Procurement Manager Consumer Industry (medior level) Vast dienstverband

Royal HaskoningDHV is a worldwide independent consultancy firm on engineering project management. A staff of 6,000 employees work from offices in more than 25 countries. We aim to make a positive impact on the world together. Through dedicated and customised projects we bring our clients benefits in cost, logistics, timing and people.

The Advisory Group Project Management & Consultancy provides large scale, multidisciplinary project management and consultancy to multinational clients in the sector ‘light industry’ (= consumer industry). Clients are based in the Netherlands, elsewhere in Europe and some internationally. Our clients goal typically is achieving higher productivity and lower operating costs. We, as Royal HaskoningDHV, help our clients with our specialisation in integrated design, consultancy, and project management services. Our mission is to address critical industry challenges and provide sustainable solutions. Procurement is expected to make a significant contribution to this.

Our company is financially healthy, generating a healthy margin and annual growth. Employee satisfaction is very high (80% in 2023). The culture and communication is defined as being friendly, working in teams, building trusted partnerships with clients and driving results for the clients.

The role of (Medior) Procurement Manager
The role is responsible for supporting the Project Management and Engineering teams with procurement of equipment, construction contract(s) and project services. This includes all procurement activities from formulating the procurement strategy for the project up to closing the contract(s) with preferred parties. This also includes providing procurement advice to clients directly.

Once 3 months in the role, you demonstrate knowing the team and already built some trust with key stakeholders. At the end of your first year in the role, you are expected to have made a measurable contribution to one or more projects.

You report into the Associate Director Project Management.

You will work roughly 50% in the office in Delft (at the campus of the Technical University) and the other 50% travelling in the Netherlands, in Europe, the occasional intercontinental business trip or working from home.

Your profile
You are a bright mind with a relevant M.Sc. degree. You are pragmatic and hands on. You are a team player and self propelling. Prior to this role you gained a minimum of 3-8 years procurement or procurement consultancy experience.

You have procurement negotiation experience with one (or more) of the following materials or services:
● civil and/or structural industrial building contractors
● construction management companies
● detailed design engineering companies
● utilities equipment (e.g. boilers, coolers, solar panels)
● electrical installation contractors
● production automation and controls packages
● mechanical contractors
● main production equipment (e.g. vessels, pumps, mixers, filters)
● water and wastewater treatment plants
● storage warehouses and racking systems

You have to be familiar with white paper versus yellow paper documentation, the FEL methodology, FIDIC contract forms and EPC / EPCM method of contracting.

You have an international mindset. You are fluent in Dutch and English.

What Royal Haskoning DHV has to offer
You become part of a team centric organisation with friendly people, eager to access, develop and share knowledge in order to service your clients in the best possible way. Lifelong learning by offering you plenty of training & development opportunities is part of the deal.

You contribute directly and visibly to client projects.

Based on your qualification for the role, you will receive a competitive gross base salary. A profit sharing scheme and a personal budget are part of the package.

Contact
In case you want to know more or apply for this role, please contact Hanne Goebel via phone (+31 610908688), email ( goebel@hipselect.nl) or LinkedIn.