Category Buyer

Category Buyer

Do you believe businesses should have a bigger ambition than short term profit? If you do, join DLL’s mission. You’ll be part of a team that gets the right tools into the right hands. A team that understands the heart and soul of our partners’ business. A team that provides original financial solutions to sustain success for generations.

As member of the Global Procurement team, you will be part of the team that is responsible for all procurement activities related to indirect spend (IT, HR, Marketing etc.) within the Group. Group Procurement is part of the cost management team within the CFO domain and has the mission to maximize the added value for DLL when procuring goods and/or services from Suppliers, while minimizing costs and the related risk exposures. To realize this, you will work with (internal) stakeholders to identify needs and roadmap items, execute tactical (and operational) procurement activities, and build supplier relationships. DLL sets out for continuous improvements to its (core) processes, and needs you to guide the approach to market, structured information analysis, facilitate the internal risk management processes, and close on contract negotiations.

Group Procurement is an international team with presence in the US and Netherlands, which his rolling out a global procurement application with supplier registration, assessment, and – to a certain extend – purchase order generation functionalities to other countries DLL group is present. Group Procurement is part of the cost management team, which is also includes disciplines concerning supplier management, finance cost control, outsourcing management, and first line privacy for corporate center activities.

This role requires a smooth communicator as you as Procurement Professional will be representing DLL Group externally together with the business representative. As Procurement Professional you think actively with the business and together value is created by decreasing supplier risk, cost savings are identified and understanding of stakeholder needs and priorities.

Find out more here about how you can unleash your full potential at DLL

Day to day:

• Sourcing - to create and execute RFIs and RFPs together with subsequent structured information analysis.
• Contract negotiation - to prepare, negotiate and implement appropriate forms of contract and commitment with suppliers.
• Contract/Purchase Order Renewals – manage contract/service renewals to identify cost efficiencies and maintain service continuity.
• Buying power - challenge the current strategies and look for opportunities to reduce costs, decrease risk and/or improve reliability.
• Stakeholder Management - Establish and maintain key stakeholder relationship within the organization.
• Oversee contract management and coordinate supplier risk mitigation and management.
• Ensure regular/recurring supplier due diligence is followed for all disciplines (Information Security, Risk, Privacy, Legal, IT Architecture, Credit).
• Applying regulations/requirements into practice as it relates to Supplier Due Diligence and Contracting (i.e. US Cyber Security, GDPR, European Banking Authority Outsourcing guidelines, Digital Operational Resilience Art (DORA).
• Take initiative to further optimize internal processes.

All members enjoy

• Two working days per year volunteering for a local charity.
• Health and Wellness program including healthy food, free health checks, fun health & vitality activities.
• Flexible hours with possibility to work from home
• Career development opportunities: online learning, member development programs.
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“We not only live up to the expectations of our customers for today, but also anticipate their market needs of tomorrow.”

Essentials:

• Relevant Bachelor or Master degree.
• Minimum of 3 years of experience in the IT procurement domain or commercial (related) role.
• It is considered a pre when affinity with one or more:

• Experience with supplier relation management
• Experience with contracting and price negotiation
• Experience with contract management
• Commercial experience (e.g. sales)
• Experience in regulated industry

Skills and characteristics:

General:

• Drive, passion and enthusiasm.
• Fluent command of English (verbal and written).
• Able to work independently.
• Potential and eagerness to further develop within the procurement domain.

Result oriented:

• Excellent negotiation skills.
• Practical, accurate and punctual.
• Analytical problem solving, be able to handle ambiguity and set priorities
• Strong skills in the use of MS Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook).

Communication

• Organizational sensitivity.
• Team player.
• Proactive and persuasive personality

Choose wellbeing

DLL’s wellbeing ambition is to educate, equip and empower members to build connections, manage their mental, emotional, physical and financial wellness and maintain balance between work and the other priorities that make up their lives.

Our four wellbeing categories are as follows:

• Connection – Build meaningful connections with other DLL members
• Health – Manage mental, emotional and physical health
• Finance – Provide learning opportunities to help members achieve personal financial health
• Lifestyle – Maintain balance between work and life priorities

These are the things that matter to our members and the wellbeing of our members matters to DLL

Settling in

At DLL, we are many things. We are team members, family members, community member. We are members of society, members of different cultures and nationalities. Members of change. We each have different beliefs, different passions, different viewpoints, talents and interests. We come from different backgrounds, cultures, nationalities and histories.

But for all of our differences, we share one thing in common: each of us are members of DLL.

Our company was founded in the Netherlands. But today we are truly a multinational business. Our unique culture is rooted in higher collaboration, less hierarchy and an honest directness that enable us to integrate, ideate and innovate across country lines.

Many companies say they are European, American, Asian or Australian, at DLL we are all these places and more.

We are a cross-culture collaborative – an interconnected network – that comes together every single day with one goal in mind: Partnering for a better world.

Good to know:

• Deadline for application: January 5th (Due to high volume of applications this requisition may close prior to posted close date)
• The selection process may involve an assessment.
• Applications via email will not be reviewed. Please apply online via our career website.
• DLL’s referral program applies
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• For more information, please contact our Talent acquisition partner Dennis van Hoof via dennis.vanhoof@dllgroup.com

DLL appreciates the time you spend applying to our openings. We advise only those who qualify for an interview will be contacted. Hiring subject to successful completion of a background check.

DLL is an equal opportunity employer. We are committed to inclusive, barrier-free recruitment and selection processes and work environments. If contacted for an employment opportunity, please advise Human Resources if you require accommodation in accordance with our values and all applicable legislation.

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