Tactical Purchaser, Global Sourcing

Denmark; Frederikssund; Remote; DKK 500,000 - 700,000; Full time

Job summary

FOSS Global Sourcing in Frederikssund, Denmark, is seeking a Tactical Purchaser to build a robust supply chain for our new factory from day one, ensuring on-time delivery and right-cost outcomes. You will be the link between customer demand and suppliers, negotiating terms, establishing frame agreements, and maintaining SAP master data to enable informed sourcing decisions.

Join a collaborative team that values cross-functional teamwork with production, engineering and finance, while driving

Qualifications

• Degree in Supply Chain Management, Engineering, or related technical field.
• Experience with purchasing and supplier negotiations.
• Proficiency in SAP and Microsoft Office.

Responsibilities

• Establish and manage long-term frame agreements to ensure consistent supply and cost efficiency.
• Negotiate terms with suppliers and secure strong agreements.
• Handle Engineering Change Orders, supplier changes and phase-outs from a sourcing perspective.
• Monitor supplier performance on quality, delivery and cost, and drive supplier development.
• Support production and operations on delivery and quality issues, and resolve invoice issues with Finance.
• Maintain sourcing master data in SAP, including prices, lead times and quantities.
• Partner with Category Managers on supplier reviews, benchmarking and improvement projects.
• Support regulatory compliance within sourcing and procurement.

Skills

Purchasing experience

SAP

Microsoft Office

Supplier negotiations

Frame agreements

Data & ERP skills

Education

Degree in Supply Chain Management / Engineering / related technical field

Tools

SAP

Excel

Job description

Are you passionate about procurement and eager to work in a dynamic, international environment? FOSS Global Sourcing is looking for a Tactical Purchaser to join our team in Frederikssund.

We have just moved into our brand-new, state-of-the-art factory in Frederikssund — a strong foundation for our continued growth. In this role, you’ll help build a strong supply chain for the new factory from day one.

In the role as Tactical Purchaser, you will be the link between customer demand and suppliers — ensuring the right quality, on time and at the right cost. We’re looking for candidates with purchasing experience, strong commercial insight, and proficiency in SAP and Microsoft Office.

Join FOSS, where collaboration, job satisfaction, and innovation shape our work — and help us improve food quality worldwide.

What you will be doing

In the role of Tactical Purchaser at FOSS Global Sourcing, you will play a pivotal role in our supply chain operations. Your primary responsibility will be to implement and maintain sourcing strategies in alignment with the goals set by our Category Managers, ensuring our suppliers meet demand through efficient procurement processes.

You will report directly to the Director of Global Sourcing.

As a Tactical Purchaser, you will:

• Establish and manage long-term frame agreements to ensure consistent supply and cost efficiency.
• Negotiate terms with suppliers and secure strong agreements.
• Handle Engineering Change Orders, supplier changes and phase-outs from a sourcing perspective.
• Monitor supplier performance on quality, delivery and cost, and drive supplier development.
• Support production and operations on delivery and quality issues, and resolve invoice issues with Finance.
• Maintain sourcing master data in SAP, including prices, lead times and quantities.
• Partner with Category Managers on supplier reviews, benchmarking and improvement projects.
• Support regulatory compliance within sourcing and procurement.

By fulfilling these tasks, you will play a key role in driving the efficiency and success of our global supply chain — helping FOSS continue to lead in innovative analytical instruments for the food industry.

What we hope to see you bring

We’re looking for a Tactical Purchaser with a degree in Supply Chain Management, Engineering, or a related technical field — or extensive purchasing experience with a technical background.

To succeed, you should bring:

• Drive and results focus – Self-motivated, independent and focused on following tasks through to results.
• Adaptability and problem-solving – Able to handle many different tasks and changing priorities and solve sourcing and supply issues pragmatically.
• Collaboration – Skilled at working cross-functionally with production, engineering, quality, finance and suppliers.
• Procurement expertise – Solid experience with purchasing, supplier negotiations and frame agreements.
• Supply chain insight – Understanding of the end-to-end supply chain, from supplier to production.
• Data and ERP skills – Confident in SAP (or a similar ERP system) and Excel, basing decisions on data.

Example position and educational background: A candidate currently working as a Senior Buyer, Supply Chain Analyst, ERP Specialist, or Technical Buyer with a degree in Supply Chain Management, Engineering, Information Systems, or related technical field.

Why choose FOSS?

At FOSS, we foster a collaborative and innovative work culture built on trust, open communication, and clear goals. We encourage initiative and responsibility, giving employees real influence over their work and ensuring everyone feels valued and part of our shared success.

FOSS Global Sourcing is part of our Supply Chain organization, focused on cost efficiency and LEAN sourcing across the inbound supply chain. We support global production in Frederikssund in Denmark, and Suzhou in China, with a dedicated team of 15 in Frederikssund and 4 in Suzhou — fostering a collaborative, performance-driven environment.

If you have any questions, please contact Dan Stig Jensen, Director of Global Sourcing, at [phone].

FOSS is committed to maintaining an inclusive and diverse culture. You can help us sustain an unbiased recruitment process by not including photo and age in your application.

FOSS is a company on a mission to contribute to a sustainable use of our planet’sagricultural resources. That gives our work purpose, motivates our people and defines ourworkplace.

Innovation is part of our DNA, and we build on more than half a century ofground-breaking world firsts. Each year, 10% of our revenue is reinvested inR&D, and innovation is at the very core of our business.

Data & Algorithms

In Data & Algorithms you get the chance to work on various projects, ranging from imageanalysis and mathematical modelling to deep learning. It is an instructive environment wherefocus is on innovation and new perspectives are always a welcome input. You get a lot ofresponsibility and the possibility to work with the subjects you find interesting.

Meet our people

Wonder what it is like to work at FOSS? Here you can meet some of your future colleagues from a wide range of positions within FOSS.

Meet Henrik – Principal Data Scientist

Henrik has spent the last 20 years with FOSS and reflects on how far food analysishas come in that time.

Marie shares the purpose of her work – being part of finding the great solutions fora sustainable food production, now and in the future.

In FOSS Software Services, we create online digital services for our customers. We createmodern, responsive web applications using Angular and expose needed data using servicesrunning in Azure. We have a zero-bug policy and strong DevOps mindset – ensuring we focus onquality, automation, and operations.