Procurement Business Partner

Overview

As a strategic procurement leader within Arcadis, you will shape sourcing, subcontracting and contract management for regional projects. You will partner with delivery leaders to create commercial value, manage supply-chain risk and drive supplier performance. You’ll lead negotiations, guide make-or-buy decisions and support bids to improve margins. This role sits at the intersection of procurement, project delivery and risk management, helping Arcadis scale sustainable solutions with cross-functional collaboration. You will influence senior stakeholders and shape strategic procurement frameworks to deliver real project impact.

Responsibilities

• Act as the primary procurement partner for project teams and regional stakeholders
• Develop project sourcing and subcontracting strategies aligned with client and commercial requirements
• Lead complex negotiations and oversee contract variations, claims and close-out
• Shape make-or-buy, sourcing and commercial decisions using cost and market insights
• Drive value, margin improvement and risk-reduction initiatives, including support for bids and pursuits
• Build strategic supplier relationships and oversee performance across cost, schedule, quality, safety and contractual obligations
• Work with Service leadership to encourage early procurement involvement and align projects with category strategies and procurement frameworks
• Collaborate with Legal, Finance, Risk, Sustainability and operational teams

Key requirements

• Minimum 10 years of relevant procurement experience in complex, project-based environments
• Significant experience in direct/project procurement, strategic sourcing, subcontracting and contract management
• Proven experience leading complex sourcing strategies, negotiations and contract delivery
• Expert knowledge of project procurement, subcontracting, contract lifecycle, commercial risk and supplier performance
• Strong commercial acumen with ability to identify cost, value and risk-reduction opportunities
• Strong stakeholder and supplier management capabilities with influence over senior stakeholders without direct authority
• Ability to provide strategic procurement leadership and effectively partner with project and regional leadership

• stakeholder management
• influencing without authority
• collaboration
• strategic sourcing
• contract management
• negotiation

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