Procurement Advisor

Make your mark on the future. Join TNO as a Procurement Advisor in The Hague.

About this position

At TNO, innovation is driven by real-world impact. From sustainability and digitalisation to safety and societal resilience. As a Procurement Advisor, you will play a key role in enabling that mission by ensuring TNO collaborates with the right suppliers under well-structured contracts and efficient procurement processes.

In this role, you will primarily support TNO’s Business Units, with a particular focus on the Energy & Materials Transition (EMT) unit. EMT operates at the forefront of the energy transition, developing breakthrough solutions for a sustainable, circular and carbon-neutral society. You will help researchers and project teams source the right suppliers, technology partners and specialist services, allowing innovations to be realised quickly, safely and effectively.

At the same time, TNO is further professionalising its procurement organisation by integrating procurement activities more closely within Supply Chain Management. This gives you a unique opportunity to actively contribute to the development of a rapidly evolving procurement function.

What will be your role?

As a Procurement Advisor, you will work on a broad range of procurement activities in a highly technical and multidisciplinary environment. You will lead challenging procurement projects, including:

• Managing national and European tender procedures;
• Procuring innovative products and specialised services;
• Improving procurement processes and supplier collaboration;
• Ensuring projects are delivered on time, within budget and in line with compliance requirements.

You will work closely with internal stakeholders and external suppliers to ensure TNO maintains access to cutting-edge technologies and services. In addition, you will collaborate with fellow Procurement Advisors, Supply Chain Managers and the Strategic Supply Chain Manager to continuously strengthen and improve the Procurement department.

Your work will directly contribute to TNO’s innovation capability and long-term strategic impact.

What we expect from you

You understand what internal stakeholders need, or you know how to uncover it quickly. You combine curiosity, independence and empathy with a results-oriented mindset. You are confident taking initiative, challenging assumptions where necessary and advising stakeholders in a constructive way.

To succeed in this role, you should ideally bring:

• A bachelor’s or master’s degree in Procurement, Business Administration, Economics or a related field;
• NEVI 1 certification and preferably NEVI 2 (which can also be obtained through TNO);
• At least five years of procurement experience, ideally within the public or semi-public sector;
• Experience with European tender procedures, contract management and supplier management;
• The ability to operate effectively in a complex, technically driven project environment.

This is a hybrid position: you will work from home around half of the time, while spending the remaining days across the various office locations in Utrecht, The Hague, and occasionally Eindhoven.

What you'll get in return

Challenging and varied work with a real impact. And plenty of opportunities as, at TNO, you are in charge of shaping your career. We offer a gross monthly salary between € 4.621,- and € 7.114,- (based on your knowledge and experience), 8% holiday pay, a 13th month bonus of 8.33% and a flex budget (5.58% + € 180). In addition, you will be given every opportunity to develop yourself.

TNO offers optional employee benefits, enabling you to tailor your benefits package to match your personal situation. You may also expect:

• An extremely professional, innovative working environment where colleagues are leading experts in their field.
• The opportunity to attend courses, workshops and conferences, and to receive training and coaching based on your needs.
• 33 days annual leave plus a flexible holiday that can be used on a cultural, religious, or otherwise important day of your choosing (on a full-time basis).
• Flexible working hours, the possibility to work parttime (32 or 36 hours) and the possibility of working from home.
• A good pension scheme.

TNO as an employer

Our people are at the heart of TNO. Their curiosity, expertise and entrepreneurial mindset make it possible to deliver high-impact research and innovations that contribute to society’s sustainable wellbeing and prosperity. That is why we invest in an inspiring working environment where colleagues can excel, have autonomy and continue to grow.

Your talent and ambition have every opportunity to flourish at TNO. You work with experts (both within and beyond TNO), have access to advanced technology and the freedom to explore, experiment and innovate. Our strength lies in independence, reliability and collaboration. We find each other in wonder and ingenuity. We are driven to push boundaries. By working with businesses and government, and by connecting different perspectives, we strengthen our innovative capability and create responsible, meaningful results.

At TNO, we believe this is our time to help society, government and business move forward faster. Together with driven colleagues, you turn knowledge into concrete innovations or ventures that truly make a difference by combining the power of science and entrepreneurship. And in doing so, you make your mark on our time.

As you will be working for clients in the domain of defence and security, a Certificate of No Objection issued by AIVD (the Dutch General Intelligence and Security Service) is mandatory. This means you will have to undergo a security screening.