stakeholder management

Supplier management

Communication

Education

Master’s degree in Procurement

Tools

Indexation tools

Cost modelling tools

Job description

Reynaers Group seeks an experienced Strategic Buyer to strengthen the central procurement team in Duffel. You will own your category, manage ~€65M spend and work with Product Management, R&D, Quality, and Customer Service to deliver value.

This role demands data-driven negotiation, cross-functional influence, and long-term supplier relationships within an international context. The ideal candidate has a master’s degree and at least five years in procurement, strong negotiation skills, and