Jobid: 3195965853 (0.11)
Overview
As Category Manager Professional Services, you own the strategy for indirect spend across Marketing, Communication, IT Services and HR services. You lead a small team of Category Buyers and partner with senior stakeholders to shape sourcing, supplier management and demand alignment within Renewi’s transformation agenda. You drive value through cross-functional collaboration, governance and performance management, enabling scalable cost optimisation and service excellence. This role sits in a high-impact procurement leadership team that shapes how external services power the business. A flexible, cross-border setup with a focus on strategic transformation and sustainable procurement awaits.
Arbeidsvoorwaarden / Benefits
- monthly salary up to 10,000 EUR
- 8% holiday allowance
- up to 15% bonus
- company car
- laptop and mobile phone
- excellent pension scheme
Verantwoordelijkheden
- Define and execute the category strategy for Professional Services across Marketing, Communication, IT Services and HR services
- Lead, coach and develop a team of Category Buyers
- Drive complex sourcing initiatives and strategic supplier negotiations
- Build and manage long-term partnerships with key service providers
- Align demand, sourcing approach and value creation opportunities with senior stakeholders
- Identify opportunities for cost optimisation, standardisation and value delivery across Professional Services
- Drive synergy between categories and enable cross-functional procurement strategies
- Ensure governance, compliance and supplier performance management
- Contribute to transformation initiatives by shaping how services are sourced and consumed
- Translate business needs into category strategies supporting growth and organisational change
Belangrijkste vereisten
- Proven experience in category management or strategic procurement leadership
- Experience in indirect spend categories such as Professional Services, Marketing, HR services, IT services or consultancy
- Leadership experience coaching or managing procurement professionals
- Strong stakeholder management at senior management level
- Experience in complex, matrixed or international organisations
- Strong negotiation, influencing and commercial capabilities
- Ability to balance strategic thinking with hands-on execution
- Fluency in English; Dutch and/or French advantageous
- strategic thinking
- stakeholder management
- leadership
- category management
- strategic sourcing
- supplier relationship management
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