AI-Driven Procurement Ops Lead (Europe)

Optiver; Amsterdam; On-site; EUR 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Performance-based bonus

International team

25 vacation days

Training opportunities

Fully paid commute

Job summary

Optiver is hiring a Procurement Operations Manager in Amsterdam to build the foundation of our global Req-to-Pay system. You will drive end-to-end European operations, embed AI and automation, and ensure clean data across Coupa and Databricks for scalable procurement transformation.

You will partner with Procurement and Finance to stabilize processes, enable supplier onboarding, and deliver actionable spend insights. A strong data mindset and cross-functional collaboration are essential.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in operations, business, supply chain, finance, or related field.
• 3-7 years' experience in operations, with focus in procurement, supply chain, finance, or consulting.
• Experience building or improving processes with an eye for simplicity, efficiency, and scalability across regions.
• Hands-on experience building or deploying AI-powered agents, prompts, or automated solutions to optimize business processes.
• Strong attention to data integrity and stakeholder management.

Responsibilities

• Contribute to the Global R2P Program and co-own five-pillar portfolio across regions, driving efficiency and automation.
• Embed AI, tech, and automation into ways of working, shaping AI-first R2P initiatives and scalable governance.
• Own end-to-end operational oversight of the Amsterdam/Europe R2P landscape including PO health, requisitions, approvals, invoicing, and spend reconciliation.
• Shape local data quality and reporting for Europe across Coupa and downstream systems, delivering spend dashboards and insights.
• Drive supplier enablement in Europe: supplier portal onboarding, invoicing adoption, catalog enablement, and P2P issue resolution.

Skills

Procurement

Operations management

AI/Automation

Data literacy

Stakeholder management

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

Coupa

Databricks

Claude Code

Cursor

N8N

Tableau

PowerBI

Job description

Optiver is hiring a Procurement Operations Manager in Amsterdam to build the foundation of our global Req-to-Pay system. You will drive end-to-end European operations, embed AI and automation, and ensure clean data across Coupa and Databricks for scalable procurement transformation.

You will partner with Procurement and Finance to stabilize processes, enable supplier onboarding, and deliver actionable spend insights. A strong data mindset and cross-functional collaboration are essential.