Strategic Buyer - Procurement Account Manager

Canon Production Printing; Venlo; On-site; EUR 80,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

38 vacation days

13th month pay (8.6%)

Hybrid working

Commuting allowance

Training and development opportunities

Job summary

Canon Production Printing in Venlo seeks a Procurement Account Manager / Strategic Buyer to strengthen our global procurement team. You will analyze suppliers and costs, develop the supply base, and support R&D in new product development to ensure flawless component quality, material availability, and cost efficiency.

You will lead supplier relations, drive negotiations, involve suppliers early in product development, and collaborate with Quality, Logistics and R&D to secure supply continuity in

Qualifications

• A Master or Bachelor in a technical, supply chain or business field is preferred.
• A technical background in Electronics is preferred.
• Approximately 5 years of procurement experience; bachelor degree candidates should have ~10 years.
• Strong negotiation skills are required.
• Ability to collaborate with internal and external stakeholders with sound arguments.
• Excellent English (spoken and written); Dutch and/or German skills are a plus.
• Willingness to travel 5–10%.

Responsibilities

• Develops sourcing strategies and maintains long-term relationships with suppliers.
• Drives negotiations and leads supplier involvement in new product development.
• Leads Supplier Account Teams with Quality, Logistics and R&D.
• Ensures balance between supplier capacity and market requirements.
• Manages procurement processes and drives continuous improvements.
• Interacts with internal stakeholders at all levels.

Skills

Strong negotiation skills

Stakeholder management

English proficiency

Dutch and/or German

Analytical thinking

Commercial mindset

Proactive

Reading technical drawings

Education

Master or Bachelor in technical/supply chain/business

Job description

Responsible for all sourcing activities and work in close cooperation with local and global suppliers, Research and Development, Supply Chain Management and Quality Assurance.

We are offering a position as Procurement Account Manager / Strategic Buyer within the global procurement organization of Canon Production Printing in Venlo. Your duties will include analyzing suppliers, cost structures, procurement markets, continuous development of your supply base, and supporting R&D in new product development. With your successful contribution, you will promote flawless quality in components, availability of materials, lower costs, and seamless cooperation with suppliers. We offer you a challenging position and the opportunity to learn and take responsibility in a global environment leading CPP to an excellent procurement organization.

What you’ll do

In this role you are challenged to contribute to the achievement of our business targets and objectives by creating a best-in-class supply base for the materials which we need to manufacture our printers. You are responsible for sourcing, supplier management, risk management and securing business continuity. You represent Procurement during all phases of the product creation process.

The procurement account manager:

• Develops sourcing strategies and builds and maintains long term relationships with (inter)national suppliers
• Drives, executes and leads negotiations
• Selects and involves suppliers in the early stages of new product developments
• Leads Supplier Account Teams, together with your colleagues from Quality, Logistics and R&D
• Assures a timely balance between supplier capacity and expected market requirements
• Manages overall procurement processes and drives for continuous improvements
• Interacts with internal stakeholders at all levels within the organization

Who you’ll work with

This role is part of the global Procurement department (65 professionals), with multiple teams divided over three manufacturing and innovation centers worldwide (Venlo, Poing and Singapore) and responsible for the procurement of all products and services. The team in Venlo consists of 18 colleagues. We also increasingly work together with the Canon procurement teams in Japan and Thailand. Manufacturing and R&D are key stakeholders, responsible for the development, manufacturing and on time delivery of best-in-class high mix low volume CPP products.

What you bring

We are looking for an analytic and conceptual thinker with a commercial driven, goal-oriented attitude. You are decisive, pro-active and are able to build compelling business cases. Furthermore, you meet the following requirements:

• Master degree in a technical, supply chain or business direction. We are also open for candidates with a bachelor degree.
• A technical background in Electronics has a pre.
• A minimum of approximately 5 years of experience in Procurement, but we are also open to ambitious WO starters/juniors or more experienced candidates. If you have a bachelor degree, we are looking for a minimum 10 years of experience.
• Strong negotiation skills
• Ability to collaborate with others and convince internal and external stakeholders with sound arguments
• Excellent level in English, speaking and writing
• Preferably an excellent level in Dutch and/or German
• Willing to travel (5-10%)
• Experience in stakeholdermanagement
• Able to read/interpret technical drawings and able and or willing to understand technical designs

What you’ll get from us

In this role you build a network of colleagues at multiple levels and different departments combined with a network of contacts in various supplier markets. We offer you the opportunity to deliver an important contribution to the further expansion of our activities.

Besides this challenging working environment, you will receive an interesting package of employment conditions:

• 38 vacation days
• Extra 13th month pay (8,6%), holiday allowance (8%) and commuting allowance
• Hybrid working for a healthy work-life balance
• A huge range of training and professional development opportunities

Career opportunities

From the position of procurement account manager you have a lot of career opportunities. These can be within the Procurement department, for example switching between commodities or growing towards a leading role, but also outside of it towards other positions, for example to our Business Unit.

What do we stand for?

We develop and manufacture high-tech printing products and workflow software for the commercial printing market as part of Canon, a global leader in imaging technologies. With our company values collaboration, innovation and ownership, we strive to bring out the best in each other, expand boundaries and feel empowered to take ownership of our work.