Purchaser

TILLEN; Utrecht; Hybrid; EUR 42,000 - 64,000; Full time

Job summary

Tillen is seeking a Purchaser to manage procurement and ensure timely material availability across projects in the Netherlands.

You will negotiate contracts, perform market research, and coordinate with Sales, Project Managers, and Finance to secure reliable suppliers and resolve discrepancies.

This role emphasizes strong supplier relationships and collaboration to translate technical needs into successful supplier orders.

Qualifications

• Experience in procurement and supplier relationship management.
• Ability to negotiate contracts and coordinate with Sales and Finance.
• Familiar with market research and supplier performance monitoring.

Responsibilities

• Carry out operational purchasing activities to ensure timely material availability and smooth order processing.
• Negotiate with approved suppliers and coordinate technical specifications to support quotations.
• Serve as liaison between suppliers, Sales, Project Managers and Finance to resolve discrepancies and questions.
• Ensure customer terms are reflected in supplier agreements to protect profitability.

Job description

As a Purchaser at Tillen, you are responsible for carrying out operational purchasing activities and ensuring the timely availability of materials and services. You conduct market research, negotiate contracts, and conclude agreements primarily with approved suppliers to maintain a high-quality portfolio. During the bid stage, you support the Sales department by requesting pricing and coordinating technical specifications to ensure competitive and accurate quotations.

In this role, it is important to maintain good relationships with suppliers, even if this means not always selecting the cheapest offer. Additionally, you carefully monitor their performance and financial health and conduct market research to make sure you always have the right suppliers.

You spent a sizeable portion of your time overseeing the operational processing of orders, identifying problems and irregularities and discussing these with the Project Owner. Furthermore, you act as the primary liaison between (international) suppliers and the Finance department, handling technical questions and resolving discrepancies in invoices or delivery terms.

By ensuring that customer terms and conditions are reflected in supplier agreements, you safeguard the quality and profitability of our projects while maintaining strong, long-term relationships with our global supply chain.

You’ll be working in a dynamic environment without a fixed departmental boundary, where you work closely together with Sales professionals and Project Managers who rely on your procurement expertise. While the role offers a high degree of independence, the collaboration with internal clients is essential to translate technical requirements into successful supplier orders.