Senior Sourcing & Category Specialist

The Partnership for Supply Chain Management

Senior Sourcing & Category Specialist at PFSCM managing supplier relationships for health products. Overseeing sourcing, contracting, and procurement processes across multiple regions.

Posted 6/23/2026full-timeWoerden • 🇳🇱 NetherlandsSeniorWebsite

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Manage the sourcing and contracting process for specified categories of products, including bidding, due diligence, and ongoing contract performance management.
Ensure that all contracts meet the funder/client’s procurement and quality policy on product, availability, and other product’s quality consideration.
Act as a liaison with the Client Account Management and Supplier Performance Units to ensure ease of procurement and ordering processes.
Proactively identify issues with ordering trends and/or contract terms and resolve and/or communicate the issues to management in a timely manner, as needed.
Contribute to the troubleshooting of supplier performance, working with the Supplier Performance Unit, challenges and define and implement corrective action in case of irregularities.
Perform due-diligence and onboard new suppliers for PFSCM as required, ensuring a smooth handover to Supplier Performance Unit, maintaining data accuracy standards using SRM system.
Coordinate team functions and performance as required.
Contribute to performance management for certain groups of suppliers and provide information on trends and forecasts; as well as perform analysis of current and historical data and contribute to the sourcing strategy as required.
Provide proactive customer service while acting as primary point of contact for suppliers’ contracts, working with Supplier Performance and Client Account Management Units.
Work collaboratively with the suppliers, funder/client, internal and external units, and partner organisations on supplier sourcing issues.
Manage sourcing-related incidents; log incident into PFSCM Incident Management System, provide inputs for incident investigation and contribute to the resolution within incident set timelines.
Translate CAPA from incidents to amend process or procedure where needed.
Maintain system-related changes required on contract pricing, terms, etc. in coordination with Product Information Management, Supplier Performance, Client Account Management, 4PL & Logistics, and Finance & Accounting Units.
Adhere to established procurement policies and standard operating procedures; and identify opportunities for continuous improvement.
Perform procurement duties in a transparent and ethical manner.
Identify opportunities for improvements in the operational processes and daily activities.
Contribute to the development of work-instructions (processes) and standard operating procedures.
Document and share all relevant information concerning sourcing knowledge.
Contribute to projects as needed to enhance operational workflows and strategic sourcing.

Requirements

What you’ll need

Bachelor’s Degree in sourcing, procurement, public health, or other related area or equivalent experience.
3+ years’ experience sourcing and procuring health products.
5 years Diagnostics/Medical Devices category experience.
Knowledge of the international, public health sector and experience procuring pharmaceuticals and/or diagnostic, medical devices and laboratory supplies is preferred.
Developed negotiation skills; contracting and service-level agreement management experience with product suppliers.
Previous experience working with international donor agencies is preferred.
Experience working in a developing country is a plus.
Knowledge of EU GDP requirements is desirable.
Ability to work comfortably with Microsoft Office software, preferably with experience with SRM or CRM systems.
Willingness and availability to travel, and perform other duties as needed.
Must be eligible to work in the Netherlands.

Benefits

Comp & perks

Health insurance
Professional development
Paid time off
Flexible work arrangements

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Hard Skills & Tools

sourcingprocurementcontract managementnegotiationdata analysissupplier onboardingperformance managementincident managementcontinuous improvementprocess development

Soft Skills

customer servicecommunicationcollaborationproblem-solvingorganizational skillsattention to detailproactive approachadaptabilityteam coordinationethical conduct

Certifications

Bachelor’s Degree in sourcingBachelor’s Degree in procurementBachelor’s Degree in public health