Senior Buyer - Indirect Services

Job Description

With a new Procurement & Supply Chain Management organisation in place, Fugro is growing and creating value on sustainable scale with its Supplier Base.

For our Leidschendam office (moving to Nootdorp by November 2025) we are looking for a Senior Buyer – Indirect Services to join our Procurement team. In this role you team up with your direct Senior Buyer colleagues to further shape this position. You are responsible for the Indirect Services only, but with the aim that you and your direct colleague build a strong collaboration in which you become each other’s right hand and interchangeable.

Do you like a challenge and want to be involved in delivering the most competitive TCO base by building a strong Procurement department? Then this is the role for you!

Your role

• You are responsible for strategic categories related to the support functions within Fugro, like 3rd party contracting, Facilities, local Consultants, Training & Development, Innovation, Insurance, Sustainability, etc.;

• You actively engage with our Netherlands ‘Land’ business line, develop key relationships with stakeholders and supply partners to assess supply chain risk, create sourcing strategies, and identify potential cost reduction and valuable opportunities for Fugro;

• You work with the global, regional and other country Procurement & Supply Chain teams in developing best practices, supporting the P2P processes in the Shared Service Centre, and supporting the roll-out of the new ERP system;

• You proactively reinforce general and legal compliance and requirements regarding quality, health, safety, sustainability and environment (including ESG & CBAM);

• You assist in developing best in class processes, procedures and category management;

• You participate in multidisciplinary project meetings or corporate meetings related to other important strategic development subjects.

Your track record

• You have a bachelor’s degree in Supply Chain Management, Procurement, Business Administration/Management, Economics, Law or similar;.

• You ideally have or are working towards a professional qualification (e.g. MCIPS, NEVI II);

• You have a minimum of 5 years of Strategic Sourcing & Contract Management and/or Procurement Management experience within a matrix organisation;

• You have excellent communication skills and are fluent in Dutch and English (both written & oral);

• You have a proven ability to influence, negotiate and challenge but also nurture strong collaborative relationships with a wide range of stakeholders, at all levels, and are able to motivate and empower teams;

• You are analytical, have a process-oriented mind set and are supportive to the business.

What Fugro offers

• A diverse and inclusive working environment;

• A competitive salary;

• 29 holidays per year based on a fulltime employment (of which 4 are appointed by Fugro management) and the possibility to purchase 12 additional days; 

• Extensive career & training opportunities both nationally and internationally;

• Flexible working hours and the ability to work from home in accordance with your manager and corporate policies; 

• Commuting allowance;

• Modern pension scheme;

• Collective health insurance;

• Possibility to register with our corporate fitness plan;

• Coaching options through our EAP (Employee Assistance Program).

Are you interested?

Please visit our Company Page to find out more on what it is like to work at Fugro.  

For further information, please contact Diana Martinez, Senior Talent Acquisition Partner, tel. +31 643777228.

Disclaimer for recruitment agencies:

Fugro does not accept any unsolicited applications from recruitment agencies. Acquisition to Fugro Recruitment or any Fugro employee is not appreciated.