Project Management
Execute complex sourcing initiatives and projects. Communicate and advise senior stakeholders. Manage cross-team projects.
The role partners directly with the NL CPO, Group CPO, and ING Netherlands (CFO, COO, CIO, CRO), advising on sourcing strategy and representing procurement for high-impact leadership decisions in High-Value Procurement driven programs. (e.g. outsourcing decisions, where a strong understanding of risk management is essential, particularly in scenarios where ING remains accountable for performance, is essential to ultimately safeguard the quality of service delivered to our clients.
The role leads sourcing workstreams in complex, multi-year programs (e.g. mortgage, payments, cards, ATM outsourcing) with contract values up to €200–250M.
These are not generic projects, but critical transformations of core banking infrastructure and services.
The role holds delegated authority to make sourcing decisions within scope and budget, demonstrating trust in its ability to drive commercial outcomes independently within the procurement domain.
Sourcing Management
Providing input for the category managers for business partnering activities, such as establishing stakeholder relationships, managing strategic initiatives, managing business innovations and assessing innovation opportunities.
Provide input for the category managers during strategic activities, such as defining and managing category and sourcing approaches and strategies. Support category managers with identifying suppliers in scope during supplier segmentations.
Provide input for the Back Office team with performing KYS checks and onboarding suppliers.
Support the Procurement Operations team with approving and reviewing vendor master data.
Provide all information to operational tools during the supplier onboarding process and support contract management with supplier phase-out.
Responsible for developing the sourcing event and the management of the RFX process. Prepare sourcing documentation and train suppliers, design and issue the RFX and consolidate RFX responses.
Support category management with proposal negotiations and selecting suppliers.
Conduct contract negotiations with suppliers. Agree and document terms and conditions and finalize the approved contract.
Manage contract approvals and start onboarding process and content creation. Send the contract to the supplier and retrieve signatures from both parties.
Provide input for the Leadership team with evaluating available supplier innovations and strategies.
Function as a senior sourcing SME and possess deep category knowledge to execute complex sourcing initiatives across categories.
Drive contract and third-party risk compliance.
Vendor Management
The Sourcing Project Manager represents ING in negotiations with suppliers’ C-level executives, shaping commercial outcomes and long-term supplier partnerships, a prime example of senior procurement leadership.
Build supplier relationships during multi-year sourcing projects and develop and implement supplier strategies.
Manage supplier performance by collecting performance measurements and data. Conduct supplier dialogues.
Manage contract, Third Party risk compliance and contract obligations during the sourcing project phase, including business implementation.
Perform product and service quality assessments. Verify the quality of products/services.
As part of the project, managing the supplier phase-out and vendor master data for a specific set of contracts.
Lead governance meetings with a clear progress plan.
Category Management
Identify business needs, category specifications and requirements as input for category plans.
Advise category managers with the development of category strategies, approaches and improvement areas.
While not owning category plans, the role contributes critical insights from sourcing execution, supplier performance, and market dynamics, directly influencing procurement strategy and execution quality.
Strategic Challenges
One of the key challenges in this role, and across the broader organisation, is transitioning from a business partner model to a category-focused approach to leverage procurement category opportunities. Success in this position will depend on the ability to embed global category management practices within the ING NL organisation.
How to succeed
We hire smart people like you for your potential. Our biggest expectation is that you’ll stay curious. Keep learning. Take on responsibility. In return, we’ll back you to develop into an even more awesome version of yourself.
Furthermore, you have:
Fluency in the Dutch and English language on a professional business level;
6+ years in Procurement area, preferably at strategic level and preferably in an international financial services provider organisation;
6+ years experience in managing (hierarchical line) direct reports or actively coaching multidisciplinary colleagues;
Experience and local NL market knowledge in software, payment services, debit Cards, Facility, labour services on-shore and near-shore;
Proven track record in delivering Procurement Value;
Supplier, Contract and stakeholder management experience;
Experience in leading and driving large complex RFX, min >5M spend;
Experience in complex contract negotiations >5M spend;
Experience in leadership and transformation;
Experience working with offshore teams.
Competencies
Strategic mindset to develop and execute best in class sourcing strategies with involvement of Business stakeholders;
Strong project management skills, able to drive large sourcing project across categories;
Strong network skills at senior management level in complex (matrix) organisations;
Agile and self-driven;
Drive Sustainable Procurement.
Rewards & benefits
We want to make sure that it’s possible for you to strike the right balance between your career and your private life. You can find out more about our employment conditions here.
The benefits of working with us at ING include:
A salary indication tailored to your qualities and experience within global job scale 19 (FS13)
Individual leave: 24+2 individual holiday days based on 36 hr workweek
Diversity leave: 3 days per year (1,5 paid, 1,5 unpaid)
CSR days: up to 2 days per year to actively engage in society by volunteering
13th month salary
8% Holiday payment
Individual Savings Contribution (BIS), 3.5% of your gross annual salary
Mobility card
Attractive pension scheme
Hybrid working to blend home working for focus and office working for collaboration and co-creation
Interested? Apply Today!
Are you currently based in the Netherlands and have relevant work experience? Ready to take the next step in your career and fuel your ambitions in a fast-paced environment where growth is encouraged? If so, we’d love to hear from you! Please upload your most recent CV along with a cover letter explaining the expertise and knowledge you bring to our team and the areas where you’d like to expand your skills and grow professionally! We’re excited to meet you and explore how you can make an impact with us!
About us
With 60,000 employees and operations in approximately 40 countries, there is no shortage of opportunities for people with initiative who want to help people take a step ahead in life and in business. Do you want to work at the cutting edge of what’s possible and at the same time ensure you work with integrity and hold the customer’s interests at heart? Do you want to be surrounded by progressive, inspiring, diverse and supportive colleagues? Then there is no better place to invest your talents than at ING. Join us and apply today!