About this role
Strategic Sourcing Specialist (Leiden, NL) Pharming Group n.V. Posted on Jun 27, 2026 Purpose of the Role The Strategic Sourcing Specialist plays a key role in driving value across a diverse global procurement portfolio by supporting and executing sourcing and contracting activities in close collaboration with cross-functional and regional stakeholders. This role contributes to measurable business impact through structured sourcing approaches, including competitive tendering, supplier consolidation, preferred supplier frameworks, tail spend optimization, and effective commercial negotiations. With a primary focus on services-based and indirect spend, the Strategic Sourcing Specialist supports strategic RFPs and broader spend optimization initiatives. The position also helps advance procurement maturity by leveraging e-sourcing tools, strengthening contract management practices, and applying data-driven insights, automation, and AI-enabled solutions to enhance efficiency and decision-making. Areas of responsibility - Support and execute sourcing initiatives across a broad global spend portfolio, including strategic RFPs and tail spend optimization. - Work with global stakeholders across regions and functions to understand business needs, sourcing priorities, and value opportunities. - Focus mainly on services based and indirect spend categories, including professional services, outsourcing, external workforce, consulting, technology services, and other business services. - Identify and deliver value creation opportunities, including cost savings, cost avoidance, supplier consolidation, commercial improvements, and increased spend under management. - Analyze tail spend and fragmented supplier usage to identify consolidation, preferred supplier, and process improvement opportunities. - Support the development and adoption of preferred supplier strategies to reduce fragmentation, improve leverage, and increase compliance. - Apply ...