Procurement Sourcing Specialist - Europe Africa Region

Job Description

For our office in Nootdorp, we are looking for a Procurement Sourcing Specialist Europe Africa Region. In this role you work on developing and executing sourcing strategies and creating structured sourcing plans aligned with the business. Are you an experienced Procurement sourcing specialist looking for a challenge?

Your role

In this role you:

• Lead end-to-end sourcing processes, including market analysis, supplier identification, RFx execution, evaluation, negotiation and contract award.

• Analyse spend data, cost drivers and total cost of ownership (TCO) to pro-actively identify cost optimisation, value creation and risk mitigation opportunities.

• Define and agree supplier selection criteria, manage tender processes and ensure robust evaluation and decision-making.

• Coordinate closely with various internal stakeholders to ensure alignment on scope, timelines, requirements and contracting strategy.

• Contribute directly to P&L impact and regional sourcing performance.

• Map key stakeholders (internal and external) and act as a business partner to drive sourcing initiatives effectively.

What you bring along

• At least a BSC degree, or equivalent, in a related field;

• 3+ years of relevant work experience as Purchaser, Contracting, category manager, or similar procurement or Supply Chain function;

• Ideally previous experience & commercial knowledge in the MRO, Engineering, Construction and shipping industry and familiar with handling & negotiating framework agreements;

• Commercial insight. You are able to think and understand both the customer as well as sales perspective, negotiate preferred terms with suppliers, and weigh customer requirements against sourcing capacities and capabilities.

• Strong stakeholder management skills to support both internal and external strategic deliverables.

• Strong in spend analysis and translating spend into strategy and demonstrated experience in Lean methodologies and process enhancement.

• You have excellent English language skills both written and oral, Dutch is a plus.

You can count on these employment conditions

• A diverse and inclusive working environment;

• A competitive salary;

• 29 holidays per year based on a fulltime employment (of which 4 are appointed by Fugro management) and the possibility to purchase 12 additional days;  

• Extensive career & training opportunities both nationally and internationally;

• Flexible working hours and in accordance the opportunity to work from home in accordance with your manager and corporate policies;

• Commuting allowance;

• Modern pension scheme;

• Collective health insurance;

• Good parking;

• Possibility to register with our corporate fitness plan;

• Coaching options through our EAP (Employee Assistance Program).

Are you interested?

Please visit our Company Page to find out more on what it is like to work at Fugro.

If you have any further questions, please contact Wendy Homan, Talent Acquisition Professional, tel. +31 6 34971169.

After you have applied 

• You will receive an automated confirmation email of the receipt of your application. 

• When we see a match, we will invite you for the first interview within a couple of days. Of course, you will also receive a message if we will not invite you; 

• After a successful first round, you will be invited for the second round. 

• If we are both still positive after the second interview, we will make you an offer, and with that we hope to welcome you at Fugro!

Disclaimer for recruitment agencies:

Fugro does not accept any unsolicited applications from recruitment agencies. Acquisition to Fugro Recruitment or any Fugro employee is not appreciated.