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Category Buyer, Technology, Global Procurement
Category Buyer, Technology, Global Procurement
This job in a nutshell
Would you like to effect global change within the world’s largest consulting organization? At Deloitte.
Benefits
- You’ll receive a profit-sharing bonus, on top of your fixed salary.
- A time for time arrangement that creates flexibility for personal moments that matter.
- Continuous professional growth. Join our development program.
- Flexible and hybrid working, in accordance with team and client commitments.
- 26 days of paid annual leave, and the opportunity to purchase additional leave.
- Work part-time (32 hours a week) or full-time (40 hours a week).
- A flexible budget, which you can use to make choices in flexible benefits, for example purchasing extra leave days or financing a bicycle plan.
- A good mobility scheme: choose per journey between use of a public transport card or a contribution for private travel.
- A laptop and iPhone. The iPhone can also be used for personal purposes.
- A work-from-home office setup allowance to make sure you have everything you need for an ergonomically designed workstation and internet allowance.
- A good pension scheme with a personal contribution of only 2%.
- An opportunity to take part in our collective health insurance scheme.
- An opportunity to benefit from tax-efficient facilities such as company fitness, a bicycle scheme or the opportunity to lease a bicycle.
- The opportunity to use 55 hours of babysitting service per calendar year if your child is 12 years old or younger.
- Various leave options tailored to meet your individual needs, from parental leave (also for rainbow families) to the flexibility of exchanging three national holidays for non-national holidays.
Be the true you
You must possess strong commercial and communication skills, and excellent relationship engagement and management capabilities in order to manage client expectations and challenging supplier interactions. You will also be responsible for ensuring that related sourcing activities are performed efficiently, effectively, and results are in line with business plans and operating budgets.
- Bachelor or master degree (preferably one with a commercial or financial basis);
- minimum of 3 years relevant working experience, preferably in the field of NPR related purchase activities and/or professional services;
- Well-developed Microsoft Office knowledge and skills, principally Word, PowerPoint and Excel; knowledge of Ariba or a similar integrated systems is an advantage;
- Intuitive commercial skill set and strong inter-personal and presentation skills;
- Fluent in Dutch and English;
- Open to working towards NEVI 1, NEVI 2 CIPS (or comparable);
- Experience working with AI and using effective AI prompts.
What impact will you make?
Global CoRe Procurement is seeking a Buyer for the Technology Procurement Team, which covers the full spectrum of technology requirements, from infrastructure to cloud to software. We are looking for someone who is able to work effectively with category managers to interpret their plans and execute sourcing activities that support category strategies.
You will support our work advising internal clients in the Global organization on the progress of sourcing activities, delivering local, regional and global sourcing projects in accordance with Deloitte’s Global sourcing methodology, conducting comparative analyses to empower decision making and supporting commercial terms negotiations as required within each project. As part of a global procurement organization, you will be required to collaborate and build effective relationships with suppliers and internal clients across varying geographies and time zone
Together makes progress
Connect your future to Deloitte
How do you do this?
As a Category Buyer in the Technology Category, you will collaborate with Deloitte colleagues worldwide, including local teams in the Netherlands, to implement Deloitte’s global technology procurement strategy. Your key responsibilities will include:
- Independently executing and organising the procurement process to ensure uniform implementation of purchasing strategies;
- Supporting procurement projects focusing on process, time, and budget, while preparing for and participating in project groups;
- Conducting procurement activities across the full spectrum of technology requirements to support Deloitte’s global operations;
- Translating the global procurement strategy into effective sourcing execution, ensuring quality throughout the process;
- Actively contributing to the execution of the procurement (category) strategy and policy, including corporate social responsibility initiatives;
- Performing spend analyses to identify purchasing opportunities, consolidate volumes, and rationalise the supplier base;
- Managing contracts and evaluating suppliers in collaboration with team members.
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We are curious to know more about you. To learn what makes you exceptional. Because at Deloitte, we believe that our mutual differences add value to our client's needs. Please introduce yourself and apply for this great opportunity.
Our application process
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Step 1: Preparation
You can apply for our vacancies online or send us an open application. We will ask you to tell us a bit more about yourself, such as your name and address, for example, and information about your educational background. You can upload your CV and a motivation letter. We will send you confirmation when we have received all your details.
Step 2: CV and motivation
You can upload your CV and a motivation letter. We will send you a confirmation when we have received all your details.
Step 3: The assessment
When a recruiter sees enough of a match with your profile, we will ask you to complete an online assessment. By playing four online games, we can see which qualities and talents you possess and whether they align with the position you've applied for.
Step 4: The interview
Depending on the scores of the career scan, you will be invited for a first interview with the recruiter. The first interview is held with a recruiter and someone from the team. We are curious about who you are, what you have done and what you expect from a new job. We also give you more insight into what we are looking for and what the tasks are that belong to the position. If both parties would like to discuss it further, you will be invited for a next interview. In these conversations, we go deeper into the content. What is your talent and what skills do you manage? You can during one of the next interviews get a case study.
Step 5: The offer
When all conversations have been satisfactorily completed (for both parties), an offer will follow. The recruiter will draw up the contract for you which you will receive digitally.
Questions or doubts? Get in touch.
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Recruiter
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