Procurement Specialist

Were a smart hydration company rebuilding an industry that still runs on sugar water and single-use packaging.
Filtered water functional flavors zero bottles. Still sparkling cold and hot. All poured from one tap. We create hydration people want to reach for starting with the workplace where we help teams thrive.

As an AI-native company we 2025 Aquablu ranked 2nd in the Deloitte Technology Fast 50 (Netherlands) and 30th in the Sifted 250 (Europe) both rankings of the fastest-growing companies by revenue 2026 we were named a winner of Mayas Culture 100 Europe Awards as one of the best workplaces to thrive in.

Growing that fast and thriving comes down to our people. Our team is our biggest asset and one that were proud of. Were committed to maintaining our vibrant culture as we continue to grow.

Cost hides. It sits in a freight lane nobody renegotiated a part with a single supplier a payment term set three years ago when we were a tenth of the size. Your job is to find it and do something about it.

Youll own the category end to end. You source and qualify suppliers before we need them run the negotiations on the parts that matter put the agreements in place and build credible alternatives so were never negotiating from a single-supplier position. Youll also help source the people behind our next product line working closely with Finance Quality and Engineering.

You wont be processing POs. Youll own the category and turn it into margin with the autonomy to shape the systems you work in from your first month.

Find the cost. Parts freight duty warehousing waste lead times. Map where the money and the risk sit then decide what to attack first.

Build the pipeline. Find suppliers approach them audit them qualify them. Before we need them.

Negotiate. Run the negotiations on key inputs and land reductions that show up in margin.

Own the contracts. Set the supplier agreements then make sure the terms we agreed are the terms we get.

Build the fallback. Qualify alternate sources on critical parts so theres always a real option on the table and a BATNA worth naming.

Source for whats next. Drive the commercial funnel on new product development: RFQs audits qualification negotiation.

Model the trade-offs. Fully-landed cost TCO and breakeven models so every negotiation runs on real numbers. Renegotiate payment terms to free up cash.

• Four years or more in procurement buying strategic sourcing or category management in manufacturing or FMCG. Fast-growth scale-up experience helps.

• Savings you can point to and explain.

• Proof you can run end to end without someone setting the agenda for you.

• Commercial instinct ownership and a steady hand when things move fast.

• Fluent English.

• The right to work in the Netherlands. Were not an IND sponsor so we cant sponsor a visa.

• Youre available at least 4 days on-site in our Amsterdam office in Houthavens.

• International sourcing.

• Food-contact and regulatory compliance: EU 10/2011 REACH CE.

• Producing through contract manufacturers.

• AI in your daily workflow and a builders instinct.

Hands-on cross-functional ownership across costing negotiation international sourcing and category strategy. Strong performers move toward senior procurement and category-lead roles with wider strategic scope or a team as the function scales.

You will be part of a young fun and ambitious team which aims to change the way people consume water!

• A salary base of 50000 (incl. 8% holiday allowance) OTE 65000 capped at 75000. You share in the value you help create.

• 26 paid holiday days

• Equity through our Aquablu for All plan everyone shares in what were building

• Healthy (heavily discounted) lunches

• Urban Sports Club membership

• Access to the Corporate Benefits platform for endless savings

• Travel compensation >10km

• A pension plan by Zwitserleven.

• Endless amount of our very own flavoured water !

• What kind of vibe can you expect at our office Check out our very own Spotify playlist Akwablues

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