Procurement

• Lead client engagements, manage projects to timelines and meet client expectations and resource budgets
• Identify additional revenue opportunities with current and future engagements
• Educate clients on industry trends, challenges and opportunities
• Prepare and conduct client presentations with analysis and consultancy
• Perform quality control metrics associated with project delivery
• Conduct ad hoc analysis for specific client needs
• Improve internal tools, processes, and service offerings
• Maintain relationships with account and travel managers and share industry trends
• Support business development and marketing efforts through client renewals and cross-selling services

Consultant, Air Sourcing

• Lead end-to-end sourcing for global meetings and events, including identifying, evaluating, and selecting venues and suppliers
• Negotiate contracts with hotels to achieve favorable terms and cost savings
• Develop and maintain strong relationships with key suppliers and internal stakeholders
• Utilize in-depth market knowledge to identify industry trends, best practices, and innovative solutions for meetings and events
• Manage multiple sourcing projects simultaneously, ensuring timely execution and adherence to budget and quality standards
• Implement and maintain organized records of all sourcing activities, contracts, and vendor information
• Apply technical knowledge of event technologies and platforms to enhance sourcing strategies and event execution
• Optimize time management to prioritize tasks effectively and meet demanding deadlines in a fast-paced environment

Global Meetings Sourcing Lead

• Lead, mentor, and develop the local purchasing team
• Own day-to-day procurement operations for the Netherlands site
• Ensure an effective end-to-end Procure-to-Pay process aligned with global policies
• Manage relationships and performance across the local supplier base
• Focus on supplier delivery, quality, cost, and responsiveness
• Act as the main escalation point for local supply issues
• Work with suppliers and internal teams to resolve problems quickly
• Lead tactical sourcing activities and supplier negotiations for local spend
• Balance cost, quality, delivery, and risk
• Partner with Site, Operations, Manufacturing, Engineering, and R&D teams
• Translate business requirements into effective procurement actions within global procurement policies
• Identify opportunities to improve procurement processes, supplier performance, and operational efficiency

Procurement Lead

• Lead digital evolution, process automation, and artificial intelligence integration within Randstad’s global Procurement Center of Excellence
• Drive strategy for Source-to-Contract (S2C) platforms, Agent Ops AI automation, and spend analytics
• Build and supervise autonomous AI agents for end-to-end procurement workflows
• Set ethical standards and performance guardrails for AI agents
• Own global business strategy for S2C, Procurement Intake, and CLM platforms
• Partner with IT on integration roadmaps
• Transition procurement processes toward touchless, autonomous operations
• Streamline system access and platform health
• Build and scale an augmented procurement data lake
• Drive predictive analytics and automated compliance reporting
• Train and upskill global teams and business stakeholders on AI collaboration and modern platform adoption
• Own outcomes for touchless intake, automated CLM workflows, AI-agent deployment and adoption, data-lake expansion, and compliance integration

Associate Director, Procurement Enablement, Digital & Automation

• Act as a trusted strategic advisor to senior leaders across Finance, IT, Legal, HR, and Marketing, aligning procurement with core commercial priorities
• Engage early in business planning cycles to shape demand and unlock commercial value beyond basic cost reduction
• Dynamically deploy across a fluid "tribe" of indirect spend experts based on strategic corporate priorities
• Apply advanced Total Cost of Ownership (TCO) models and negotiation strategies to improve profitability and cash positions
• Manage Tier-1 global supplier relationships
• Steer executive QBRs and Joint Steering Committees to drive innovation and mitigate operational risk
• Partner with the Enablement pillar to establish global frameworks
• Seamlessly transfer final contracts to Procurement Services for execution

Associate Director, Procurement Business Partnering – Category Management

• Lead the Procurement team in the Netherlands and Belgium, managing 3 Procurement Specialists
• Drive cost savings, supplier performance, and further professionalisation of Procurement in the BeNe-cluster
• Initiate and manage tenders, negotiations, and procurement projects
• Develop and implement category and supplier strategies
• Own the end-to-end category management strategy for Temporary Labour
• Determine the optimal supplier landscape and preferred supplier base
• Negotiate competitive rates and commercial terms
• Ensure access to appropriate supplier capabilities, capacity, and flexibility at the right cost
• Monitor compliance with procurement policies, contractual agreements, and commercial terms
• Identify and address risks within the supplier base
• Guide the team through change and align employees with the department’s direction
• Manage stakeholders at local, regional, and global levels
• Travel regularly to locations or suppliers across the BeNe-region
• Report to the Global Procurement Vice President with a dotted-line relationship to the Country Head BeNe

Procurement jobs in Netherlands

Consultant, Air Sourcing

Global Meetings Sourcing Lead

Procurement Lead

Associate Director, Procurement Enablement, Digital & Automation

Associate Director, Procurement Business Partnering – Category Management

Procurement Manager