Vacancy

Strategic Project Buyer

Netherlands Supply Chain Management Eindhoven On-site

As a strategic purchaser, you are responsible for creating a well-thought-out purchasing vision and strategy. Are you intrigued? Then read on!

About The Member Company

We are a global high-tech consultancy company with a team of entrepreneurial engineers, scientists, and digital experts from around the world. Together we form a fast-growing and proud community. We offer consultancy services to high-profile clients globally in diverse service areas, such as:

Technology & Engineering
Energy & Renewables
Life sciences & Pharma
Digital & IT

About this vacancy

As a strategic buyer, you are responsible for developing a well-thought-out purchasing vision and strategy;
You are critical of purchasing conditions and are able to formulate them effectively;
Conducting spending and savings analyses and being able to substantiate and explain them to your stakeholders;
Conducting market analyses to reinforce your case and provide a clear overview of your playing field;
You are capable of managing a purchasing organization and overseeing SLAs;
Negotiating with suppliers (QLTC and TCO approach);
Providing (internal/external) purchasing advice.

What we expect from you

The world of Supply Chain is challenging, diverse, and constantly evolving. A fantastic field to let your competencies flourish. You:

Have completed a higher professional education (HBO) or university (WO) degree, preferably in the field of Supply Chain, Industrial Engineering & Management, Operations & Logistics (Engineering), or a technical foundation course;
Gain energy from complex challenges that you undertake on a project basis;
Are communicatively skilled and know how to leverage your stakeholder management skills at all times to connect people;
Understand, manage, and, if necessary, improve processes in a highly changing and dynamic environment: you are in control;
Easily comprehend various logistics control systems (such as ERP/WMS/TMS), understand them, and, where necessary, execute advisory or improvement processes;
Enjoy challenging yourself and thrive on personal growth and development;
Have proficiency in both Dutch and English. Any additional language is an excellent bonus.

What you can expect from us

A permanent contract for an indefinite period to build a long-term relationship;
A competitive base salary with appropriate employment benefits;
Supplemented with individual profit sharing based on the hourly rate;
Access to an external and professional coach to support your personal and professional development;
25 vacation days with the option to purchase additional days;
A team of SCM professionals (ranging from junior trainees to senior consultants) with whom you can collaborate, share knowledge, and discuss your career or project.

The 5 basic principles of employeneurship

A long-term working relationship

Enjoy the security of a long-term contract and a stable source of income while getting the opportunity to work at diverse projects.

Individual profit sharing

Full transparency. That’s it. For each of your projects, you know your hourly rate, your costs, and your individual performance-based profit sharing, all in order to stimulate your inner entrepreneur.

Business cells

Our employeneurs are grouped in business cells based on their technical expertise. They are small, focused and function as high-grade knowledge networks. And as buzzing communities of close colleagues.

YOUniversity

Every employeneur drives their own career. Together, we make a plan for personal and professional growth. Receive personal coaching and an extensive training budget to keep developing yourself and deliver outperformance at our clients.