Tactical Purchaser

Job description

• 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 international and national suppliers and sub-contractors
• Initiate market research and enhance supplier development to build up and maintain/ensure a suitable supply base
• Drive improvement processes with suppliers based upon supplier qualification and/or evaluation
• Participate in category management, define category strategies, implement, and execute strategy
• Provide reliable information for budget and cost price calculations
• Develop and maintain quotation evaluations and key figures
• Execute and coordinate the purchase process (specifying, selecting, evaluating, contracting, contract management, aftercare) according to applicable procedures and project boundaries
• Set up proposals for standardization, develop framework contracts and monitor and maintain them

Job requirements

• Bachelor’s degree preferably in a technical direction supplemented with Nevi-1 and Nevi-2 or the willingness to attend these courses
• Minimum of five years of experience in a technical environment with substantive knowledge of and experience with purchasing
• Strong negotiation skills and assertiveness in combination with an independent, well structured, and hands-on mentality
• 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%