Strategic Buyer
Kion Group
- Anvers
- CDI
- Temps-plein
- Procurement of direct or indirect material and services which may include: Automated Guided Vehicles; metal fabricated parts; software; controls/electrical & electronic components; wires and cables; MRO; HR and Professional Services; and Office and Facility Services
- Participate and facilitate in new program quote activities involving pricing reviews with cross-functional stakeholder team members.
- Identify and drive cost reduction initiatives
- Participate and facilitate in new program quote activities involving pricing reviews with cross-functional stakeholder team members
- Make sourcing arrangements and determine optimal quality, lead time and pricing for customer service requirements
- Develop and coordinate set up of new suppliers (if needed) to support requirements for customers in collaboration with Category Management
- Forecast and record savings achieved to help meet department goal
- Ensure Supplier On Time Delivery (SOTD)
- Performs complex buying strategies and supplier selection to purchase and arrange timely deliveries of supplies and materials; expedites as needed and serves as liaison between suppliers and users, getting prior approval for purchases in excess of established limits.
- Resolves complex delivery, quality or other related problems with purchases and invoices.
- Updates project plans and purchasing systems; reviews and analyzes requisitions and supply plans for domestic and international purchases.
- Negotiates prices, terms and quality requirements; prepares requests for quotes and assists in the development of new supply sources; evaluates market conditions.
- Performs value analysis to identify cost improvements.
- Checks the capacity of suppliers and availability for materials
- Assures adherence to the contract and assists in the development of contracts.
- Secures documentation required by the purchasing process
- Manages and updates master data
- Participation on Supplier Audits
- Preparing of Make-or-Buy decisions
- Bachelor’s Degree preferred, ideally in Supply Chain Management, Engineering, or Business, valid certifications as a procurement professional preferred.
- Preferred 5 years of experience at a minimum in purchasing. Working in a manufacturing and/or projects environment is preferred.
- Strong knowledge of SAP and EDI transmission of the procure-to-pay process, including data elements. 2 - 3 Years of experience with SAP and Blanket Purchase Order with releases highly desirable.
- Ability to implement efficiencies in SAP to reduce the number of PO transactions per project required. Need to be able to drive SAP changes within the organization.
- Knowledge and strong utilization of Microsoft applications such as Excel, PowerPoint, and Word.
- Ability to communicate and build relationships both internally, across all functional organization and externally with supplies and customers.
- Must be willing to travel to suppliers and/or other Dematic locations as needed up to 15%.
- Effective communication in Dutch and English (verbal and writing)