Interim European Buyer
Location: NetherlandsSIRE Life Sciences® is the market leader in life science recruitment. We believe the recruitment market needs to gear up in technology and continues innovation. We like technology, in a life science market driven on science, we couldn’t stay behind; we drive Recruitment Science. Investing a majority of our turnover in technology enables us to use unique Resource Technologies. By using highly advanced algorithms, we enable our team of Resource & Data Strategists© to maintain the most advanced, detailed and complete Life Sciences network in Europe. This big data enables us to work Reverse Recruitment©: we first analyze the market in-depth before we go out to the market. Because we analyze the whole market, we can compare facts and data. This enables us to do Facts & Big Data Recruitment©, making sure we, or better yet, you find the right career!
THE COMPANY
Our client is a professional Food organization, based in Utrecht Netherlands.
The company is a multinational organization in the Food industry.
ROLE DESCRIPTION
As European Buyer you"re the commercial and contractual interface between the company and its suppliers. Ensure continuity of for all operating sites, at the specified quality, within agreed lead-times, to optimize operating performance. You make sure suppliers are aware and comply to the policies, procedures and quality criteria. You manage quality crisis, claims and incidents.
RESPONSIBILITIES
Align optimal portfolio strategy with internal stakeholders (Supply Chain, R&D, Marketing, Finance);
Implement the agreed "Procurement Strategy" according to agreed business processes in line with global strategy;
Drive European strategy execution and ensure cost out projects are implemented in factories on time;
Run Regional Tenders;
Ensure spend is leveraged in improved contracts / agreements at lowest possible total cost;
Develop supplier partnerships to identify and develop ongoing total cost reductions;
Continually review supplier markets including LCC, develop alternative supply options; identify value-engineering opportunities, cost avoidance and e-commerce solutions;
Build budget accordingly and run monthly commodity analysis;
Manage price risks linked to markets through the right strategy;
Manage every month reporting on price purchasing variance running detailed analysis on budget prices, real prices, volumes, contract coverage.
REQUIREMENTS
Bachelor/Master degree
5+ years purchasing experience
Experience of working across international timelines and communities
Broad based knowledge and understanding of the commodity Market
Strong entrepreneurial, project management and financial skills (data and specifications analysis)
Effective communication, negotiation, influential and e-sourcing skills
Strong strategic/ business orientation with customer focus and the ability to anticipate and deliver change
The English language is essential, ideally second and third language in advantage.
Are you interested and do want to apply for this role, please fill out your application via the apply button below and contact Rosa Markus.
