Category Buyer, Technology, Global Procurement

Deloitte Netherlands; Zuid-Holland; On-site; EUR 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Deloitte Netherlands seeks a Category Buyer in Technology to drive global sourcing, collaborating with local Netherlands teams to implement the firm’s technology procurement strategy. You will manage procurement across infrastructure, cloud, and software and work with category managers to execute sourcing plans.

The role requires strong commercial and communication skills, fluent Dutch and English, and experience in professional services procurement.

Qualifications

• Bachelor or master degree (commercial/financial preferred).
• Minimum 3 years relevant experience in NPR related purchase activities or professional services.
• Strong MS Office skills (Word, PowerPoint, Excel); Ariba knowledge is a plus.
• Fluent in Dutch and English; NEVI/CIPS encouraged.

Responsibilities

• Execute and organise procurement processes to standardise purchasing strategies.
• Support procurement projects focusing on process, time, and budget.
• Conduct procurement activities across technology requirements for global ops.
• Translate procurement strategy into effective sourcing execution with quality control.
• Contribute to category strategy and CSR initiatives.
• Perform spend analyses and rationalise supplier base.
• Manage contracts and evaluate suppliers with team members.

Skills

Commercial skills

Interpersonal skills

Presentation skills

Communication skills

Fluent in Dutch and English

Education

Bachelor or Master degree (commercial/financial basis)

Tools

Ariba

Excel

Word

PowerPoint

Job description

Would you like to effect global change within the world’s largest consulting organization?At Deloitte.

As a Category Buyer in the Technology Category, you will collaborate with Deloitte colleagues worldwide, including local teams in the Netherlands, to implement Deloitte’s global technology procurement strategy. Your key responsibilities will include:

• Independently executing and organising the procurement process to ensure uniform implementation of purchasing strategies;
• Supporting procurement projects focusing on process, time, and budget, while preparing for and participating in project groups;
• Conducting procurement activities across the full spectrum of technology requirements to support Deloitte’s global operations;
• Translating the global procurement strategy into effective sourcing execution, ensuring quality throughout the process;
• Actively contributing to the execution of the procurement (category) strategy and policy, including corporate social responsibility initiatives;
• Performing spend analyses to identify purchasing opportunities, consolidate volumes, and rationalise the supplier base;
• Managing contracts and evaluating suppliers in collaboration with team members.

You must possess strong commercial and communication skills, and excellent relationship engagement and management capabilities in order to manage client expectations and challenging supplier interactions. You will also be responsible for ensuring that related sourcing activities are performed efficiently, effectively, and results are in line with business plans and operating budgets.

• Bachelor or master degree (preferably one with a commercial or financial basis);
• minimum of 3years relevant working experience, preferably in the field of NPR related purchase activities and/or professional services;
• Well-developed Microsoft Office knowledge and skills, principally Word, PowerPoint and Excel; knowledge of Ariba or a similar integrated systems is an advantage;
• Intuitive commercial skill set andstrong inter-personal and presentation skills;
• Fluent in Dutch and English;
• Open to working towards NEVI 1,NEVI 2 CIPS (or comparable);
• Experience working with AI and using effective AI prompts.

Global CoRe Procurement is seeking a Buyer for the Technology Procurement Team, which covers the full spectrum of technology requirements, from infrastructure to cloud to software. We are looking for someone who is able to work effectively with category managers to interpret their plans and execute sourcing activities that support category strategies.

You will support our work advising internal clients in the Global organization on the progress of sourcing activities, delivering local, regional and global sourcing projects in accordance with Deloitte’s Global sourcing methodology, conducting comparative analyses to empower decision making and supporting commercial terms negotiations as required within each project. As part of a global procurement organization, you will be required to collaborate and build effective relationships with suppliers and internal clients across varying geographies and time zone