Key accountabilities:
Prepare & advise on procurement processes
- Collaborates with business units to assess and analyze procurement requirements
- Conducts thorough market research
- Organizes tender requests and evaluates tender procedures
- Prepares Total Cost of Ownership (TCO) analyses
- Draw up the applicable invitations to tender, tender documents, and assessment criteria
Execute procurement processes
- Engages in negotiations to optimize purchasing terms and conditions
- Drafts purchase agreements or frameworks and manages the process
- Processes the contracts and conditions in the automated systems and applies the conditions
- Manages contract processing and implementation in automated systems
- Prepares, authorizes, and sends purchase orders to vendors
Contribution to procurement policy
- Monitors and registers developments and specifics in the market (and suppliers) and assesses them for applicability, risks and consequences
- Advises and makes policy proposals for procurement policies, supplier policies and procedures and SOPs
Administration
- Supports in the implementation of supplier management
- Performs measurements on supplier performance (in accordance with the contract), identifies, analyses and anticipates risks, data, expiry times and advises those involved (un)requested about this and about contract management
- Identifies and analyses bottlenecks in delivered goods and services and in the delivery process and solves these where possible
- Registers reports from suppliers (e.g. regarding product/service specifications), coordinates and monitors the follow-up of actions
- Coordinates complaints process, analyse, resolve, monitor follow up and prevents
- Maintenance of supplier database
Your profile
- You hold a Bachelor's degree (preferably: logistics management, purchasing, administration…) or MBO+ (with proven work and intellectual level)
- You have at least 5 years of experience in a similar position, preferably in the pharmaceutical sector.
- NEVI I and NEVI II certification.
- Able to effectively communicate complex procurement strategies and negotiate with high-level stakeholders.
- Skilled in analyzing intricate market trends, supplier performance metrics, and total cost of ownership to drive strategic procurement decisions.
- Ensures meticulous accuracy in preparing and managing complex tender documents, contracts, and supplier performance data to mitigate risks and ensure compliance.
- Demonstrates exceptional negotiation skills in securing favorable terms and conditions with suppliers and optimizing purchasing conditions to achieve strategic procurement goals.
- Proficient in identifying and resolving complex issues or bottlenecks in procurement processes, supplier relationships, and contract management to drive continuous improvement.
- Collaborates seamlessly with diverse cross-functional teams and stakeholders to develop and implement innovative procurement strategies aligned with organizational objectives, fostering a culture of collaboration and shared success.
What do we offer?
- Full-time employment (40h) starting with a 1 year contract. Working part-time can be discussed.
- Salary between € 4,702.26 and € 6,759.41 euros gross per month based on full-time employment.
- 8.33% holiday allowance and 13th month payment.
- 30 holiday days.
- A personal training budget of €2,100 every three years to foster professional growth and development.
- Contribution to travel expenses from the first kilometer.
- Excellent accessibility by public transport and private parking available.
- A pension plan with Zorg & Welzijn, providing security for your future.
- A dynamic, safe, and challenging working environment with ample opportunities to grow, innovate, and learn, all while making a meaningful impact on the health of millions.
