-Make sure products of the assigned raw materials categories can be purchased at the best possible price whilst maintaining the highest quality and service level
-Ensure excellent supplier management: the Group Purchasing Manager is the key -contact person for the suppliers in his/her assigned categories and needs to make sure the suppliers receive all required data
-Specification & Supplier Quality Management: help define the products that are required and support validations, enhance supplier quality performance and solve quality issues with suppliers
-Improve communication across the purchasing organization by acting as purchasing representative for one or more production plants
Requirements
-Bachelor’s degree in a related field (e.g. economics) or equal through experience
5 to 7 years of experience in a similar position.
-Excellent negotiation and communication skills.
-Ability to work under pressure with challenging deadlines.
-Good knowledge of SAP and MS Office.
-Fluent in English, other languages are an asset.