Alexander Snoeren
Talent acquisition
+31(0) 6 52 37 38 26
+31(0) 6 52 37 38 26
As a Strategic Buyer you will drive the catalogue parts commodity strategy from scratch, build supplier relationships and ensure smooth supply chain operations.
In this role you will Develop and maintain strategic mechanics supplier relationships and actively build-up and maintain supplier selections and optimize these relationships to enhance added value.What excites you as a Strategic Buyer?
From our location in Eindhoven or sometimes at our clients' premises you like to keep yourself busy with:
- Set-up and maintain the catalogue parts commodity strategy with relevant cross-functional stakeholders. The goal is to secure supply chain requirements for projects and volume assembly during the various phases in the Product Creation Process (PCP).
- Liaise with internal and external stakeholders like project management, engineering, supplier quality and sales to understand and challenge the required QLTCS performance levels of the customers and internal organization.
- Actively build-up and maintain supplier relations and optimize these relationships to enhance added value.
- Ensure procurement of all relevant parts (including operational set-up and follow-up in ERP system) with a QLTCS optimized/negotiated performance level.
- Organize business review meetings as well as supplier scorecard performance reviews and improvement plans.
- Drive total cost of ownership reduction, through joint price, process and productivity improvements with internal and external stakeholders.
- Preparing and negotiating about new and existing long-term purchasing contracts with (international) suppliers in line with targets and Sioux’ needs.
- Support operational buyers and project buyers to settle material cost and delivery variances.
Sound good so far? We'd love to tell you more...
Ihr zukünftiger Arbeitsplatz
This is what you bring to the table
- A Bachelor of Science degree (technical and/or business), NEVI 1 and 2 education or equivalent training.
- 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.
- Knowledge of supplier market, manufacturing processes and respective cost drivers.
- Extensive knowledge of ERP systems, Microsoft Dynamics 365 preferred.
- Knowledge of and /or experience with business processes and its challenges.
- Experience with supplier audits and assessments.
- Languages: Dutch and English, both verbally and in writing; German preferred.
- Prepared to travel abroad for work (limited).
This is what you can expect in return from Sioux
- Flexible working hours of 32- 40 hours per week in an inspiring environment.
- You will work with passionate colleagues in an innovative environment on a variety of technologies and projects.
- By combining our expertise in software, electronics, mechanics, mechatronics, mathematics and assembly, we make the impossible possible for our customers and get to work on challenging high-tech projects.
- You get a lot of freedom and responsibility; after all, you know exactly what you are doing.
- Personal coaching and a training budget of €3000 per year, so that you can continue to develop yourself.
- We also find it important to have fun together. We organize a lot for our employees, from family festivals and sparkling Christmas parties to inspiring knowledge sessions for the high-tech community.
- You will be working at a prime location in the heart of the Brainport region. You will be working on the Sioux Campus and can use our Sioux Labs living room every day for lunch, sports, making music, and sharing your knowledge with colleagues in one of our Tech Labs.
High Tech & High Fun
We can tell you all about the typical Sioux culture and the high-tech challenging projects. About how you can develop yourself, like nowhere else. But we’d rather have you hear it from our own employees.
If you want to know more about our challenging projects, please click here.
Wichtiger Hinweis:
This position requires access to controlled technology, as defined in the US Export Administration Regulations (15 C.F.R. § 730, et seq.). Qualified candidates must be legally authorized to access such controlled technology prior to beginning work. Business demands may require Sioux to proceed with candidates who are immediately eligible to access controlled technology.