About
At ING, procurement is about collaboration, innovation, and creating strategic impact that drives sustainable growth. We are a global organization in the CFO domain with a presence in more than 20 countries. We embed responsible practices, and deliver solutions that touch every part of the organization. If you thrive in a dynamic environment, approach challenges with curiosity, and want to help shape what's next, this is your opportunity to make a real difference.
Responsibilities
•The Sourcing Project Manager is responsible for the Source-to-Contract processes and must ensure that the process always runs seamlessly
•Responsible for developing the sourcing execution approach
•Ensure accomplishment of the source to contract goals by defining needs, researching the market, running sourcing events, vetting suppliers, and negotiating complex contracts
•Accountable for global sourcing execution across Technology category
•Responsible to manage critical and strategic contracts
•Leading complex, high-value projects, influencing senior stakeholders, and ensuring procurement delivers innovation and measurable impact across the organization
•Identify business needs, category specifications and requirements
•Advise category managers with the development of category strategies, approaches and improvement areas
•Execute complex sourcing initiatives and projects
•Communicate and advise senior stakeholders
•Manage global projects
•Lead the Sourcing and Category management experts involved during cross team projects
•Coach buyers on how to negotiate, make analyses
•Lead and influence cross-functional teams across regions
•Execute functional-, talent-, people- and performance management
•Perform stakeholder management activities with senior stakeholders by leveraging advanced advisory skills
•Provide input for the category managers for business partnering activities, such as establishing stakeholder relationships, managing strategic initiatives, managing business innovations and assessing innovation opportunities
•Provide input for the category managers during strategic activities, such as defining and managing category & sourcing approaches and strategies
•Support category managers with identifying suppliers in scope during supplier segmentations
•Provide input for the Back Office team with performing KYS checks and onboarding suppliers
•Support the Procurement Operations team with approving and reviewing vendor master data
•Provide all information to operational tools during the supplier onboarding process and support contract management with supplier phase-out
•Responsible for developing the sourcing event and the management of the RFX process
•Prepare sourcing documentation and train suppliers, design & issue the RFX and consolidate RFX responses
•Support category management with proposal negotiations and selecting suppliers
Requirements
•University / Post Graduate (Masters degree) in Computer Science or similar
•>6 years in Procurement area at tactical/strategic level in an international financial services provider organisation
•>2 years experience in actively coaching (functional) procurement colleagues
•>5 years experience in strategic (and complex) contract sourcing, project management, complex negotiations, transformation and migration programs in the Technology category
•Experience in leading and managing large-scale programs for procurement bank, ensuring successful delivery within scope, budget, and timeline
•Deep understanding of the banking industry, procurement processes, including regulatory frameworks, compliance requirements, and emerging trends
•Proven track record in delivering Procurement Value
•Experience in leadership and transformation
•Master English business language/communication perfectly (spoken as well as written)
•Strategic mindset: develop and execute best in class sourcing strategies with involvement of Business stakeholders
•Experience in stakeholder management
•Experience in leading and driving large complex RFx, min >5M spend
•Experience in complex contract negotiations >5M spend
•Strong project management skills, able to drive global sourcing project across categories
•Strong network skills at senior management level in global (matrix) organisations
•Influencing and conflict resolution skills
•Agile and self-driven
•Drive Sustainable Procurement
Conditions
•A salary indication tailored to your qualities and experience
•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
