Purchaser

**General Duties**:
The Purchaser contributes to the sales phase within multidisciplinary and international project teams and realization phase of new innovative projects. The purchasing activities are very diverse and can vary from purchasing components, technical installations, buildings to site. In addition to working on projects, they will also be responsible for some of their own assigned purchasing packages.

**Position within the company**

The Purchaser reports to the manager established in the organizational chart.

**Result areas**
- Research_
- Take note of the content of the project and/or purchasing package and translate this into a plan of approach.
- Conducting research among potential (international) suppliers to arrive at an opinion about production conditions and process, product quality, certification, risk analysis in the framework of delivery reliability and compliance.
- Negotiation_
- Contracting, on the most favorable terms possible (price, quality, delivery time,
delivery reliability, risks, payment, etc.), of the required materials and services.
- Handling complaints/claims to suppliers in the field of quality and performance.
- Rating_
- Co-determination of the selection and qualification of (international) suppliers.
- Requesting and assessing quotations.
- Assess suppliers on delivery reliability, failure, rejection, audits, financial stability, risks.
- Assessing contracts for risk, price, delivery, political stability, currency, alternative suppliers.
- Advice_
- Consulting with stakeholders about strategy and final choice.
- Advising on tactical choices and optimizing the purchasing process.
- Drawing up and advising on budgets based on purchasing packages and suppliers.
- Others_
- Establishing and maintaining relationships with (potential) suppliers.
- Follow developments in (basic) materials and services on the (international) supplier market by doing desk research, exhibition visit.
- Forwarding and follow-up of purchase orders with regard to deliveries and documentation.
- Carrying out all occurring activities that can reasonably be expected of them.
**Communication**
- Discuss work progress and reports with Project Manager and others stakeholders.
- Monthly reporting on the SC KPI.
- Consulting with the manager about the activities.
**Objective**
- Discussing possible orders and quotations, offered components and deviations from the specifications with potential suppliers.
**Responsibility**
- Achieve established performance with regard to the purchasing package
- Carrying out the work according to set requirements.
- Prepare, distribute and monitor the schedules and reports.
- Administration of additional and less work.
- Drawing up budgets and reporting on them.
- Compliance with safety, health and safety, environmental and quality regulations of the employer, relation and supplier.
**Powers**
- Independently perform tasks within the (project) budget and planning.
- Make purchases that are consistent with the powers matrix.
- Approving and/or rejecting invoices
- Assessing and qualifying suppliers
**Knowledge and skill**
- Educational attainment_
- HBO in the commercial / technical field.
- Courses_
- NEVI (pre)
- Expertise_
- 12 months to 3 years of job-oriented experience.
- Knowledge of relevant legislation, standards and regulations.
- Language_
- Dutch, professional level in speech and writing.
- English, professional level in speech and writing.
- German, professional level in speech and writing.(pre)
- Software_
- MicrosoftOffice.
- ERP system.
**Competences**
- Negotiate.
- Analytical
- Planning and organizing.
- Project work.
- Stress resistant
- Numerically strong.
- Collaborate.
- Solution-oriented
- Communication
Nortech Engineering Solutions Ltd is an equal opportunity employer, for full details see the Company’s equal opportunities policy.

Schedule:

- 8 hour shift
- Monday to Friday
Work authorisation:

- United Kingdom (required)