We are seeking a Procurement Manager to join our team and manage our relationships with key vendors. This role will be pivotal in ensuring that all vendor partnerships align with our financial services company’s objectives, particularly focusing on compliance, risk management, and cost optimization. If you are experienced in managing vendors within a regulated environment and have a keen eye for detail, we’d love to hear from you!
What You'll Be Doing:

• Foster trust, open communication, and collaboration with vendors to ensure strong partnerships that align with company objectives, such as data security, compliance, and excellent customer service.
• Conduct thorough market research to identify vendors that meet financial regulatory requirements, cybersecurity standards, and offer competitive pricing.
• Track and assess vendor performance against agreed deliverables and KPIs, ensuring compliance with regulations and addressing issues promptly to maintain service quality.
• Identify and mitigate risks in vendor relationships by implementing risk management strategies, especially around regulatory compliance and data security.
• Collaborate with internal teams (Compliance, IT Security, Finance) to establish clear, measurable performance metrics focused on compliance, data integrity, and service efficiency.
• Ensure all vendor agreements comply with financial regulations (DORA, Mi FID II, GDPR, etc.), protecting the company from legal and financial risks.
• Lead initiatives to improve vendor management processes, including the use of new technologies or methodologies to enhance performance and reduce costs.
• Oversee the full vendor lifecycle, from onboarding to offboarding, ensuring alignment with company objectives and compliance requirements.
• Manage budgeting and financial planning related to vendor services, ensuring cost-effective contracts while meeting operational goals.
• Ensure timely reporting of vendor-related activities to regulatory bodies, maintaining transparency and compliance with relevant regulations.

What We're Looking For:

• Strong negotiation skills with the ability to secure favorable terms and pricing in contracts.
• Extensive experience in selecting, managing, and evaluating vendors within financial services.
• Proficiency in analyzing data and making informed decisions to optimize vendor performance in a regulated environment.
• Ability to manage multiple vendors and contracts simultaneously, ensuring adherence to regulatory standards.
• Proficiency in English and Dutch/German.

Would Be Great If You Have:

• Prior experience in vendor management, supply chain, or operations within financial services, fintech, or online brokerage.
• Understanding of financial industry regulations (DORA, Mi FID II, GDPR, AML).
• Certification or formal training in risk management.

What we offer:
At LYNX, we value your growth and development; we'll provide you with a supportive work environment and opportunities for your professional development.

• 13 month salary
  
• Travel allowance;
  
• Continuous growth potential and a training budget of € 2,000 per year;
  
• Trips & activities with your colleagues;
  
• Relaxed and informal working environment.
  

About us:
"LYNX helps you invest in yourself"
"Working at LYNX means joining the LYNX family"
"The development opportunities make LYNX the best place to work"
This is what the employees say about LYNX and it is exactly what we want to offer: a work environment where you can get the best out of yourself. At our office in the heart of Amsterdam, Ghent, Berlin and Prague, we work every day to offer both private and professional clients the best trading opportunities, with a fast, user-friendly and reliable trading platform.
The best choice for anyone who takes investing seriously
LYNX is an international Fin Tech that offers you a relaxed and informal work environment, where you can get the best out of yourself and where 300 people contribute together to the success of our customers since 2006.
In 2006 LYNX entered the investor market with two spearheads: very low rates and an extensive product range. This makes the online broker not only successful in the Netherlands, but also abroad. After opening offices in Belgium, Germany and the Czech Republic, LYNX now offers its services in ten different countries, making it a European broker of size.
In 2019 the product of LYNX, and therefore the offer for investors, has been greatly improved. For example, a highly advanced mobile and tablet app is available, the LYNX Masterclass webinars can be watched weekly via the Knowledge Portal, and thanks to the Morning Call, investors are quickly daily informed about the latest news on the financial markets.