Strategic Sourcing Manager

Department

You will join Robecos Global Procurement Third-Party & Facility Management department a key part of our Operations domain. Our mission is to enhance financial resilience operational efficiency and sustainability by managing critical resources vendor relationships and workplace services across the organization.

The department consists of four interconnected teams:

Procurement Driving cost optimization and proactive contract management with the goal of achieving financial resilience through our vendors.

Third-Party Management Ensuring robust risk management compliance and governance with the goal of contributing to operational resilience in all engagements with third parties.

Sustainable Operations Putting our net-zero ambitions into practice for our offices worldwide engaging with key vendors to monitor and manage CO₂ emissions consumed via our vendor ecosystem.

Facility Management Creating a safe efficient and collaborative work environment through high-quality office services and infrastructure management.

Collectively this department will strengthen financial stability regulatory compliance and operational efficiency while supporting the achievement of our net zero ambitions for Robecos own operations.

Together we are transforming into a strategic partner that enables business growth while safeguarding compliance and corporate values. Working with us means collaborating with global stakeholders and external vendors contributing to initiatives that impact the entire organization and helping shape how Robeco operates worldwide.

Our culture is professional yet collaborativewe value transparency celebrate milestones and encourage continuous improvement. Joining our department offers exposure to diverse projects opportunities to innovate and the chance to make a real impact on cost efficiency risk resilience and sustainability.

Position & Requirements

As a Strategic Sourcing Manager (Level 7 advanced) you hold a strategic and highimpact role within the procurement function. You lead complex and businesscritical sourcing initiatives develop multiyear category strategies and collaborate closely with stakeholders to ensure alignment with organizational goals risk mitigation and sustainability ambitions.

You drive strategic sourcing activities from end to end including highvalue negotiations supplier relationship management market trend analysis and risk assessments. You act as a trusted advisor to senior stakeholders shaping decisions with datadriven insights and enabling them through frameworks best practices and strategic guidance.

In this advanced role you are responsible for elevating procurement maturity by mentoring team members aligning sourcing strategies to longterm business objectives and embedding innovationincluding digital tools and AIinto strategic procurement approaches. Your work has a measurable impact on financial performance operational resilience and organizational sustainability.

Key Responsibilities

• Strategic Sourcing & Category Leadership
• Develop own and execute multiyear category strategies that deliver longterm value and support organizational objectives.
• Lead complex highvalue RFx processes and strategic negotiations with significant business impact.
• Identify alternative sourcing strategies challenge business requirements and mitigate supply market or geopolitical risks.

Stakeholder Partnership & Advisory

• Act as a trusted advisor to senior business stakeholders shaping decisions through insights frameworks and strategic guidance.
• Facilitate crossfunctional alignment between procurement finance legal operational teams and senior management.
• Enable stakeholders with bestpractice playbooks advanced templates and thought leadership.

Supplier Relationship & Performance Management

• Lead relationships with key suppliers ensuring performance innovation and risk management.
• Assess supplier risks negotiate contractual safeguards and ensure alignment with compliance and governance standards.
• Drive supplier evaluations performance reviews and continuous improvement initiatives.

Financial & Risk Management

• Own strategic costoptimization initiatives tracking impact against financial KPIs.
• Conduct complex analyses including TCO modelling risk assessments and scenario planning.
• Align sourcing strategies with sustainability ESG and operational resilience goals and requirements.

Leadership Enablement & Capability Building

• Mentor junior and mid-level team members building procurement competencies across the function.
• Contribute to procurement transformation initiatives by embedding innovation and digital tools.
• Drive continuous improvement of sourcing standards methodologies and knowledge-sharing practices.

Qualifications and Requirements

We are looking for an advanced-level professional with:

Education & Experience

• Bachelors degree in Business Supply Chain or a related field.
• 68 years of experience in sourcing category management or strategic procurement.
• Demonstrated track record in leading complex highvalue and business-critical sourcing projects.
• Experience developing and executing multiyear category strategies.

Technical Expertise

• Deep knowledge of sourcing methodologies negotiation levers and supplier relationship management.
• Advanced capability in market/industry analysis and TCO modelling.
• Strong understanding of procurement governance risk compliance and contract law fundamentals.
• Proficient with advanced procurement tools and data systems.

Skills & Competencies

• Excellent communication and influencing skills including experience working with senior stakeholders.
• Ability to challenge business requirements constructively and provide strategic guidance.
• Capable of developing frameworks playbooks and best practices for the broader team.

Analytical & Problem-Solving

• Advanced analytical skills with ability to synthesize complex data into actionable insights.
• Capacity to assess and mitigate supplier market operational and sustainability risks.
• Able to drive large-scale savings initiatives and track impact against financial KPIs.

Innovation & Technology

• Embraces innovation including digital tools and AI to increase procurement maturity.
• Ability to integrate technology into category strategies and sourcing workflows.

Behavioural Attributes

• Strategic thinker with strong business acumen and long-term orientation.
• Proven ability to mentor coach and uplift the capabilities of others.
• Comfortable with ambiguity complexity and high-impact decision-making.

Robeco Recruiting Team