Freelance Strategic Buyer: Margin-Driven Sourcing Lead

Loop; Antwerpen; On-site; EUR 83,000 - 131,000; Part time

Job summary

Loop is seeking a Freelance Strategic Buyer for location-based work in Antwerp/Amsterdam. The role is maternity cover, requiring 5+ years in strategic sourcing or manufacturing procurement.

You will own category strategies, drive margin improvements, and ensure production readiness across silicones, plastics, softgoods, and packaging. You will lead RFQs, onboarding, and supplier cost modelling, while building an Approved Vendor List and securing DFM alignment for mass production.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience in strategic sourcing, procurement, or manufacturing buying.
• Strong background in plastics, silicones, softgoods, packaging, electronics or consumer goods is a plus.
• Proven ability to reduce structural costs while maintaining quality and scalability.
• Advanced cost modelling skills including should-costing, tooling, MOQ and landed cost.
• Experience building regional sourcing strategies and dual-sourcing setups.

Responsibilities

• Lead RFQs to drive structural margin gains while maintaining quality.
• Own supplier onboarding and improve performance across cost, quality and delivery.
• Drive dual sourcing and regional diversification for resilience.
• Support Industrialization Team in preparing products for mass production.
• Build long-term supplier partnerships that grow with Loop.

Skills

Strategic sourcing

Procurement

Manufacturing buying

Cost modelling

Vendor management

Job description

Loop is seeking a Freelance Strategic Buyer for location-based work in Antwerp/Amsterdam. The role is maternity cover, requiring 5+ years in strategic sourcing or manufacturing procurement.

You will own category strategies, drive margin improvements, and ensure production readiness across silicones, plastics, softgoods, and packaging. You will lead RFQs, onboarding, and supplier cost modelling, while building an Approved Vendor List and securing DFM alignment for mass production.