Strategic buyer 'Trade items

Company Overview

A family-owned company with over 1,300 employees, generating sales of €200 million per year, and achieving an average growth of 12% over the past 5 years aims to double sales by 2027. The company has 8 production sites in Europe and 13 worldwide (including USA, Canada, India, and China). With its head office near Schiphol Airport, the company focuses on the development, production, and sale of installation materials.

The company is characterized as a "multinational family business with a heart," emphasizing freedom, employee development, informality, no-nonsense culture, and a good work-life balance. Key themes include "circular" and "modular."

Purchase Department

The 'sourcing director' reports to the Managing Director Europe and is part of the European Management Team, which includes HR, finance, sales, supply chain, and marketing. The sourcing director also maintains an informal direct link with the CEO.

The company's total spend is €100 million. The sourcing director oversees the procurement team, which includes:

• Lead buyer 'Trade items' (vacancy)
• Lead buyer Steel
• Buyer indirects
• Buyer Steel (in the Czech Republic)

Position: Lead Buyer "Trade Items"

The Lead Buyer "Trade Items" manages a spend of approximately €50 million. This role is critical as 50% of the company's sales come from installation materials purchased as commodities and resold under its label. Sourcing primarily occurs in Eastern Europe, and maintaining good connections with product marketing, supply chain, and sales is vital.

Challenges include competing suppliers targeting the same distributors; thus, strategic sourcing and building strong supplier relationships are key. Cost drivers and cost price analysis are expectations post-induction.

Key responsibilities include:

• Sourcing, selecting, and contracting suppliers
• Resolving delivery escalations
• Managing supplier relationships and delivery performance

Emphasis is placed on circularity/sustainability within the supply chain. Targets include delivery reliability, quality, financial targets, and successful procurement projects. Travel is a regular aspect of this position.

Your Profile

• HBO working/thinking level
• Solid purchasing experience in an international trade or manufacturing environment
• Analytical, structured, and conceptual thinker
• Strong communicator
• Good command of English; Dutch is not required
• Resident of the Netherlands

Offer

• Maximum annual salary of gross €90,000, based on knowledge and experience
• Company profit-dependent bonus of up to 2 monthly salaries
• 25+13 leave days
• Hybrid or electric lease car
• Average pay pension, with the employer covering 53% of the premium
• Hybrid work model, with a minimum of 3 days/week in the office

For more information or to apply, please contact the HR department at hr@example.com.