Category Buyer, Technology, Global Procurement

Company Description

Would you like to effect global change within the world’s largest consulting organization? At Deloitte. 

Job Description

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.

Qualifications

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.

Additional Information

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