ICT Purchaser

As a purchaser for this organisation, and working in close cooperation with your internal customers, you will be responsible for implementing and executing the purchasing policy in relation to all capital and operational expenditures within the company. This covers direct and indirect purchasing volume, relating mainly to products and services in the ICT and technical segments. You will make an inventory of the requirements of our internal customers, and you will then be able to select the best products, services and conditions. You will maintain relationships with vendors and monitor the progress of the order processes and stock management. You will report to a member of the Board of Directors.

Additional duties

• Together with the Board of Directors, you give direction to the operational purchasing function - this is expressed in the realization and monitoring of purchasing policy and processes
• Drawing up a purchasing action plan and segment plans, and executing them
• Providing overview of and insight into purchasing data and issuing reports
• Initiating and updating systems, procedures and vendor records
• Assessing and defining requirements, in cooperation with internal customers
• Requesting and assessing offers, conducting negotiations and concluding contracts within the scope of authorities
• Warranting the careful administration and implementation of contracts in the organization. In other words, ensuring that the contracts are complied with internally as well as by vendors
• Monitoring compliance with agreements relating to orders that have been placed and contracts by vendors, so that any delivery problems that might occur are identified in good time
• Resolving delivery-related problems
• Notifying internal stakeholders about the progress of the purchasing process
• Researching the market
• Vendor Management
• Monitoring the administrative processing of the purchasing process in conformity 
• Supervising and monitoring the stock management department. Responsible for stock

Requirements

• Professional and intellectual capacities at higher professional education (HBO) level, possibly supplemented with NEVI I and 2
• At least 5 years of relevant purchasing experience within ICT and/or a technical environment
• Good command of written and spoken Dutch and English
• Strong negotiation skills, and excellent communication skills
• Professional attitude with a hands-on mentality
• Able to make optimum use of available internal and external networks, and expand them
• Committed to working together to achieve results

Interested

If you qualify in the above requirements and you are interested in the position of ICT Purchaser, please send your CV and cover letter to info@topbuyers.nl.

For further information please contact our consultant Patrick van Helden, patrick@topbuyers.nl, 06-22814920.