Job description
Our client is a Dutch shipbuilder of navy vessels, with customers all over the world. For their office in Vlissingen, we are looking for a Strategic Purchaser.The role
As a Strategic Purchaser you develop improve, and ensure professional relationships with (strategic) subcontractors and suppliers. Initiate market research and monitor and report cost trends for key commodities, As a Strategic Purchaser you will lead a category team in purchasing materials and products and outsourcing activities.
Responsibilities:
- Develop professional relationships in the marketplace to understand industry changes that may impact the company’s business
- Monitor and report on cost trends for key commodities
- Ensure all supplier contracts are complete, properly executed, and have considered all cost variables
- Research, qualify and evaluate on a project basis (Int.) national suppliers & subcontractors
- Initiate market research and enhance supplier development to build up, maintain and ensure a suitable (strategic) supply base
- Drive improvement processes with (strategic) subcontractors and/or suppliers based upon supplier qualification and/or evaluation
- Ensure supply contingency plans are in place in case key suppliers are unable to perform as required
- Develop, initiate & maintain project-related terms & conditions
- Responsible for creating unambiguous processes, procedures, preconditions for the acquisition process (project-based and non-project-based)
- Leading a category team, defining category strategies, implementing and executing strategy (with relation to both strategic and non-strategic suppliers)
- Define procurement budgets for the Products and Proposals department
- Provide reliable information for budget and cost price calculations
- Developing and maintaining quotation evaluations and key figures
- Purchase products and materials and outsource activities (specifying, selecting, evaluating, contracting, contract management, and aftercare)
- Set up proposals for standardization, develop framework contracts and monitor and maintain them
Job requirements
- Bsc or Msc preferably in Engineering, or equivalent
- Nevi-1, Nevi-2 and preferably Nevi-3
- 10 years of experience in a technical environment
- Experience with complex projects and project management
- Substantive knowledge of or experience with strategic sourcing principles
- Strong negotiation skills and assertiveness in combination with an independent, well structured, and hands-on mentality
- Ability to incidentally travel long distances and work abroad
- Languages: English and Dutch both verbal and written
- EU citizenship or EU work visa is required
- Candidate will be subject to pre-employment security screening
Our offer
- Salary depending on experience
- Annual leave: 27 days plus 13 days ADV
- Travel costs: € 10 per month for the first 10 km, then € 0.19 per km
- Pension benefit: employer 50% and employee 50%
Company description
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