Stephan Sonnemans
Talent acquisition
+31 (0)40 - 2677100
+31 (0)40 - 2677100
At Sioux Technologies, it’s all about making the pieces of the puzzle fit together. And we can't do that without you, a driven Project Buyer Mechanics.
Sioux develops and produces state-of-the-art technology for the top of the international high-tech community. In doing so, we set the bar high and regularly make the impossible possible. We do this together, with a close-knit team of enthusiastic specialists in electronics, software, mechatronics and mathematics.
What excites you as Project Buyer Mechanics
As a Project Buyer Mechanics, your main focus is to set-up the supply chain and secure supply chain requirements for NPI projects during the various phases in the Product Creation Process (PCP). You liaise with many internal and external stakeholders like procurement, supplier quality, sales, project management to understand and challenge the required QLTC performance levels of the customers and internal organization.
Your tasks also include:
- Prepare the supplier selection to define and set up the supply chain for NPI projects.
- Ensure all procurement deliverables for each relevant NPI phase
- Ensure procurement of all relevant parts (including operational set up and follow up in ERP system) with a QLTC optimized/negotiated performance level.
- Ensure ordering project specific parts in compliance with the validity of the offers and with the supplier lead-time.
- Keep track of supplier deliveries to ensure project specific parts come in according to plan and proactively communicate/manage discrepancies to the plan
- Ensure that all project activities are in line with procurement and commodity strategy, where relevant
- Procurement of parts in accordance with authorization matrix
- Validate material costs for the project and capture them accurately in the project budget
- Keep track of material cost variances and escalate them to the project leader through the appropriate process (change request, etc.)
- Take care of the relevant reporting on procurement and specific project's KPIs
- Together with SQA engineer qualify required new suppliers (e.g. supplier audits)
- Preparing and negotiating about new and existing long-term purchasing contracts with (international) suppliers.
- Developing and strengthening relationships with (potential) suppliers
- Where needed, project buyer will participate in generic supplier programs (also for released products/projects)
- After finalization of the NPI project, transfer all parts towards operational organization
- Participate actively in improvement of procurement related processes/methods, such as NPI procedures, templates and contractual agreements
Your future workplace
This is what you bring to the table
First of all, you have high communication skills and you have a strong personality. You will be a proactive part of the product creation process as a partner for the other project members and right hand of the project leader for setting up the chain of delivery. You are creative in the search for solutions and have a practical and entrepreneurial attitude. In your work you know how to set the right priorities and even under pressure you continue to carry out your work in a good way. You have an interest in technology and find the products we make for our diverse customer group a fascinating field of work. Based on your intrinsic motivation, you are able to suggest points of improvement and you are motivated to help colleagues and teammates.
- Education on Bachelor level (technical and/or business), preferably in the area of mechanics or mechatronicsc
- NEVI 1 and 2 education or equivalent
- Minimum 5 years relevant work experience in comparable function in supply chain management/procurement in the high-tech low volume industry, e.g. as commodity, project or strategic buyer in the area of mechanics.
- Knowledge of manufacturing processes and respective cost drivers
- Extensive knowledge of ERP systems
- MS Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint)
- Knowledge of and /or experience with business processes and its challenges
- Experience with supplier audits
- Languages: Dutch, English, German preferred
- Prepared to travel for work
This is Sioux
- You will work within a pleasant working environment, in which High-Tech, High-Fun & High-Value are central.
- Within Sioux, everyone gets a lot of freedom and responsibility to perform their work in the best possible way.
- No matter how experienced you are, you will continue to develop yourself on a personal level and in terms of content. You have a personal training budget of €3000 available for this, every year.
- We love continuous development; people, good ideas and Sioux!
- We also find it incredibly important to have fun together - no joke! We organise a lot for our employees from family festivals to inspiring knowledge sessions.
- You work on the Sioux Campus and can use our Sioux Labs living room every day to have lunch, play sports or music and share your knowledge with colleagues.