Global Category Manager – HR &

In this role you will own and shape the HR and Professional Services spend across a global portfolio. You will partner with senior HR, Finance, and business leaders across international markets to drive cost optimisation and procurement transformation. You will lead strategic sourcing across contingent labour, recruitment, executive search, learning & development, HR tech and consultancy services, influencing stakeholders and delivering high-impact initiatives. This is a senior, globally-focused role with strong exposure to leadership and opportunities for long-term career progression.

• Bonus
• Excellent Benefits

• Develop and execute global category strategies across HR and Professional Services spend
• Lead strategic sourcing initiatives across contingent workforce, recruitment, RPO/MSP, executive search, learning & development and consultancy services
• Partner with senior HR, Finance and business stakeholders across international markets
• Lead complex supplier negotiations, contract management and strategic supplier relationship initiatives
• Identify opportunities for cost optimisation, supplier consolidation and improved commercial performance
• Drive procurement transformation, strengthening global category governance and sourcing best practices
• Collaborate with regional procurement teams to ensure alignment of global strategies with local business requirements

• Extensive experience in strategic procurement and global category management with strong HR spend expertise
• Proven experience managing categories such as contingent labour, recruitment, RPO/MSP, executive search, learning & development or HR services
• Excellent commercial negotiation and senior stakeholder management capabilities
• Experience developing and implementing category strategies across multiple international markets
• Ability to influence senior stakeholders within a complex, matrix organisation
• A strategic, proactive and commercially driven approach
• Fluency in English; Dutch language skills advantageous

• Strategic thinking
• Stakeholder influence
• Cross-functional collaboration
• Strategic sourcing
• Category management
• Contract negotiations