Netverder Buyer

As a buyer, you contribute directly to the energy transition! From your position, you will be in the lead of large-scale procurement processes and contracts.

Why working at Stedin gives you energy:

• Continuously making an impact, because you are at the forefront of the energy transition.
• A lot of freedom. In your work, and through hybrid working and flexible working hours.
• A job full of variety in a complex environment. Plenty of challenges!

Smart, progressive, and sustainable procurement; that is what will energize you. As a buyer within the Sourcing & Vendor Management team, you contribute to an efficient, affordable, and sustainable energy network that is ready for the future. You will focus primarily on tender processes for smart, sustainable energy systems, from collective heating to steam as heat networks for Netverder. You advise on procurement and tender processes, guide these, and conclude contracts with suppliers, with attention to optimal conditions, relationships, social return, and sustainability.

NetVerder is a young, fast-growing organization and part of Stedin Groep with an office in Delft. NetVerder develops, manages, and operates heat networks that deliver sustainable heat to homes and businesses. In collaboration with municipalities, industry, and energy partners, we utilize sustainable heat sources and residual heat. By delivering reliable heat in a low-CO₂ manner, NetVerder actively contributes to the energy transition. More information: https://www.netverder.nl

You will be working in the Sourcing & Vendor Management department of Stedin, with Netverder as a specific focus. Even though Blaak office is your base, you will also regularly be found at the office in Delft.

A day as a buyer:

• With a cup of coffee or tea, you start the day in consultation with colleagues, in which you discuss the ongoing tender processes.
• Afterwards, you update your mailbox and respond to questions from colleagues and external stakeholders.
• In the morning, you independently draft a tender document for a new project, for example, the procurement of large batteries that supply power when the grid is overloaded.
• After lunch in the company restaurant or a walk in the city, you speak with an internal client about needs and expectations and translate these into a suitable procurement strategy, ensuring that everything is in line with applicable laws and regulations.
• Later in the afternoon, you update your project plans, monitor deadlines, evaluate your work, and conclude with a short progress meeting with your manager. Within a few steps, you will then be at Blaak station.

All financial employment conditions at a glance, so you know exactly what to expect:

• A gross monthly salary between € 5,208 and € 6,500 (based on 40 hours), 24.5 vacation days, and pension accrual with ABP, where we pay 70% of the premium.
• On top of your salary, you receive a personal budget of 24% (including 8% holiday allowance). You choose what to do with the budget: for example, extra salary or (up to max. 35.5) extra vacation days. You can see how it works in our calculation tool.
• An annual € 700,- (gross) Sustainable Employability budget to spend on your own energy, for example, for your sports membership or sports clothing.

On top of that, there is this:

• Modern home working facilities and a home working allowance of € 2.40 per day. At Stedin, we work 50% from home and 50% in the office.
• You travel to the office using the public transport free-access scheme. This is a public transport card that you can also use in your free time. Or with the flexible travel scheme, where you choose, combine, and vary how you travel to work and receive an extra allowance if you come by bicycle.
• Your development is central: attending events with colleagues and following training and education. This is how you get the best out of yourself.

As a buyer, you empathize well with the needs of colleagues and internal clients and translate them into concrete tender processes. Collaboration and open communication with internal and external stakeholders are second nature to you. Therefore, you have extensive experience with this, both at operational and strategic levels. You enjoy working in a project-based and customer-oriented manner, maintain an overview regarding deadlines, and move smoothly across different organizational levels. Experience with technology and the energy transition in particular is seen as an advantage.

Furthermore, you have:

• A completed HBO (higher professional education) degree.
• Demonstrable experience in independently guiding European tender processes from the client's side, acting as a strong and expert sparring partner.
• Knowledge of UAV(-GC) contract forms and European procurement laws and regulations, and knowing how to apply these effectively.

We look forward to meeting you.

This is also good to know:

• To get a good impression of your motivation and suitability for this position, we ask you to add a motivation letter to your application. We would like to receive your CV and letter in PDF format.
• This job is for 32, 36, or 40 hours per week.