Head of Procurement Netherlands

Your Role

We’re looking for a Head of Procurement for our Netherlands business to lead a collection of procurement personnel to develop, implement, and execute a local Procurement strategy that optimises employee capabilities, achieves the organisation's strategic objectives, and delivers competitive advantage whist aligning with the Procurement function’s overarching strategy. In this role you will also participate in the development of global procurement strategies to support the group and local business aims and drive best practices across the group and at local level.

The challenge is not only building strong capabilities required within Procurement NL, but also ensuring a consistent approach to Procurement activities whilst leading Procurement NL teams in an aligned way of working. This will require strong stakeholder engagement and a partnership mindset and approach to work with peers across the Procurement function to champion different ways of working to drive increased collaboration, effectiveness and efficiency.

The ideal candidate will be an experienced procurement professional in a financial regulatory environment, able to build the necessary credibility with key stakeholders, with a successful track record in a senior procurement leadership role, developing a local functional strategy, planning and gaining buy-in across a complex organisation and multiple stakeholders.

Background

Team up with ING in Amsterdam (the Netherlands), a leading international bank at the forefront of technology innovation and digitalization within the industry. Change, renewal, and transformation has been in our DNA with one single goal to deliver the best customer experience.

Our mission is to ensure a reliable procurement journey to secure quality goods and services for ING at the best possible commercial value, With our procurement expertise, we guide our business partners through a compliant and sustainable path to achieve this. Empower ING with an excellent procurement experience through strategic thinking, efficient solutions and continuous collaboration.

The Head of Procurement Netherlands is responsible for the procurement role within the Domestic Bank Netherlands and reports into the CFO Domestic Bank Netherlands. Additionally you will have a functional line towards Global Procurement Bank ING (GPB) which is headed by the Group Chief Procurement Officer (CPO).

Your responsibilities

• Participate in the development of the corporate strategy for NL (Domestic bank NL & Wholesale Banking NL), applying functional expertise and contributing creative ideas and insights to the strategy formation process via the CFO DBNL hierarchical line.
• Define and develop the local procurement strategy aligned with key local stakeholders and the global category strategy. Understand the Domestic Bank NL & Wholesale Banking NL strategy and play a key role with senior business owners to translate their business plans and targets into effective procurement strategy and purchasing decisions. While doing this, taking into account the respective category strategy at global level as well as making sure to contribute to the plans and targets of the global category management, with an understanding of the key local markets and undertaking regular market research including leading benchmarks and research insights to identify and deliver best-in-class solutions for ING.
• Agree and manage Procurement NL budgets so they align with organisational strategy and that of GPB, detailing expense and headcount budgets and supporting the development of business cases for key Procurement projects where necessary.
• Lead and support the commercial management of key sourcing projects and supplier relationship management across NL ensuring the strongest commercial rates, application of robust commercial frameworks and access to the latest innovations from NL's strategic suppliers.
• Manage the payment to suppliers in accordance with challenging service levels and best practices
• Ensure Procurement NL’s ongoing compliance with all current and future Regulations, Laws and Local/Global Policies.
• Ensure transparency of key supply chain risks in NL whilst ensuring robust mitigation and management plans to identify, address and maintain a strong risk management environment and culture.
• Build strong and effective teams that apply their diverse skills and perspectives to achieve collective success whilst creating a culture of strong teamwork and individual development across the Procurement NL and Global teams.
• Represent the organization in a variety of industry and professional forums in order to promote the company brand and ensure capture of the latest industry developments to progress NL Procurement and Global Procurement.

How to succeed 

We hire smart people like you for your potential. Our biggest expectation is that you’ll stay curious. Keep learning. Take on responsibility. In return, we’ll back you to develop into an even more awesome version of yourself. 

You are a seasoned procurement expert able to build the necessary credibility with the key stakeholders, translating into:

• Minimum 15 years of relevant procurement experience
• Successful track record in senior procurement leadership role
• Track record of developing a local functional strategy, planning and gaining sign off across a complex organisation and multiple stakeholders
• An understanding of the financial regulatory environment and the policies and best practices of regulated supply chains
• Recognized expert to represent Procurement within the country
• Established expert on analysing data trends to guide and drive strategy development and decision making within country
• Leader in strategic sourcing and key supplier relationship management and an established expert in ensuring market leading commercial rates, harnessing leading commercial frameworks and driving continuous improvement and 'in life' contract savings
• Able to develop and maintain a strong team culture and values creating a positive and enjoyable workplace and a team which strives to be best-in-class at all times
• Acts as an authority within the organisation and established expert on interpreting and applying knowledge of laws, regulations and global and local policies to manage supply chain risk to the organisation and ensure strong ongoing compliance.

Rewards & benefits  

We want to make sure that it’s possible for you to strike the right balance between your career and your private life. You can find out more about our employment conditions here.  

The benefits of working with us at ING include: 

• A salary tailored to your qualities and experience
• 36 or 40 hour workweek
• Individual leave: 24+2 individual holiday days based on 36 hr workweek
• Diversity leave: 3 days per year (1,5 paid, 1,5 unpaid)
• CSR days: up to 2 days per year to actively engage in society by volunteering
• 13th month salary
• 8% Holiday payment
• Individual Savings Contribution (BIS), 3.5% of your gross annual salary
• Mobility card
• Attractive pension scheme
• Hybrid working to blend home working for focus and office working for collaboration and co-creation

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Please note, multiple interview steps involving various business stakeholders will be part of the selection process.

About us 

With 60,000 employees and operations in approximately 40 countries, there is no shortage of opportunities for people with initiative who want to help people take a step ahead in life and in business. Do you want to work at the cutting edge of what’s possible and at the same time ensure you work with integrity and hold the customer’s interests at heart? Do you want to be surrounded by progressive, inspiring, diverse and supportive colleagues? Then there is no better place to invest your talents than at ING. Join us and apply today!