NPI Sourcing & Purchasing Projects Lead

Smappee; Harelbeke; Sur place; EUR 65 000 - 95 000; Plein temps

Avantages offerts par ce poste

Electric company car

Charging card

Mobility budget

Meal vouchers

Eco vouchers

Health insurance

Group insurance

ADV holidays

Flex benefits plan

Résumé du poste

Smappee, a Belgium-based energy management innovator, is seeking an experienced NPI Purchasing & Procurement Projects Lead to join our Supply Chain & Operations team. You will drive procurement for new products and lead diverse purchasing projects, collaborating with suppliers, internal stakeholders, and logistics to ensure timely, cost-effective delivery.

Ideal candidates bring a Bachelor's degree in business or a related field, 5+ years in procurement with NPI/project lead experience, and

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Business, Supply Chain, Engineering, or related field.
• Minimum 5 years of experience in procurement as an NPI and/or Project Lead.
• Demonstrated experience in supply market analysis and intelligence gathering.
• Experience in scouting new technologies and evaluating potential suppliers.
• Proficiency in introducing and/or optimizing procurement tools and systems.
• Strong negotiation and contract management skills.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills to interface with internal and external stakeholders.
• Strong project management skills.
• Experience in the Renewables and EV industry is a plus.

Responsabilités

• Manage the prototyping process to ensure timely development and quality assurance.
• Manage and optimize procurement strategies for specific commodities or product categories.
• Negotiate contracts and agreements with suppliers to ensure favorable terms and pricing.
• Proactively engage with cross-functional teams to influence design decisions in effort to achieve best-possible total cost of ownership.
• Continuously monitor and analyze supply market trends, dynamics, and potential risks.
• Identify and assess new technologies and suppliers that align with organizational needs and objectives.
• Promote collaboration with suppliers during the early stages of product development and project planning.
• Develop and implement procurement processes, governance structures, and performance metrics.
• Identify, introduce, and optimize procurement tools and systems to improve efficiency and effectiveness.

Connaissances

Procurement management

NPI purchasing

Contract negotiation

Supplier relations

Project management

Supply chain analysis

Stakeholder management

Formation

Bachelor's degree in Business or related field

Description du poste

Smappee stands for Smart Appliance for Energy Efficiency. At the core of everything we do, we aim to facilitate energy efficiency in an innovative, easy, and fun way. Our cutting-edge technology empowers businesses and individuals to take control of their energy consumption, reduce costs, and contribute to a sustainable future. We're on a mission to make energy management smarter, more efficient, and environmentally friendly. Our offering focuses on energy management solutions and electric vehicle charging.With a global reach and a dynamic, rapidly expanding team, we're driving innovation and sustainability to power a brighter future.

As Smappee continues to grow, we are seeking a dynamic NPI Purchasing & Procurement Projects Lead to join our team and play a vital role in our supply chain management. As a NPI Purchasing & Procurement Projects Lead at Smappee, you will be a crucial part of our Supply Chain & Operations team responsible for ensuring the timely and cost-effective procurement of materials and components essential to our products. You will collaborate closely with suppliers, internal stakeholders, and logistics teams to ensure the smooth flow of goods necessary for our operations. Your role will combine the responsibility to support all purchasing activities related to new products / new business as well as leading all kinds of purchasing projects inside Smappee.

Responsibilities

• Manage the prototyping process to ensuretimelydevelopment and quality assurance.
• Manage andoptimizeprocurement strategies for specific commodities or product categories.
• Negotiatecontractsandagreementswithsupplierstoensurefavorabletermsandpricing

• Proactivelyengagewithcross-functionalteamstoinfluencedesigndecisionsin efforttoachievebest-possibletotalcostofownership

• Continuouslymonitorand analyze supply market trends, dynamics, and potential risks.

• Identifyandassessnewtechnologiesandsuppliersthatalignwithorganizationalneedsandobjectives.

• Promote collaboration with suppliers during theearly stagesof product development andproject planning.

• Developandimplementprocurementprocesses,governancestructures,andperformancemetrics.

• Identify, introduce, andoptimizeprocurement tools and systems to improve efficiency andeffectiveness.

• Bachelor's degree in Business, Supply Chain, Engineering, or related field
• Knowledge of industry best practices in procurement
• Minimum 5 years of experience in procurement as an NPI and/or Project Lead
• Demonstrated experience in supply market analysis and intelligence gathering
• Experience in scouting new technologies and evaluating potential suppliers
• Proficiency in introducing and/or optimizing procurement tools and systems
• Strong negotiation and contract management skills
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills to interface with internal and external stakeholders
• Strong project management skills
• Experience in the Renewables and EV industry is a plus

At Smappee we believe in a modern and dynamic work environment where you can be yourself and truly inspire people to contribute to a better planet. What can you expect exactly?

• Aninspiringoffice environment atcleantechhubSnowball: aplacewherecompanieswithaheartforsustainableinnovationcangetinspiredandgrow.
• Personalgrowthwithmultiplecareerandpersonal developmentopportunitiesinanorganizationthatisconstantlyevolving.
• A chancetoparticipatein teamactivities,companywideeventsandmonthlydrinkswithyourcolleaguesattheHQ.
• Remuneration according to experience, completed with extra-legal benefits such asan electric company car and charging card or mobility budget,meal vouchers, eco vouchers, health insurance, groupinsuranceand holidays supplemented with ADV days.
• A flex benefits plan with optional benefits such asbicycleleasing, multimedia, home office supplies,additionalholidays, refund of individual pension savings and warrants.
• A jobwhereyoucantrulycontributetoabetterplanet.