Global Category Manager – HR & Professional Services | Global Market Leader

Bramwith Consulting; Amsterdam; Hybrid; EUR 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Bramwith Consulting is seeking a Global Category Manager for HR to spearhead strategic procurement across contingent labour, recruitment, and HR services on a global scale. You will partner with senior leaders to shape category strategies and deliver high-impact sourcing initiatives.

You will influence international stakeholders, drive governance, and lead cross-market supplier negotiations, ensuring alignment with business goals and compliance. Fluency in English is essential, Dutch a plus.

Qualifications

• Extensive experience in strategic procurement and global category management across HR spend.
• Experience managing HR-related categories: contingent labour, recruitment, RPO/MSP, executive search, learning & development, HR services.
• Excellent negotiation and senior stakeholder management skills.
• Experience developing category strategies across multiple international markets.
• Ability to influence in a complex, matrix organisation.
• Fluency in English; Dutch language skills advantageous.

Responsibilities

• Develop and execute global category strategies across HR and Professional Services spend.
• Lead strategic sourcing initiatives across contingent workforce, recruitment, RPO/MSP, executive search, learning & development and consultancy services.
• Partner with senior HR, Finance and business stakeholders across international markets.
• Lead complex supplier negotiations, contract management and strategic supplier relationship initiatives.
• Identify opportunities for cost optimisation, supplier consolidation and improved commercial performance.
• Drive procurement transformation, strengthening global category governance and sourcing best practices.
• Collaborate with regional procurement teams to ensure alignment of global strategies with local business requirements.

Skills

Strategic procurement

Global category management

Stakeholder management

Negotiation

HR spend expertise

Job description

Global Category Manager – HR & - Global Market Leader

Location: Amsterdam, Netherlands | Hybrid Working

Sector: Global Media, Marketing & Professional Services

The Opportunity

An outstanding opportunity has arisen for an experienced Global Category Manager – HR to join a globally recognised market leader with an exceptional international reputation and operations spanning multiple continents.

This highly successful organisation is continuing to invest significantly in its global procurement function, creating an exciting opportunity to take strategic ownership of a high-profile HR and Professional Services spend portfolio within a dynamic, internationally connected business.

The successful candidate will play a pivotal role in shaping global category strategies, influencing senior stakeholders and delivering high-impact sourcing initiatives across contingent labour, recruitment, executive search, learning & development, HR technology and consultancy services.

With significant international exposure, substantial category ownership and excellent opportunities for career progression, this is an exceptional opportunity to join one of the world's leading organisations within its sector.

Key Responsibilities:

• Develop and execute global category strategies across HR and Professional Services spend.
• Lead strategic sourcing initiatives across contingent workforce, recruitment, RPO/MSP, executive search, learning & development and consultancy services.
• Partner with senior HR, Finance and business stakeholders across international markets.
• Lead complex supplier negotiations, contract management and strategic supplier relationship initiatives.
• Identify opportunities for cost optimisation, supplier consolidation and improved commercial performance.
• Drive procurement transformation, strengthening global category governance and sourcing best practices.
• Collaborate with regional procurement teams to ensure alignment of global strategies with local business requirements.

Experience Required:

• Extensive experience in strategic procurement and global category management, with strong expertise across HR-related spend.
• Proven experience managing categories such as contingent labour, recruitment, RPO/MSP, executive search, learning & development or HR services.
• Excellent commercial negotiation and senior stakeholder management capabilities.
• Experience developing and implementing category strategies across multiple international markets.
• Ability to influence senior stakeholders within a complex, matrix organisation.
• A strategic, proactive and commercially driven approach.
• Fluency in English; Dutch language skills advantageous.

What's on Offer?

• Join a globally recognised market leader with an exceptional international presence.
• Take ownership of a high-profile global procurement portfolio.
• Significant exposure to senior leadership and international business operations.
• Excellent opportunities for long-term career development and progression.