Global Sourcing Project Leader - Tech & Contracts

ING; Amsterdam; Hybrid; EUR 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Salary tailored to experience

24+2 individual holiday days

CSR days: up to 2 days/year

13th month salary

8% Holiday pay

BIS 3.5% of gross salary

Mobility card

Pension scheme

Hybrid working

Job summary

ING in Amsterdam seeks a Sourcing Project Manager to lead Source-to-Contract in the Technology category, partnering with global stakeholders to shape strategic decisions and deliver measurable impact across the organization.

The role blends strategic leadership with hands-on execution, driving complex sourcing events, contract negotiations, supplier onboarding, and risk management in a hybrid work environment. You’ll coach teams and elevate procurement value.

Qualifications

• Master's degree in Computer Science or similar.
• 6+ years in procurement at tactical/strategic level in an international financial services provider organisation.
• Experience coaching procurement colleagues.
• 5+ years experience in strategic (and complex) contract sourcing, project management, complex negotiations, transformation and migration programs in the Technology category.
• Experience in leading and managing large-scale programs for procurement bank, ensuring successful delivery within scope, budget, and timeline.
• Deep understanding of the banking industry, procurement processes, including regulatory frameworks, compliance requirements, and emerging trends.
• Proven track record in delivering Procurement Value.
• Experience in leadership and transformation.

Responsibilities

• Leading complex sourcing initiatives and projects. Communicate and advise senior stakeholders. Manage global projects.
• Lead the Sourcing and Category management experts involved during cross team projects.
• Coach buyers on how to negotiate, make analyses.
• Lead and influence cross-functional teams across regions. Execute functional-, talent-, people- and performance management.
• Perform stakeholder management activities with senior stakeholders by leveraging advanced advisory skills.
• Provide input for the category managers for business partnering activities, such as establishing stakeholder relationships, managing strategic initiatives, managing business innovations and assessing innovation opportunities.
• Provide input for the category managers during strategic activities, such as defining and managing category & sourcing approaches and strategies. Support category managers with identifying suppliers in scope during supplier segmentations.
• Provide input for the Back Office team with performing KYS checks and onboarding suppliers.
• Support the Procurement Operations team with approving and reviewing vendor master data.
• Provide all information to operational tools during the supplier onboarding process and support contract management with supplier phase-out.
• Responsible for developing the sourcing event and the management of the RFX process. Prepare sourcing documentation and train suppliers, design & issue the RFX and consolidate RFX responses.
• Support category management with proposal negotiations and selecting suppliers.
• Conduct contract negotiations with suppliers. Agree and document terms & conditions and finalize the approved contract.
• Get contract approvals and start onboarding process and content creation. Send the contract to the supplier and retrieve signatures from both parties.
• Provide input for the Leadership team with evaluating available supplier innovations and strategies.
• Function as a senior sourcing SME and possess deep category knowledge to execute complex sourcing initiatives across categories.
• Drive contract and third party risk compliance.

Skills

English proficiency

Stakeholder management

Strategic sourcing

Project management

Negotiation

Education

Master's degree in Computer Science or similar

Job description

ING in Amsterdam seeks a Sourcing Project Manager to lead Source-to-Contract in the Technology category, partnering with global stakeholders to shape strategic decisions and deliver measurable impact across the organization.

The role blends strategic leadership with hands-on execution, driving complex sourcing events, contract negotiations, supplier onboarding, and risk management in a hybrid work environment. You’ll coach teams and elevate procurement value.