Manager Procurement & Supply Chain - Publieke Sector

Your Role

In this role, you are the link between vision and execution: You lead complex projects from analysis to implementation, often with governmental attention and societal visibility. You advise directors and administrators on sustainable procurement, digitization, chain optimization, and risk management. You build propositions that respond to current public themes (such as circular chains, efficient healthcare, digitization, and climate challenges). You coach colleagues and develop the team (your leadership ensures growth, quality, and connection). You strengthen client relationships and build a network within the public sector. You increase societal impact by using public resources smartly, efficiently, and sustainably. You step into organizations that are at the heart of society, and you immediately become part of their mission.

No day is the same. One week you help a ministry make choices that affect millions of Dutch people, the next week you sit down with a healthcare institution to make chains future-proof. You work on assignments that truly matter. You delve into complex societal issues and make them clear, manageable, and solvable. You develop future-oriented strategies for sustainable procurement, circular chains, or digitization. Always with impact as the starting point. You guide organizations during implementations, seeing how your advice yields tangible results. You collaborate with administrators, experts, and chain partners, continuously learning and discovering new perspectives. You build trust by communicating clearly, involving people, and creating solutions that last.

“Working for public clients means working on themes that affect everyone: safety, health, sustainability. That gives energy and meaning.” – Consultant Public Sector

What Makes You Successful in This Role?

You excel when you:

• Communicate connectively and convincingly to various stakeholders.
• Demonstrate leadership and provide direction to teams.
• Switch between strategy and practice, and gain energy from implementation.
• Work in a structured manner, even under time pressure.
• Help colleagues grow and ensure quality.
• Genuinely want to contribute to societal progress – that is your intrinsic motivation.

“The public sector demands sharpness, collaboration, and creativity. Precisely because of this, you can add enormous value as a consultant.” – Wouter Lohmann, Senior Manager Procurement & Supply Chain

What Makes This Position Attractive?

• You work in a close-knit team of 32 colleagues with a passion for societal issues.
• You are given ample room for entrepreneurship and for taking on your own themes and innovations.
• You utilize state-of-the-art tools, data, and methodologies from the entire KPMG organization.
• You work on projects lasting from 6 weeks to 9 months, with rapidly visible results.
• Friday is our fixed team day, focused on knowledge, connection, and fun.

What We Ask of You

• A relevant Master's degree (university level).
• A minimum of 6 years of experience as a consultant, strategic buyer, policy advisor, contract manager, or supply chain specialist.
• Strong affinity with and experience in the public sector.
• Analytical sharpness and the ability to translate complex issues into concrete solutions.
• Political-administrative sensitivity and strong stakeholder management.
• Knowledge of themes such as sustainability, digitization, strategy-implementation, or chain optimization.
• Fluent Dutch and English.
• You have an affinity with (generative) AI and are motivated to actively apply this technology in your daily work.

What We Offer

• A gross monthly salary between € 5,085 and € 6,230, depending on your work experience, a variable performance bonus, a fixed expense allowance, and a fixed home office allowance per working day.
• A flexible pension without a mandatory personal contribution.
• 30 vacation days (on a full-time basis) and the option to buy more days or sell your vacation days.
• At KPMG, we work hybrid, so a combination of working from home and in the office.
• A fully equipped home office.
• A lease car or a mobility arrangement.
• A laptop and iPhone.
• An extensive range of training and development programs that contribute to your professional and personal development.
• Diversity networks for pride, gender, ability, cultural diversity, and generations that regularly organize various activities to celebrate differences!
• Focus on vitality! Sports at the office in Amstelveen or a discount at a gym near you, plus access to coaching, health, and vitality programs.
• ‘Together’ is one of our core values. You can count on various social activities such as team outings, drinks, and events together with your colleagues.