Role: Global Category Manager - Insurance

Location: Amsterdam/Utrecht, Hybrid working

Flexible Working: 2-3 days office, 2-3 days home working

Salary: Competitive + package

Are you an ambitious Procurement Manager, or Senior Buyer looking to step up, with experience managing high-value Insurance spend internationally?

If so, this is an exciting role in a truly global business with a turnover in the tens of billions. You'll drive centralised procurement strategies, global framework agreements and processes, working with regional teams - providing a fantastic opportunity to drive significant results. The procurement category will cover a range of insurance areas, as well as healthcare and benefits.

Excellent progression opportunities both within the main company and across the broader group.

Role:

• Executes global supplier selection along strategy, requirements, supplier base development, and identification of new suppliers Is responsible for efficient RFx process from selection through onboarding according to the agreed strategies
• Translates category and supplier strategies into executable sourcing plans based on actual portfolio demands
• Ensures cost, availability, innovation, and quality within the sourcing plan creation and execution
• Leads price negotiations, contract, and life cycle management with suppliers
• Ensures compliance with procurement process, SOX and other statutory requirements within own category
• Ensures compliance to supplier portfolio within own category/region and in alignment with Project Management
• Is accountable for agreed KPIs (internal and external) and their reporting
• A high degree of travel will be required in order to perform the role effectively

Requirements:

• Current Right to Work in the Netherlands + Fluent English
• Strategic end-to-end procurement category management experience
• Experience in managing and procuring insurance
• Strong experience in managing stakeholders in a matrix organisation
• Ability to operate in an unstructured working environment - comfortable with change and uncertainty

If of interest, please apply ASAP.