Purchasing Administrator

Clarion Chase; Best; On-site; EUR 32,000 - 52,000; Full time

Job summary

Clarion Chase represents a high-tech capital equipment manufacturer seeking an operations purchasing professional to ensure material availability and to manage POs while liaising with suppliers and internal stakeholders in a dynamic production environment in the Netherlands.

You will work within an evolving scale-up process, requiring an MBO+/HBO in a related field, and proven experience in operational purchasing, procurement or logistics, with strong planning and stakeholder management skills

Qualifications

• MBO+/HBO in Supply Chain, Logistics, Procurement, Engineering, or related field required.
• Experience in operational purchasing, procurement, or logistics.
• Proactive, accurate, and able to adapt in a scale-up environment.
• Strong planning, data handling and follow-up capabilities.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management.
• Commercial awareness and familiarity with supplier contracts.

Responsibilities

• Ensure daily material and component availability for production.
• Create and manage purchase orders, monitor deliveries and shortages.
• Work with suppliers and internal stakeholders per contracts and frameworks.
• Follow up on late deliveries and material issues; escalate as needed.
• Coordinate deliveries with Planning, Production, Warehouse and Logistics.
• Monitor supplier delivery and quality performance; report issues.
• Check pricing, contracts and commercial conditions; support negotiations.
• Update purchasing data in ERP and report on open orders and shortages.

Skills

Adaptability

Learning agility

Planning

Stakeholder mgmt

Communication

Commercial awareness

Problem solving

Education

MBO+/HBO in Supply Chain

Tools

ERP systems

MS Office

Job description

We exclusively represent a high-tech capital equipment manufacturer looking to expand its purchasing department by onboarding an operational purchaser/purchasing administrator.

The business is a leading manufacturer of imaging technologies and advanced lithography tools used in semiconductor and advanced electronics manufacturing environments.

A summary of the responsibilities is below:

• Ensure the daily availability of materials and components required for our high-tech production environment.
• Create and manage purchase orders, monitor deliveries, resolve shortages and maintain close contact with suppliers and internal stakeholders.
• Work within established suppliers, contracts and process frameworks and report to the Supply Chain Manager.
• Actively follow up on late deliveries, shortages and material availability, escalating issues when required
• Coordinate deliveries and changes with Planning, Production, Warehouse and Logistics
• Monitor and report on supplier delivery and quality performance
• Register and coordinate delivery and quality issues, working with suppliers, Quality and other internal stakeholders
• Check compliance with prices, contracts and commercial conditions and support straightforward negotiations
• Process changes in quantities, delivery dates, specifications and purchasing documentation
• Identify recurring supply or quality issues and contribute to operational improvements
• Ensure purchasing data is accurate and up to date in the ERP system
• Report on open orders, shortages and supplier issues

A summary of the required skillset and experience is below:

• The ability and openness to adapt to new processes and ways of working
• Faster learner, and willingness to learn
• Coping with a relatively immature process infrastructure (scale-up organisation)
• MBO+/HBO education in Supply Chain, Logistics, Procurement, Engineering, Business Administration or a related field
• Experience in operational purchasing, procurement, supply chain or logistics
• Strong in planning, data, organisation and follow-up
• Proactive, accurate and result-oriented, with the ability to handle disruptions and changing priorities
• Strong communication and stakeholder-management skills
• Commercial awareness and comfortable working within established supplier and contract agreements
• Experience with ERP systems and MS Office
• Affinity with high-tech technology and complex technical products is an advantage
• Good command of English, written and spoken; Dutch is an advantage