Purchase Manager/Head

Purpose:

Manage a Purchasing department which is responsible for efficient negotiations with the suppliers and ensuring the supply of raw materials directly to the company request and future productions plans with competitive costs within standards required, participate in the planning and definition of the strategic plans, policies and programs inherent to its area of operation and based on this purchase optimal and efficient contract of the raw materials based on long and short term sales strategy

Role & responsibilities:

• Manage the purchase of dedicated raw materials for production.
• Determine the purchasing strategy, extending the supplier base and verifying current contracts (suppliers' flexibility, quality of suppliers, diversification of deliveries)
• Develop and implement strategy and objectives for the assigned department and contribute to the development of the strategy/policies on a higher level, in line with the overall strategy, business needs and external developments of De Heus and the specific field
• (Financially) Manage people and resources within the assigned business unit and manage the employee lifecycle, ensure staffing and increase enablement of people within own team, in line with strategy and policies of own business unit, the De Heus guidelines and HR policies and procedures
• Building an efficient team of employees by coordinating pro-quality activities and training of employees
• Support other departments (esp. production) with knowledge, information about stock and availability on the market
• Build, maintain and overseeing a network of collaborative internal and external stakeholders/suppliers and represent own business unit and De Heus group to external suppliers in line with the De Heus guidelines
• Price and trend monitoring on domestic and international raw materials markets and estimation of impact on the central market

Candidate profile

Academic level of thinking with at least 12-15 years of relevant experience, OR higher vocational education with more than 15 years of relevant experience