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.
We are looking for a fast learner and hands-on Marketing Procurement Manager to join Adyen's Procurement & Vendor Management team, a dynamic global team within our Finance function. The goal of the team is to contribute to Adyen’s 10x ambition through sustainable commercial decisions, risk mitigation, contract and vendor management, ultimately empowering stakeholders to deliver their strategies. Initially, you will focus on supporting the Marketing organization with their vendor relationships, enabling their strategies by adding value to existing and new vendor relationships, but as Adyen grows, and the Procurement team with it, this scope might change and increase in the future.
What you'll do
- Act as a business partner to internal stakeholders in the different Marketing teams, delivering value and enabling their strategies.
- Lead and initiate commercial negotiations, including setting up new overarching agreements with strategic and new vendors.
- Develop and implement a category plan for Marketing and its sub-categories, aligned with your stakeholders.
- Responsible for supplier screening, onboarding, and due diligence of new partners and vendors in your scope.
- Tracking and reporting on industry trends to your stakeholders and internally to your leadership.
Who you are
- You have 5+ years of relevant experience, including category management and sourcing strategy development and implementation.
- Experience with procurement of marketing services is required. This includes advertising, agencies (creative, events, PR, etc.), marketing technology tooling, and other marketing services.
- You're well-organized and like to solve problems with a pragmatic approach.
- You're data driven with an analytical mindset and strong interpersonal skills.
- You have a global mindset, and are able to work across time zones and cultures.
- You have project management skills, are resourceful, and able to work independently.
- You have a commercial mindset, and are able to analyze and present complex deals.
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.
