A major machinery manufacturer in the Rotterdam area is currently looking for a Senior Indirect Purchasing Manager. With over 15,000 employees and a turnover of over 3 billion EUR last year, this could be a great next step for an experienced professional. You would be reporting in the VP of Indirect Purchasing. If you would like to be considered for the role, please send your CV or apply below:
Responsibilities
- You will develop suitable strategies for the areas of logistics, services, IT, facility management and energy, to standardise and optimise the global procurement process. You report directly to the Vice President of Procurement EMEA.
- You lead a team of 9 Operational and Strategic Buyers in a professional and disciplinary manner and bear operational and strategic responsibility for all procurement processes in your area.
- Your area of responsibility also includes the identification of cost savings potential and their global implementation in accordance with budget specifications. To do this, you will work closely with internal departments, local purchasing points and decision makers on-site.
- You analyse and expand our current supplier network strategically to a continental, regional and local performance and cost-optimised partner network.
Requirements
- You have a degree in business administration, industrial engineering or mechanical engineering.
- You have several years of management experience and in-depth knowledge of strategic and operational purchasing, preferably in the manufacturing environment.
- You also have project management experience and ideally have already managed global purchasing projects.
- You are a seasoned leader who can inspire employees and have a strategic way of thinking and acting in connection with a structured and goal-oriented work style.
- We require very good knowledge of the English and Dutch German language, both spoken and written.