Category Buyer

This is how you make an impact

As a Category Buyer  you are responsible for the relationships with the suppliers within your category, primarily within the NCWS Operating Company and in alignment with the corporate category sourcing strategy.

You evaluate and engage with the suppliers for goods and services, based on business needs, aimed at exploiting efficiencies in production, realizing business objectives and minimizing cost of ownership. You set clear objectives to continuously improve QLTCS-performance. You will work within multidisciplinary teams to achieve our goals, ranging from initial selection and purchase at phase-in or projects to re-assessment of the existing portfolio.

This is what we offer you

Besides a good salary that we align with your knowledge and experience, we offer you a challenging position in a fast growing, dynamic and project-driven international organization where you will work with a team of enthusiastic professionals. Next to that we offer you ample opportunities to further develop and grow yourself as a professional.

Furthermore, you can expect:

• 27 vacation days, supplemented by 13 additional ADV days;

• Flexible hours and the option to work from home for one day a week;

• An attractive bicycle plan;

• A good pension scheme, vacation pay and travel allowance.

This is wat you bring to the team

In this job you will play an important role in in strengthening our supply chain. To do so, you should possess the following qualifications:

• Bachelor working and thinking level, preferably you hold a relevant degree in procurement (e.g. NEVI);

• Minimum three till five years of proven relevant experience in procurement

• Good at building relations and strong communication and negotiation skills;

• Strong process understanding of the supply chain, ideally in electronics manufacturing and assembly

• Ability to turn vision and ambition in clear and concise results;

• Excellent level of verbal and written communicative skills in English. Dutch is desirable.

Your daily responsibilities include

• Lead the Category Team, team collaboration, mentoring and guiding CT members

• ·Supplier Performance and Relationship Management

o   Supplier Quality and sustainability

o   Delivery Performance

o   Supplier Technology/Innovation

o   Cost savings and value creation

o   Quarterly Business Reviews

• (Business continuity) Risk Management

• Internal Stakeholder Satisfaction

• Handling Escalations from Operational Buyer and SQE

• Item and Supplier Master Data Management, incl. business partner changes.

• Communication of required supply deliverables to suppliers, incl. Certificate of Conformity & Certificate of Analyses (CoC & CoA)

• Charge scrap costs to suppliers

• Ensuring conformity to contract conditions

• Support to Customer Focus Team Buyers, e.g. on Customer Quotations and cost down projects

• Monitoring and Follow-Up on KPI’s and Process Metrics

• Analyze, define and implement methods to continuously improve on quality, logistical performance, technical capabilities, total cost and sustainability (QLTC) and perform and follow-up regular business review meetings;

• Manage and own the relationship with the suppliers to secure supply and ensure they function as integral part of our supply chain;