Contract Manager Mechatronics

As Contract Manager Mechatronics, you operate within a category team and are end-to-end responsible for managing suppliers and contracts within the mechatronics domain. You play a key role in enabling supplier innovation and safeguarding continuity, quality, and cost performance across a complex, high-tech supply base. You work closely with colleagues from Product Development, Proposition Management, Operations, and other stakeholders within the Integrated Supply Chain, as well as with external partners.

Your main responsibilities are:

• Build and maintain long-term, trust-based relationships with mechatronics suppliers and monitor their performance on quality, logistics, technology, cost, and compliance.
• Manage, draft, and continuously improve contracts and framework agreements, ensuring compliance and optimal commercial value.
• Negotiate pricing, quality, and delivery terms, including contract renewals and (semi-)annual price agreements.
• Identify, assess, and mitigate supply risks at supplier and item level to ensure continuity and reliability.
• Lead sourcing and contracting projects and select suppliers for technical and innovation-driven projects within the existing supplier landscape.
• Contribute to value engineering, cost reduction initiatives, continuous improvement projects, and procurement-related development activities.

You thrive in a dynamic, multidisciplinary environment and feel comfortable operating at the intersection of technology, procurement, and stakeholder management. You combine a structured way of working with a commercial mindset and take ownership of your responsibilities.

You bring:

• A completed Bachelor’s degree in Procurement, Supply Chain Management, Business, Engineering, or a relevant technical field.
• At least 3 years of experience in strategic and or tactical procurement, preferably in a high-tech, mechatronics, or manufacturing environment.
• Affinity with or experience in manufacturing and series production processes.
• Strong negotiation and contract management skills, with the ability to balance commercial interests and long-term partnerships.
• Experience working with ERP systems and analytical tools to support decision-making.
• Excellent communication skills in English, both spoken and written, and the ability to collaborate effectively with internal and external stakeholders.

What we offer you:

• An international working environment with opportunities for own initiative and entrepreneurship.
• Excellent working conditions, including up to 8 weeks of vacation per year and a good pension scheme.
• A salary within the scale of € 4,089 - € 5,841 gross per month, with opportunities for growth from your starting salary towards the future.
• Good growth opportunities: you are in control of your development and can choose from various training courses through our Lely Academy - from personal development to job-specific training.
• Our modern Lely Campus offers daily access to extensive sports facilities: an indoor gym, outdoor padel courts, an outdoor basketball and volleyball court, table tennis and table soccer. You can join Hyrox workouts or sign up for personal training - and challenge your colleagues during an active break.
• Enjoy fresh coffee and tea from our own barista, with milk straight from our farm, as well as a healthy and affordable company restaurant.
• A healthy work-life balance thanks to our hybrid work policy: you work at least three days a week on Campus, with flexible working hours and plenty of room to spend extra time on site (between 06:00 and 20:00).
• A free shuttle bus will take you to and from the metro in Maassluis, so your workday starts and ends smoothly.
• Successes need to be celebrated: from anniversaries to Christmas parties - at Lely we know how to do it!

Over Lely

Lely, founded in 1948, is committed to creating a sustainable, profitable, and enjoyable future in agriculture. Driven by the challenges farmers face and the needs of cows, we develop high-quality robots and data systems that improve animal welfare, flexibility, and productivity on dairy farms. Our mission is to support sustainable food production.

For more than 30 years, we have been a global leader in the sales and service of automated systems for successive generations of dairy farmers. Every day, we inspire our colleagues to provide customers with innovative solutions and to be a reliable partner for long-term advice and support. With our state-of-the-art Lely Campus in Maassluis and a worldwide network of dedicated Lely Centers offering tailored sales and service, Lely operates in more than fifty countries.