Procurement Operations Analyst

Optiver is seeking a Procurement Operations Analyst to strengthen and scale our procurement operations. This role is central to ensuring our procurement processes run smoothly every day, while also driving improvements in efficiency, data integrity, and reporting. The Procurement function plays a critical role in enabling Optiver’s business strategy by ensuring that our key stakeholders have what they need, when they need it, always at the right price.

As a Procurement Operations Analyst, you will own the successful oversight of Amsterdam Procurement operations while also helping to build a more mature, data-driven and AI-focused global procurement function. You’ll work closely with stakeholders across Procurement, Finance, Accounts Payable, Legal, and business teams to streamline operations, support compliance, and provide data-driven insights that enable better decision-making.

 

WHAT YOU’LL DO

• Daily Procurement Operations – Own the end-to-end operational oversight of Procurement processes and data – supporting the sourcing team’s ability to procure goods and services efficiently. Act as the main contact for internal and external stakeholders on thematic issues related to the process to purchase, approve, renew and/or reconcile spend
• Operational Improvements – Continuously review procurement workflows and identify opportunities for simplification, automation, and increased efficiency. Lead projects to streamline processes and improve efficiencies for the business with an emphasis on embedding AI into our ways of working
• Data Integrity & Controls – Maintain clean and accurate procurement data across systems, ensuring compliance with policies, alignment with Finance and AP, and support for business leaders to have a clear vision of where their spending is.
• Reporting & Analytics – Develop and deliver spend reports, metrics, and dashboards. Analyze procurement data to identify trends, highlight risks, and provide actionable insights to stakeholders.
• Supplier Enablement  – Act as the first line of support for greater supplier enablement activities, including catalog enablement, billing questions / discrepancies, and purchase-to-pay process issues, ensuring prompt yet sustainable resolutions
• Cross-Functional Partnership – Work closely with AP, Finance, Legal, and Procurement stakeholders to align on policies, resolve issues, and continuously improve efficiency in our ways of working together.

 

WHO YOU ARE

• Bachelor’s degree in operations, business, supply chain, finance, or related field
• 3-7 years’ experience in operations, ideally with a focus in procurement, supply chain, finance, or consulting. Additional preference for any experience working with or for a business intelligence or data analytics focused team
• Experience in building or improving processes, with an eye towards simplicity and efficiency
• Experience building and deploying AI-powered agents or automated solutions to optimize business processes
• Strong attention to detail and commitment to data integrity
• Excellent organizational and multitasking skills, with the ability to manage daily tasks while supporting broader improvement projects
• Proactive problem solver who can identify, escalate, propose and resolve operational inefficiencies
• Strong communication and stakeholder management skills
• Comfortable working autonomously in a fast-paced, technical environment
• Tool experience preferred: Coupa, Databricks, Cursor, N8N, Tableau or PowerBI

 

WHO WE ARE

At Optiver, our mission is to constantly improve the market by injecting liquidity, providing accurate pricing, increasing transparency and acting as a stabilizing force no matter the market conditions. With a focus on continuous improvement, we participate in the safeguarding of healthy and efficient markets for everyone who participates. As one of the largest market making institutions, we are a trusted partner of 70+ exchanges across the globe.

 

WHAT YOU’LL GET

You’ll join a culture of collaboration and excellence, where you’ll be surrounded by curious thinkers and creative problem solvers. Motivated by a passion for continuous improvement, you’ll thrive in a supportive, high-performing environment alongside talented colleagues, working collectively to tackle the toughest problems in the financial markets.

In addition, you’ll receive:

• A performance-based bonus structure, enabling all of our employees to benefit from our global profit pool.

• The opportunity to work alongside best-in-class professionals from over 50 different countries.

• 25 paid vacation days in your first year, increasing to 30 from your second year onwards.

• Training opportunities, discounts on health insurance, and fully paid first-class commuting expenses.

• Extensive office perks, including breakfast, lunch and dinner, world-class barista coffee, in-house physio and chair massages, organized sports and leisure activities, and Friday afternoon drinks.

• Training and continuous learning opportunities, including access to conferences and tech events.

 

HOW TO APPLY

Apply directly via the form below. If you have any questions feel free to contact our Recruitment team via our recruitment inquiry form.

Please note:

• We do not require any assistance from third-parties including agencies in the recruitment of this role

• We cannot accept applications via email’

 

DIVERSITY STATEMENT

Optiver is committed to diversity and inclusion.