Sr Procurement Professional - Professional Services

The opportunity

Team up with ING, 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. Procurement is about supporting the transformation process and the innovation culture, therefore we are hiring quality individuals with integrity, personal accountability, teamwork, commitment to excellence, and proactive thinking. If you exemplify our values and want to be part of something big, contact us today.

Role and responsibilities

Do you want your work to have impact bank wide? We are looking for a skilled, passionate, and driven professional in ING Procurement Bank NL as an Sr Procurement Professional - Professional Services.

From a Procurement perspective ING Netherlands has interests in a full and wide range of activities - everything related to IT, Marketing & Communications, Professional Services. All ING NL’s purchasing activities in these fields are safeguarded by ING Procurement Bank Netherlands. The exposure as well as the impact of this role is beyond the boundaries of Procurement. To be successful, you must have a strong passion for procurement and for setting high standards for yourself as well as for the people around you.

For this role, the ideal candidate will have gained procurement experience with a focus on the Consultancy category, to gain control of an escalating spend through skillful sourcing, supplier management and stakeholder engagement. Your tasks include but are not limited to:

• Sr Stakeholder management. You are comfortable working with, influencing and getting buy-in from a wide array of senior and non-senior stakeholders

• You provide ongoing category planning and management for the consultancy area, including SRM, reporting, pipelining and assist with the strategic direction of the Bank’s approach to consultancy procurement

• You develop, negotiate and manage contracts and suppliers through scorecards, periodic business reviews; measuring contract compliance and other key metrics to ensure targets are met or exceeded, system data is updated timely and accurately, and value is being constantly and consistently delivered to the business under the supply agreements.

• You lead supplier contracts negotiations through preparation and focus on business, procurement, and financial risks (i.e. cost, market, industry risks), Supplier Intelligence, and Contract Cost/Price Modelling. This involves counterparty financial strength analysis, intelligence/research, pricing analytics, financial modelling, and presentation skills related to highly complex and high value contract

• You manage contacts with existing suppliers and know how to get new interesting players out of the market, provide them with the right questions, and challenge them optimally. You conduct negotiations, work on new contracts and are responsible for the continuity of the existing relationships.

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. 

Furthermore, you have:

• 5+ years of work experience within Procurement and preferably CIPS Level 6 or Nevi Professional and Expert (1 & 2) diploma (or comparable)

• Bachelor’s degree in economics, Finance or Business Administration or equivalent work experience

• Demonstrable experience in the end-to-end lifecycle of projects for the Consultancy and Professional Services category

• You have all required skills and knowledge of the legal aspects of the Procurement field and are an excellent negotiator

• You master English language perfectly (spoken as well as written) - Knowledge of Dutch language is preferred but not a must have

• Excellent analytical skills in the financial and economic field

• You are an independent operator but with great empathy skills to connect to the team and various stakeholders

• You are a clear and assertive communicator

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 

• 24-27 vacation days depending on contract 

• Pension scheme 

• 13th month salary 

• Individual Savings Contribution (BIS), 3.5% of your gross annual salary 

• 8% Holiday payment 

• Personal growth and challenging work with endless possibilities 

• An informal working environment with innovative colleagues 

• Work Agile, so new ideas come to life faster 

Want to apply directly?

If the above appeals to you and if you are eager to contribute to the success of ING’s Procurement Bank NL, we are looking forward to meeting you.

Please upload your CV and motivation letter by clicking the “Apply” button. 

About us 

With 57,000 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!