Category Lead Procurement – Track Coordination

Start Date: ASAP

End Date: End of 2026

Employment Type: Full-time

On-site Requirements: 2 to 3 office days per week

Languages Required: Dutch and English

Role Description:

As a Consultant Procurement Category Lead – Track Coordination, you will play a pivotal role in supporting the transition of the shareholder structure. You will be responsible for structuring, coordinating, and driving the procurement track, ensuring supplier-related activities are prioritized, aligned, and delivered on time. This role requires strong procurement expertise combined with coordination, governance, and stakeholder alignment, acting as a central link between procurement, business, legal, and program stakeholders.

Responsibilities:

• Drive the overall procurement track, aligned with key timelines (assessment and negotiation phases).
• Coordinate a large supplier portfolio and define priorities based on risk, impact, and criticality.
• Lead the contract assessment and amendment process supporting the shift towards a resell model.
• Define and implement ways of working, including tracking, reporting, governance, and escalation processes.
• Act as a central coordination point between procurement, business, legal, and program teams.
• Consolidate insights into clear reporting and decision-making materials.
• Identify risks and ensure timely escalation and mitigation actions.
• Support supplier negotiations and contingency planning depending on supplier response scenarios.

Requirements & Qualifications:

• Proven experience in procurement or category management.

• Experience managing complex initiatives or tracks (not necessarily a formal PM role).
• Strong stakeholder management and communication skills.
• Ability to work in fast-paced, high-visibility environments.
• Experience with supplier negotiations and contract management is highly valuable.
• Ability to bring structure and clarity to complex transformation programs.

Must-Have Skills:

• Strong procurement background (category management/sourcing).

• Proven stakeholder management across multiple teams (business, legal, procurement).
• Experience in managing multiple parallel workstreams.
• Strong analytical and structuring capabilities.
• Hands-on experience with supplier interaction and/or negotiations.

Nice-to-Have Skills:

• Experience in large transformation programs or carve-outs.
• Affinity with project/program management and tracking/reporting.
• Experience in telecom or similar complex environments.
• Exposure to contractual/legal discussions.
• Ability to operate at both strategic and operational levels.