Supply Chain Manager

MIMETAS; Zuid-Holland; On-site; EUR 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Pension plan

Annual bonus

Job summary

MIMETAS is seeking a full-time Supply Chain Manager for our Enschede production site. You will coordinate purchasing, inventory, warehousing, order processing, and international logistics to ensure timely material availability for manufacturing and customer products.

You will work with Production, Finance, Sales, Quality, suppliers, and logistics partners across Enschede and Leiden. The role requires a bachelor’s or master’s in a related field, 3+ years in supply chain or procurement, strong

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s or Master’s in SCM, Logistics, BA, finance, or related field.
• 3+ years in supply chain coordination, procurement, or logistics.
• Experience with purchasing, inventory management, order processing, warehousing, and logistics.
• Familiar with international shipping, import/export, customs docs, and tax processes.
• Strategic thinking with hands-on approach; manage daily ops and longer-term improvements.
• Strong analytical skills; monitor costs, budgets, stock, forecasts, and performance.
• Advanced Excel and SAP or similar ERP; reporting/data-visualization is a plus.
• Proactive, organized, accurate; manage multiple priorities and own results.
• Excellent communication; collaborate with colleagues, suppliers, and logistics partners; English required; Dutch a bonus.

Responsibilities

• Manage end-to-end supply chain: purchasing, inventory, warehousing, order processing, logistics.
• Coordinate import/export, customs, shipping, and tax processes with partners.
• Translate forecasts into purchasing and logistics requirements across locations.
• Support sales and financial admin: purchase/sales orders, invoices, budgeting.
• Develop strategic sourcing; manage suppliers and cost improvements.
• Monitor supply chain performance, costs, stock, lead times, supplier scores.
• Standardize processes, systems, controls, and reporting for efficiency and resilience.

Skills

Supply chain management

ERP systems (SAP)

Excel

Analytical skills

English proficiency

Dutch language (advantage)

Education

Bachelor’s or Master’s in SCM/Logistics

Tools

SAP

ERP reporting tools

Job description

MIMETAS is looking for a full-time Supply Chain Manager for our production site in Enschede. You will coordinate purchasing, operational procurement, inventory management, warehousing, production planning, order processing, international logistics, import/export, customs, and related financial administration for our Enschede and Leiden production sites. You will work closely with Production, Finance, Sales, Quality, suppliers, and logistics partners to ensure the timely availability of materials for our manufacturing and products for our customers.

About MIMETAS

MIMETAS is a world-leading biotech company in the fast-growing ‘organ-on-a-chip’-field. With our innovative products and services that enable 3D tissue modeling, we aim to improve the medicine development process while reducing animal testing. Our clients are pharmaceutical companies and academic institutes who strive to discover new and better treatments for patients. Our team consists of scientists working on services and product development, as well as commercial people spreading the word. Our people are enthusiastic, analytical, and international. Over eighty colleagues work in five locations in Leiden (the Netherlands headquarters) and Enschede (NL), UK, USA, and Japan.

Your tasks will include

• Managing the end-to-end supply chain, including purchasing, inventory management, warehousing, order processing, and logistics;
• Coordinating import, export, customs, tax, and shipping processes, including collaboration with carriers, brokers, suppliers, and internal stakeholders;
• Translating sales forecasts and production plans into purchasing, inventory, and logistics requirements across locations;
• Supporting sales-related and financial administration, including purchase and sales orders, invoice reconciliation, cost monitoring, and budget tracking;
• Developing and implementing strategic sourcing initiatives, managing supplier relationships, and identifying opportunities to improve cost, quality, reliability, and supply continuity;
• Monitor and report on supply chain performance, costs, stock levels, lead times, and supplier performance;
• Continuously improving and standardizing supply chain processes, systems, controls, and reporting to increase efficiency, traceability, scalability, and resilience.

Your profile

• You have a bachelor’s or master’s degree in Supply Chain Management, Logistics, Business Administration, Finance, Economics, or a related field;
• You have at least 3 years of relevant experience as a supply chain coordinator, operational or tactical buyer, procurement specialist, logistics coordinator, production planner, material planner, or in a comparable supply chain, purchasing, logistics, or operations role, preferably in a manufacturing, high-tech, life-science, or distribution environment;
• You have practical experience with purchasing, inventory management, order processing, warehousing, and logistics;
• You are familiar with international shipping, import/export procedures, customs documentation, and relevant tax processes;
• You combine strategic thinking with a hands‑on approach and are comfortable managing both day-to-day operations and longer-term improvements;
• You have strong analytical skills and are experienced in monitoring costs, budgets, stock levels, forecasts, and operational performance;
• You have advanced Excel skills and experience with SAP or a comparable ERP system, including purchasing, procurement, inventory, order‑management, or materials‑planning processes; experience with reporting or data‑visualization tools is an advantage;
• You are proactive, well‑organized, accurate, and able to manage multiple priorities independently while taking ownership of results;
• You communicate effectively and collaborate easily with colleagues, suppliers, logistics providers, and other external partners;
• You are proficient in English; proficiency in Dutch is an advantage.

We offer

• A full-time position in an international, fast-growing high-tech environment;
• Ample opportunities for personal development and growth;
• A competitive salary with benefits, such as a pension plan and annual company bonus;
• A fun team with colleagues from all over the world that love what they do;