Buyer/Planner - Key Components

Supermicro; Nederland; Hybrid; EUR 42,000 - 63,000; Full time

Job summary

Supermicro is seeking a procurement professional based in the Netherlands to plan and purchase materials for current and new products. The role emphasizes vendor collaboration, data modeling, and market analysis, with responsibilities spanning product life cycle management and cross-functional support.

The position requires a bachelor’s degree (electronic engineering desirable), strong Excel/PowerPoint skills, and fluent English. Dutch proximity to ?s-Hertogenbosch preferred.

Qualifications

• Minimum bachelor’s degree; major in Electronic Engineering is a plus.
• Experience in computer systems or PM/Sales/Purchasing is a plus.
• Competent in reading, writing and speaking English; Chinese speaking is a plus.
• Microsoft Office is essential, especially Excel and PowerPoint.

Responsibilities

• Develop product requirements based on customer input, market and forces.
• Specify market requirements for products.
• Perform market/Industry research to support feature development.
• Understand and manage the product life cycle from introduction to decline.
• Provide product subject matter expertise and leadership to sales trainings.
• Collaborate with vendors on requirements and feature development.
• Support development of data models and visualization with strong analytical thinking.

Skills

English proficiency

Reading & writing

Communication

Ownership

Education

Bachelor's degree in Electronic Engineering

Tools

Microsoft Excel

PowerPoint

Microsoft Office

Job description

Supermicro® is a Top Tier provider of advanced server, storage, and networking solutions for Data Center, Cloud Computing, Enterprise IT, Hadoop/ Big Data, Hyperscale, HPC and IoT/Embedded customers worldwide. We are amongst the fastest growing company among the Silicon Valley Top 50 technology firms. Our unprecedented global expansion has provided us with the opportunity to offer many new positions to the technology community. We seek talented, passionate, and committed engineers, technologists, and business leaders to join us to drive accelerated growth and technology-led innovation in the global marketplace.

Job Summary:

Do you thrive in a fast-pace environment? Then Supermicro is looking for you to become part of our "Super Story". We are looking for committed individuals who can bring talent and experience in areas of purchasing, procurement, and inventory control. In this role, you will be responsible for planning and purchasing materials required for current and new products. This position will be based in 's-Hertogenbosch, the Netherlands.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Develop product requirements based on customer input, market and competitive forces and company capabilities.
• Specify market requirements for products.
• Perform market/Industry research as necessary to support feature development.
• Understand and manage the product life cycle from the stages of introduction, growth, maturity, and to the last, decline.
• Provide product subject matter expertise and leadership to sales functional team training.
• Collaborate with vendors on requirements definition and feature development.
• Provide support in the development of new data models and visualization in strong analytical and strategic thinking.

Qualifications:

• Minimum bachelor’s degree, major in Electronic Engineering is a plus.
• Experience in computer system or key components PM or Sales or Purchasing work is a plus.
• Competent in reading, writing and speaking in English as a must, Chinese speaking is a plus.
• Microsoft office is essential, especially on Excel and PowerPoint.
• Demonstration of strong ownership.

EEO Statement

Supermicro is an Equal Opportunity Employer and embraces diversity in our employee population. It is the policy of Supermicro to provide equal opportunity to all qualified applicants and employees without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, protected veteran status or special disabled veteran, marital status, pregnancy, genetic information, or any other legally protected status.