Strategic Indirect Spend Buyer – Hybrid

xentys; Leiden; Hybrid; EUR 82,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

xentys, a project-driven high-tech company in the Leiden region, seeks a Commodity Buyer Indirect Spend. You will shape sourcing for indirect categories, partnering with internal stakeholders in an international setting to deliver value through contracts, cost optimisation and risk mitigation.

The role combines strategic sourcing with hands-on stakeholder engagement. It is a secondment for 40 hours per week, with hybrid work and a one-year initial term, possibly extending to a permanent contract.

Qualifications

• Dutch HBO degree (bachelor's level) or equivalent working and thinking level.
• Several years' experience in procurement, sourcing or category management.
• Experience with indirect categories such as IT, professional services, facilities or contingent labour.
• Strong negotiation and supplier management skills.
• Analytical insight, with experience in spend analysis and cost optimisation.
• The ability to work independently within an international matrix organisation.
• Excellent written and spoken English (required); Dutch is an advantage.
• A background in a technical or manufacturing environment is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Develop and execute sourcing strategies for your assigned indirect categories.
• Lead supplier selection, tender and RFQ processes.
• Negotiate commercial agreements, framework contracts and service agreements.
• Manage supplier relationships and drive supplier performance.
• Identify savings opportunities and contribute to improvement initiatives within the procurement department.
• Monitor supplier risk and safeguard business continuity across critical service categories.
• Work with internal stakeholders to translate procurement needs into concrete solutions.
• Report on spend, savings and supplier performance.

Skills

Procurement experience

Negotiation

Stakeholder engagement

Analytical skills

Supplier management

English proficiency

Education

Dutch HBO degree (bachelor's level)

Job description

xentys, a project-driven high-tech company in the Leiden region, seeks a Commodity Buyer Indirect Spend. You will shape sourcing for indirect categories, partnering with internal stakeholders in an international setting to deliver value through contracts, cost optimisation and risk mitigation.

The role combines strategic sourcing with hands-on stakeholder engagement. It is a secondment for 40 hours per week, with hybrid work and a one-year initial term, possibly extending to a permanent contract.