Infrastructure Procurement Team Lead

This is Adyen

Adyen provides payments, data, and financial products in a single solution for customers like Meta, Uber, H&M, and Microsoft - making us the financial technology platform of choice. At Adyen, everything we do is engineered for ambition.

For our teams, we create an environment with opportunities for our people to succeed, backed by the culture and support to ensure they are enabled to truly own their careers. We are motivated individuals who tackle unique technical challenges at scale and solve them as a team. Together, we deliver innovative and ethical solutions that help businesses achieve their ambitions faster.

What you'll do

• As a team lead your primary focus will be enabling your team to deliver the best value in the respective categories
• Build and coach a best-in-class procurement team managing the entire IT supplier base
• From time to time you will lead and initiate commercial negotiations, including but not limited to contract renewals and setting up new agreements.
• Manage your team on operational tasks like vendor onboarding and due diligence and P2P
• You will be tracking and reporting on industry trends to your stakeholders and internally to leadership.
• You will build and maintain relationships with key vendors and partners.

Who you are

• 8-10 years of experience in a leadership role in procurement.
• You have a commercial mindset, and are able to analyze and present complex deals.
• Experience in payments or other tech companies is an added advantage.
• You're a natural networker, great in stakeholder management and negotiations.
• You're well-organized and like to solve problems with a pragmatic approach.
• You're data driven with an analytical mindset.
• You're proficient in English; fluency in another language is an added advantage.
• You have a global mindset, and are able to work across time zones and cultures.

Our Diversity, Equity and Inclusion commitments

Our unique approach is a product of our diverse perspectives. This diversity of backgrounds and cultures is essential in helping us maintain our momentum. Our business and technical challenges are unique, and we need as many different voices as possible to join us in solving them - voices like yours. No matter who you are or where you’re from, we welcome you to be your true self at Adyen.

Studies show that women and members of underrepresented communities apply for jobs only if they meet 100% of the qualifications. Does this sound like you? If so, Adyen encourages you to reconsider and apply. We look forward to your application!

What’s next?

Ensuring a smooth and enjoyable candidate experience is critical for us. We aim to get back to you regarding your application within 5 business days. Our interview process tends to take about 4 weeks to complete, but may fluctuate depending on the role. Learn more about our hiring process here. Don’t be afraid to let us know if you need more flexibility.

This role is based out of our Amsterdam office. We are an office-first company and value in-person collaboration; we do not offer remote-only roles.