Client
Company is the Dutch subsidiary of a global automotive manufacturer of cranes and hydraulic systems for the truck market. This Dutch subsidiary takes care of the installation of its own hydraulic systems on- as well as the further assembly and finishing of trucks. Every “project” is tailor-made.
The company has 2 branches: north of Rotterdam employs ca. 50 employees and in the 2nd branch in Apeldoorn ca. 20. The turnover is ca. € 50 mio.
The culture in the organization can be characterized as direct and a lot of expertise is present because many colleagues have worked in the organization for a long time.
Organisation
The general manager leads the Workshop (approx. 15 FTE), Sales, Finance and HR. In addition to:
A Project Manager, leading the following team:
- A material planner
- A project planner
- A operational buyer
- The vacant position “technical buyer”
- A warehouse manager with his employees
- Work preparation (approx. 5 FTE).
FUNCTION
You are the first buyer within the organization at the location north of Rotterdam. You manage a spend of approx. € 8 mio: hydraulics, pneumatics and electronics, but especially construction parts such as make-to-order parts, mounting plates, etc. This is so-called local purchasing, which differs greatly from that of the parent organization. There is a considerable challenge in the area of purchasing: products have too long a lead time, too many purchases are made from the same parties and often without proper agreements, supplier management is still in its infancy, the same parts have several part numbers with completely different conditions, etc.
You are expected to make a good analysis of the current situation in order to identify areas for improvement and make a pragmatic plan to address these and quickly start picking up the ‘low hanging fruit’ and make improvements. To this end, you will challenge your colleagues and suppliers to indicate where the pain points are and also to come up with improvement proposals. This is a “job” that can easily take a couple of years.
Your duties further include: placing orders and ensuring timely and high quality delivery by the suppliers, negotiating, contracting and keeping the purchasing conditions in line with the market, data management in the ERP system, managing relationships with the suppliers and above all seeking and strengthening internal cooperation with your colleagues.
There are career opportunities internally in the Dutch organization but also within the parent organization. For example, the Project Manager has advanced from a planner position.
Infor LN is used as the ERP system.
The position will also require (limited) travel, including to suppliers abroad (e.g., there are already Polish suppliers now).
YOUR PROFILE
- MBO+ working/thinking level
- Experience with technical procurement, preferably in a manufacturing environment
- Analytical
- Able to read technical drawings
- Energetic, communicatively strong, entrepreneurial
- Good command of Dutch and English
- Handy with IT (e.g., Excel)
- You are preferably full-time, possibly available 4 days/week
OFFER
- max. gross annual salary in the position is €60,000
- bonus scheme of up to 10%, depending on own and operating results
- 29 vacation days
- pension plan
- Home work policy: occasional after manager’s approval
