Operations & Purchasing Manager

Profitap; Eindhoven; Hybrid; EUR 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Modern workplace

International team

Cross-functional collaboration

Growth opportunities

R&D collaboration

Job summary

Profitap is seeking a Purchasing & Operations Manager to ensure smooth day-to-day operations, coordinating purchasing, supplier management, and process improvements across departments at the High Tech Campus Eindhoven.

You will work with suppliers, production, logistics, R&D, and management to ensure timely, high-quality materials and services, while supporting product certification and project coordination for continued growth.

Qualifications

• Experience in purchasing, procurement, supply chain, operations, or similar role.
• Strong negotiation and supplier management skills.
• Proactive, hands-on, and solution-oriented mindset.
• Excellent organizational skills and attention to detail.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities in a dynamic environment.
• Experience working with technical products, hardware, electronics, or manufacturing environments.
• Strong English communication skills.
• Ability to work independently while collaborating with different teams.

Responsibilities

• Manage purchasing for components, materials, services, and requirements.
• Negotiate pricing, lead times, terms, and supplier agreements.
• Build and maintain strong supplier relationships.
• Identify alternatives to reduce supply risks.
• Monitor supplier quality, delivery, cost, and reliability.
• Collaborate across purchasing, production, logistics, and admin.
• Support production planning and alignment of purchasing and manufacturing.
• Coordinate product certification with bodies and internal teams.
• Support R&D by coordinating suppliers and timelines.
• Maintain procurement records and project follow-up.

Skills

Purchasing experience

Procurement

Supply chain

Operations

Negotiation

Supplier management

Multitasking

Independent work

Hardware experience

Product certification

English communication

Cross-functional collaboration

Tools

ERP systems

Inventory management software

Purchasing systems

Project management software

Job description

JobDescription

AsanOperations&PurchasingManageratProfitap,youplayakeyroleinensuringthatourday-to-dayoperationsrunefficientlyandsmoothly.Youareresponsibleforpurchasingactivities,suppliermanagement,costoptimization,andoperationalcoordinationacrossmultipledepartments.

Youwillworkcloselywithsuppliers,production,logistics,R&D,andmanagementtoensurethatmaterials,components,andservicesareavailableontimeandattherightqualitylevel.Inaddition,youwillsupportproductcertificationprocesses,coordinateoperationalprojects,andhelpimproveinternalprocessesthatcontributetothecontinuedgrowthofProfitap.

Purchasing&SupplierManagement

• Managepurchasingactivitiesforcomponents,materials,services,andoperationalrequirements
• Negotiatepricing,deliveryterms,leadtimes,andsupplieragreements
• Buildandmaintainstrongrelationshipswithsuppliers
• Identify,evaluate,andonboardalternativesupplierstoreducesupplychainrisks
• Monitorsupplierperformanceonquality,deliveryreliability,responsiveness,andcost
• Supportcostoptimizationinitiativeswhilemaintainingproductqualityandreliability

Operations&Coordination

• Coordinateoperationalactivitiesacrosspurchasing,production,logistics,andadministration
• Supportproductionplanningactivitiesandensurealignmentbetweenpurchasing,inventory,andmanufacturingrequirements
• Ensuretimelyavailabilityofmaterials,components,andservices
• Followuponoperationalissuesandhelpresolvebottlenecks
• Improveprocessesrelatedtopurchasing,inventorymanagement,suppliercommunication,andprojectfollow-up
• Maintainaccuratepurchasingrecords,supplierdocumentation,andoperationalplanning
• Workcloselywithinternalteamstoensuresmoothday-to-dayoperationsandpreventdelays

ProductCertification&Compliance

• Coordinateproductcertificationactivitieswithcertificationbodiesandinternalstakeholders
• Helpensureproductsandcomponentsmeetapplicableregulatoryandqualityrequirements
• Supportcomplianceactivitiesandmaintaincertificationdocumentation
• Followuponcertificationrequirements,testingschedules,anddeliverables
• Ensureproductsandcomponentsmeetapplicableregulatoryandqualityrequirements
• Maintainclearrecordsofcertificationstatus,renewals,andrelateddocumentation

Project&R&DSupport

• SupportR&Dandproductdevelopmentprojectsbycoordinatingsuppliers,components,timelines,andexternalpartners
• Followuponprojectactionstoensureprogressandavoiddelays
• ActasabridgebetweenR&D,purchasing,production,andmanagementteams
• Helporganizeresourcesandinformationneededtokeepprojectsmovingforward
• Supportoperationalaspectsofnewproductintroductionsandproductlifecycleactivities

You'reaPerfectMatchIfYouHave

• Experienceinpurchasing,procurement,supplychain,operations,orasimilarrole
• Strongnegotiationandsuppliermanagementskills
• Aproactive,hands-on,andsolution-orientedmindset
• Excellentorganizationalskillsandattentiontodetail
• Theabilitytomanagemultipleprioritiesinadynamicenvironment
• Experienceworkingwithtechnicalproducts,hardware,electronics,ormanufacturingenvironments
• StrongcommunicationskillsinEnglish
• Theabilitytoworkindependentlywhilecollaboratingeffectivelywithdifferentteams

NicetoHave

• Experiencewithinelectronics,hardware,networking,IT,industrialproducts,ormanufacturing
• Experiencewithproductcertification,compliance,orqualitydocumentation
• FamiliaritywithERP,inventorymanagement,purchasing,orprojectmanagementsystems
• Dutchlanguageskills

YouShareOurCoreValues

• Refreshing:we'realwaysopentonewideas
• Bold:we'renotafraidtotestandlearnnewthings
• Reliable:we'reproudofourtrackrecordofdevelopingreliablesolutions
• Diverse:wehaveamulticulturalteamwithmorethantennationalities

Benefits

• Akeyroleinagrowinginternationaltechnologycompany
• Avariedandhands-onpositionwithrealimpactonoperationsandproductdevelopment
• Closecollaborationwithmanagement,R&D,sales,andproductionteams
• Theopportunitytoimproveprocessesandcontributetothefuturegrowthofthecompany
• Apractical,entrepreneurial,andinternationalworkingenvironment
• Competitivesalaryandemploymentconditions
• ModernworkplacelocatedattheHighTechCampusinEindhoven

Thispositionisopentoworldwidecandidates.

AboutProfitap

ProfitapisaDutchmanufacturerofcutting-edgenetworkmonitoringsolutions.Wehavebeeninbusinessforover30yearsandhavebuiltastrongtrackrecordinaninternationalnichemarketwithastrongmulticulturalteam.Thankstothatgrowthanddevelopment,ourR&DdepartmentisactivelylookingfornewtalenttojoinusattheHighTechCampusinEindhoven.