Strategic IT/OT Procurement Leader

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

Job summary

Everience is seeking an experienced Procurement Manager to lead strategic sourcing initiatives within a complex IT/OT environment in a global setting. You will work with business and technical stakeholders to define sourcing strategies, manage procurement activities, and onboard key suppliers.

You will translate requirements across IT, security and operations into practical procurement plans, coordinate RFI/RFP processes, and guide supplier evaluations from shortlist to award, ensuring

Qualifications

• 7+ years of procurement experience (10+ years preferred).
• Experience at Procurement Manager level or in a comparable strategic sourcing role.
• Proven experience leading strategic sourcing initiatives, complex tenders and supplier selection processes.
• Strong background in IT procurement; experience within OT environments is highly desirable.
• Experience in the wind energy sector and/or with SCADA systems is considered a strong asset
• Experience working within large and complex matrix organisations.
• Strong stakeholder management skills, with the ability to engage confidently with senior leadership and cross-functional teams.
• Excellent communication and negotiation skills, able to challenge constructively and build alignment between business, commercial and technical stakeholders.
• Strong analytical and organisational skills, with attention to detail and the ability to maintain transparency and auditability throughout procurement processes.
• Ability to translate business, technical, security and operational requirements into practical sourcing strategies and procurement plans.

Responsibilities

• Perform an IT/OT category and supplier-market scan covering the services and capabilities required by the programme/project.
• Translate business, IT, architecture, security and transition requirements into practical sourcing strategies, supplier criteria and procurement plans.
• Prepare, coordinate and issue RFI, RFQ and RFP documentation with relevant business, IT, Legal, Security and Procurement stakeholders.
• Plan and manage procurement milestones, dependencies and decisions in line with the integrated roadmap.
• Develop evaluation criteria, commercial models and scoring structures, and coordinate transparent supplier evaluations.
• Support supplier shortlisting, clarification meetings, negotiations and commercial recommendations.
• Coordinate contracting activities and support supplier onboarding, mobilisation and handover.
• Maintain a consolidated view of supplier selection status, timeline, commercial assumptions, risks and decisions.
• Provide procurement input to reporting, budget discussions and Steering Committee decision material.

Skills

Procurement leadership

Strategic sourcing

Stakeholder management

Negotiation

IT procurement

OT experience

SCADA familiarity

Analytical thinking

Cross-functional work

Delivery orientation

Job description

Everience is seeking an experienced Procurement Manager to lead strategic sourcing initiatives within a complex IT/OT environment in a global setting. You will work with business and technical stakeholders to define sourcing strategies, manage procurement activities, and onboard key suppliers.

You will translate requirements across IT, security and operations into practical procurement plans, coordinate RFI/RFP processes, and guide supplier evaluations from shortlist to award, ensuring