Contract Advisor

• Purchase and manage maintenance contracts (breakdowns, preventive maintenance, planned replacements).
• Manage contractors and suppliers.
• Independently organize tender and procurement processes for new contracts.
• Advise colleagues and identify opportunities for improvement.
• Keep contract and object data in order and report proactively.
• Independently set up tender processes and conclude new maintenance contracts in accordance with procurement and tender policy.
• Contribute to thinking about and shaping new forms of collaboration with market parties.
• Advise on contract forms and implement continuous improvements in processes and working methods.
• Monitor compliance, quality, delivery times, and expiring contracts, including conducting evaluation discussions with suppliers.
• Be the first point of contact within the organization for questions about ongoing contracts.
• Contribute to keeping the Multi-Year Maintenance Budget (MJOB) up-to-date and policy-related activities.

What they ask

• Reliable, critical, and constructive professional.
• Maintain an overview and be able to address suppliers firmly when necessary.
• Want to contribute to well-maintained, affordable student housing.
• Ambition to further develop in procurement and contract management.
• Enjoy improving processes.

• Completed HBO (higher professional education) degree.
• Approximately 3-5 years of relevant work experience in procurement or tendering, preferably with construction technical knowledge.
• Strong negotiation and communication skills.
• Independent, accurate, and proactive work attitude.
• Pragmatic approach with the ability to report clearly.

• One-year contract with the intention of converting it to an indefinite contract.
• Gross monthly salary between € 4,656 and € 6,289 (based on 36 hours) according to scale J of the Housing Services collective labor agreement.
• 25 vacation days on a full-time basis.
• 8% holiday allowance and 4% year-end bonus.
• Travel allowance or mobility card.
• Excellent pension scheme (2/3 of pension accrual contributed by the employer).
• Laptop and mobile phone.
• Work-from-home allowance and internet allowance.
• Personal training budget of € 900 per year.
• The procedure includes: applying via the website, initial phone check, first interview at the office, second interview, reference check, employment conditions discussion.
• A reference and diploma check and a VOG (certificate of good conduct) are part of the procedure.
• Use of smart (AI) tools for filtering based on hard criteria.