Sourcing&Category Expert Infrastructure Software, Amsterdam

At ING, procurement is about collaboration, innovation, and creating strategic impact that drives sustainable growth. We are a global organization in the CFO domain with a presence in more than 20 countries. We embed responsible practices, and deliver solutions that touch every part of the organization. If you thrive in a dynamic environment, approach challenges with curiosity, and want to help shape what’s next, this is your opportunity to make a real difference.

The team

Group Technology Procurement Category forms part of the Group Procurement organization, it’s lead by Head of Group Technology Procurement. Category Management is a critical procurement discipline within Procurement Organisation to ensure ING achieves best value for money when it comes to procuring its goods and services. It is a well-established, comprehensive, and marketing leading procurement approach that considers ING’s organisational goals, technology strategy, objectives , and requirements, as well as the technology market conditions and innovations, to ensure the most cost-effective, innovative and efficient procurement of goods and services. Technology category consistsof Global Category Leads, Sourcing and Category Experts, Sourcing and Contracting experts, Sourcing Project Managers and SAM team.

In this pivotal role where you’ll join a newly formed, high-performing team of specialists. Reporting directly to the Global Category Lead for Infrastructure Software, you’ll have the opportunity to influence strategic decisions and deliver results that matter on a global scale.

As a Sourcing and Category Expert Infrastructure Software, you will

Create the sourcing execution approach and drive results across global spend categories

Manage critical and strategic contracts, ensuring compliance and value delivery

Develop and execute bank-wide vendor strategies for assigned critical and strategic vendors, influencing decisions at the highest level

This is your opportunity to lead sourcing execution on a global scale, work with strategic partners, and deliver solutions that matter.

Category Management&Expertise

Identify business needs, category specifications, and vendor requirements to shape vendor plans

Provide strategic insights for category plans based on portfolio developments

Leverage your expertise to lead high-impact negotiations with designated vendors

Sourcing Management

Define global and local business needs for sourcing projects and vendor relationships

Design and manage sourcing events, including the full RFX process—prepare documentation, train suppliers, issue RFX, and consolidate responses

Negotiate and finalize contracts, ensuring terms and conditions meet business objectives

Oversee contract approvals, supplier onboarding, and compliance checks

Support Procurement Operations with vendor master data and contract lifecycle management

Build and execute vendor plans with clear objectives, fostering strong supplier relationships and driving innovation

Act as a senior sourcing subject matter expert, executing complex initiatives and advising on strategic opportunities

Partner with category managers on stakeholder engagement, strategic initiatives, and supplier segmentation

Ensure contract and third-party risk compliance across all activities

Vendor Management for Strategic Partners

Lead negotiations for major scope changes and renewals, maintaining deep knowledge of commercial and contractual developments

Monitor supplier performance, conduct quality assessments, and ensure compliance with contractual terms

Drive continuous improvement and risk mitigation in vendor relationships

Project Management

Execute complex sourcing projects, manage global initiatives, and advise senior stakeholders

Strategic Challenges

Navigate multi-stakeholder landscapes to balance value, flexibility, and risk

Negotiate with monopolistic or oligopolistic software vendors, creating leverage in pricing and contract terms

Develop strategies to avoid vendor lock-in and increase long-term flexibility

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 3-6 years in Procurement area at a strategic level in an international organisation (preferably financial services provider)3+ years cross country negotiations for group wide vendors such as Microsoft, Broadcom (previously Vmware), Oracle, IBM, hyperscalers

Deep understanding of software market trends, dynamics and competitive landscapes. Ability to gather and interpret data, identify trends, and translate insights into actionable strategies, defining opportunities for growth and optimize category strategies. Thorough understanding of all license models across Enterprise vendors as Microsoft, Broadcom, Oracle, IBM, hyperscalers is a must, SAP, FIS, core-banking, investment baking applications, or other software vendors is preferred

Experience working with offshore teams

Master English business language/communication (spoken as well as written) Strong project management skills to align with multiple stakeholders

Strong negotiation skills

Regulatory and Compliance aspects of procurement in finance organisation

Legal acumen

Deep up-to-date knowledge of commercial and contractual developments for assigned vendors

Analytical Skills

Strategic mindset: develop and execute best in class sourcing strategies with involvement of Business stakeholders

Influencing and conflict resolution skills

Agile and self-driven

Drive sustainable Procurement

Rewards and benefits

We want to make sure that it’s possible for you to strike the right balance between your career and your private life. Find out more about our employment conditions.

The benefits of working with us at ING include

A salary indication tailored to your qualities and experience

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

About us

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