Operational Purchaser

**Educational level**:

- MBO**Field of study**:

- Technical**Hours per week**:

- 38,75**Start date**:

- A.S.A.P.**Location**:

- Veldhoven**Salary indication**:

- 2.750 - 3.500**Operational Purchaser**
(Veldhoven, full-time, office hours)

As an Operational Purchaser, you play a crucial role in our company by ensuring smooth procurement processes. You will be responsible for managing the procurement process from start to finish and ensuring that all materials and supplies are delivered on time and within budget.

**Our Offer**

Working in an international and ambitious company that is constantly evolving. You will find yourself in a pleasant, collegial setting where we collaborate extensively across teams, departments, and layers. All this in a highly informal culture where you can be yourself.
- A job with prospects for a permanent contract
- Training and development opportunities
- A monthly salary commensurate with your knowledge and experience between €2,750 and €3,500 based on full-time
- A pension where half of the premium is paid by us
- 6 weeks of leave per year based on full-time
- A great and informal working atmosphere where collegiality and enjoyment of work are important

**What will you do**

A day in the life of an Operational Purchaser is often dynamic and varied. You will work alongside a colleague purchaser under the guidance of the procurement team leader.
- Identifying suitable suppliers for mechanical and electronic components, often regionally but also within Europe
- Negotiating procurement terms, volume, prices, and delivery times.
- Managing the procurement process from quotation requests to delivery.
- Keeping procurement information up-to-date and accurate in SAP Business One (ERP)
- Monitoring orders and anticipating deviations from agreed terms.
- Resolving challenges or issues with suppliers.
- Analyzing the supply chain for risks, lead times, costs, and advising on make-or-buy decisions.
- Collaborating with planning, workshops, and engineering to understand and meet procurement needs.
- Maintaining strong relationships with suppliers and identifying opportunities for supply chain improvement.

**Your Profile**

You are known for your sharp analytical skills. You can interpret complex data and identify trends to achieve cost savings. With your strong communication skills and determination, you always negotiate the best terms with suppliers. You are focused on achieving results. You set clear goals and work diligently to achieve them. As a team player, you can effectively collaborate with different departments to understand and fulfill procurement needs. Colleagues are uplifted by your presence and results; they can rely on everything being well organized. Suppliers feel heard and seen by you and experience partnership.

Our desires:

- Minimum MBO level of education, preferably technical
- Affinity with technology
- Several years of relevant work experience in procurement within a technical environment
- Positive, eager to learn, enthusiastic but also critical
- Commercial, results-oriented, and take ownership of your work
- Proficiency in Dutch and English, both spoken and written.

**About Us**

RAXTAR develops and produces world-class construction lifts for the realization of leading high-rise projects. We sell worldwide passenger/goods lifts, Common Tower, and software solutions, and we rent and service them on projects in the Netherlands, England, France, and Germany. In these projects, our vertical transport solutions play a crucial role in logístical flow (people and goods) and the speed of construction. Examples include Tour Hekla (220m) in Paris, project FOUR (233m) in Frankfurt, and Y Towers (114m) in Amsterdam.

**How to Apply?**
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