Global Procurement Lead

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Job Summary

Are you excited about building something from scratch, and leaving a clear commercial footprint on a fast-growing technology company?

We’re looking for a driven, commercially sharp Global Procurement Lead to join Cyclomedia as our first dedicated procurement professional. This is a greenfield role: you’ll build the procurement function from the ground up, own the policy, run the first strategic sourcing events, and create direct financial impact from day one.

In this role, you’ll take ownership of approximately EUR 25M in addressable vendor spend across production, IT, hardware, fleet, and professional services. You’ll establish the processes, preferred vendor list, and contract register and then turn governance into savings through competitive sourcing, multi-year framework agreements, and payment term optimization.

If you’re energized by commercial ownership, comfortable challenging the status quo, and want a role where your work directly shows up in the company’s cost base,  this is it.

We are seeking candidates to work from Zaltbommel, Netherlands EU Headquarters.

Job Responsibilities

As Senior Buyer, you will build and run Cyclomedia’s procurement function. You own the full commercial cycle — from policy to sourcing event to signed contract.

Key responsibilities include:

Procurement Foundation

• Draft, roll out, and maintain the Cyclomedia Procurement Policy

• Define and manage the Preferred Vendor List (top 20 suppliers by spend)

• Set up and maintain the Contract Register across all active vendor agreements

• Implement the Purchase Order process and approval workflow company-wide

• Communicate policy requirements to all employees globally

Spend Analysis & Visibility

• Conduct a full spend analysis across all cost centres (opex, capex, and R&D)

• Map vendor spend by category and identify consolidation and savings opportunities

• Build and maintain a spend reporting dashboard for the COO and CFO

• Track savings delivery against agreed targets on a monthly basis

Strategic Sourcing

• Lead sourcing events for key spend categories including IT, hardware, fleet, and field services

• Negotiate commercial terms, pricing frameworks, and multi-year agreements with strategic vendors

• Run competitive tenders (RFQ/RFP) for spend above EUR 50,000

• Deliver the year-1 savings target of EUR 2-4M through structured sourcing and volume leverage

Contract Management

• Execute and manage supplier contracts including scope, pricing, IP, GDPR/DPA, and liability terms

• Track auto-renewal clauses and flag upcoming renewal decisions 90 days in advance

• Ensure all contracts above EUR 10,000 are documented and signed before work begins

• Lead contract renegotiations triggered by performance reviews or market changes

Vendor Management

• Onboard and qualify new suppliers — legal, financial, anti-bribery, and GDPR screening

• Conduct annual performance reviews for strategic vendors (annual spend above EUR 50,000)

• Drive the vendor consolidation programme to reduce duplicate supplier relationships

• Collaborate with the Partner Manager on DI partner commercial frameworks

Job requirements

Education & Experience:

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Business Administration, Supply Chain Management, Economics, or a related field.

• Minimum of 5 years of experience in a B2B procurement, strategic sourcing, or commercial role.

• Demonstrated experience running end-to-end sourcing events, contract negotiation, and vendor management.

• Experience in a technology, hardware, or field services environment is a strong advantage.

• Track record of building procurement processes or functions from scratch is highly valued.

Skills & Competencies:

• NEVI or CIPS certification (strong preference).

• Proven negotiation skills — comfortable leading EUR 1M+ commercial conversations with senior supplier contacts.

• Strong analytical capability — able to build and interpret spend data, business cases, and total cost of ownership models.

• Fluent in English

• Skilled stakeholder manager — able to work constructively with technical, product, and finance teams while maintaining commercial discipline.

• Structured, hands-on, and results-oriented. Comfortable building process and structure where little exists today.

• Highly motivated self-starter with a commercial mindset and the drive to create visible financial impact.

What We Offer

Working with Cyclomedia has benefits! The benefits go beyond assisting others and helping make the world a greener place. Below are just a few of the additional benefits of joining our team.

• A key position with direct impact on operational excellence and performance.

• A dynamic and forward-thinking organization focused on continuous improvement and innovation.

• Opportunities for personal and professional growth in an international environment.

• We provide a competitive compensation package, including benefits and paid time off, tailored to the standards and regulations of your country of employment. Additional details will be shared during the interview process.

• A collaborative and fun team of over 400 from many different countries.

About Us

Cyclomedia’s team helps make the world safer, greener, more accessible, and smarter!

With over 40 years of proven experience capturing street level imagery in different environments, Cyclomedia develops, builds, and operates the world’s most advanced mobile mapping systems. A combination of sensors ranging from cameras and LiDAR scanners to state-of-the-art positioning systems captures, measures, identifies and maps areas in the United States and Europe.

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