Category Manager IT Fulltime

Over de functie

Landal’s central procurement department supports the entire organization in managing indirect spend and professionalizing procurement processes. Following the recent merger of Roompot and Landal, we are building one strong, future-proof organization together. You’ll be part of a professional procurement team focused on collaboration, strategic growth, and innovation across multiple categories. Within the IT category, you’ll work closely with stakeholders such as IT leadership, outsourcing partners, and internal teams, serving as a senior-level sparring partner.

Wat ga je doen?

As a Category Buyer IT, you will shape the direction of Landal’s IT procurement strategy. You understand the IT market, identify trends, and translate them into action plans. You are responsible for both the strategic development of the category and the day-to-day procurement operations. Your responsibilities will include:

• Developing and implementing a forward-looking procurement strategy for IT
• Leading and coordinating procurement activities within the category, including outsourcing
• Managing relationships with existing suppliers and sourcing new strategic partners
• Acting as a senior counterpart for internal stakeholders, including IT and other business functions
• Analyzing market developments and translating them into organizational opportunities
• Strengthening collaboration with multifunctional teams and ensuring internal alignment
• Ensuring continuity in daily operations and maintaining a smooth “business as usual” process
• Building internal support for the IT procurement vision and strategy

Your primary workplace is Amsterdam, with the flexibility to work from home. For a full-time position, we expect you to be at the office at least three days a week.

Wie ben jij?

• You combine strategic thinking with a practical, hands-on approach. You feel at home in a dynamic environment and know how to connect with people at different levels. You have a strong sense of what’s happening both inside the organization and in the market. You also bring:
• A Bachelor’s or Master’s degree level of working and thinking
• At least 10 years of experience in indirect procurement, specifically in IT
• Experience working in multifunctional teams and with outsourcing partners
• A solid network and knowledge of the IT supplier landscape
• Solid understanding of Dutch culture and language – work experience within Dutch oriented company.
• Experience in senior-level stakeholder management
• Strong analytical and communication skills
• A proactive, collaborative, and results-oriented mindset

Wat bieden wij?

Together, we go all out to offer the best to our guests and our colleagues. If you join us, your work will be rewarded with:

• A one-year contract with a one-month probation period, with the intention of offering you a permanent position in the long term.
• A salary between €5,733 and €8,190 gross per month based on full-time employment*, excluding holiday allowance.
• 27 vacation days for a full-time workweek, with the option to purchase 10 additional days off.
• Flexible working hours and the possibility to work from home, including a home working allowance of €2.45 per day worked from home.
• The option to participate in a bicycle plan.
• Use of an NS Business Card for business travel by public transport. Travel expenses are reimbursed in accordance with Landal’s travel expense scheme, based on €0.23 per km. If you choose to travel by public transport, your travel costs will be fully reimbursed. Landal encourages employees to commute using public transport.
• Extensive training and development opportunities, both online (over 150 e-learning courses) and offline, focused on developing your professional skills and personal growth.
• Participation in the Recreation Pension Fund. The standard retirement age in this scheme is 67. The pension contribution amounts to 21.8% of the pension base, with Landal and you each paying half.
• The possibility of paid additional birth and parental leave.
• Various collective insurance options, including a free continuous travel insurance for you and your family.
• An attractive employee booking scheme.

A full-time workweek at Landal consists of 38 hours.