Procurement Specialist
| Job Type | Temporary / Contract |
| Location | Brussels |
| Area | Brussels, Belgium |
| Sector | Aerospace Engineers |
| Salary | Negotiable |
| Currency | EUR |
| Start Date | ASAP |
| Job Ref | Aero263 |
| Job Views | 1135 |
- Description
- On behalf of our client we are looking for a Procurement Specialist to work in Brussels.
JOB DESCRIPTION- You are in charge of procurement activities for one of our Business Units ( Actuation Systems).
- Product folio : Mecatronics and Telemetry.
Your responsibilities include:
- Negotiate and sign strategic frame-agreements : understand the market and mitigate any potential supply risks, analyse mid and long-term views/market trends and develop know-how and strategies for your commodity, build new supplier relationships and develop alternative sources or solutions
- Drive cost reduction and compliance in related commodity, make clear recommendations for overall cost improvement and develop strategy to achieve quantifiable savings
- Improve tools and processes to increase procurement overall efficiency
- Prepare procurement planning & budgeting related to the commodity
- Improve procurement KPI’s (quality, lead times, costs)
- Understand the market and the internal demands and needs
- Create transparency with regards to the needs and create visibility with regards to spending behaviour
- Guarantee appropriate communication and cooperation with all stakeholders
- Facilitate changes in procurement behaviour
PROFILE- Master degree in engineering
- 5 to 7 years professional experience in a multi business-unit procurement environment with proven competence in the management of a similar commodity
- Track record in developing and negotiating national and international contracts
- Knowledge of Dutch, French and English.
- Good Knowledge of MS/Office and SAP
- Good communication competencies
- Ability to communicate professionally and collaborate with colleagues in different business units and hierarchies
- Result oriented, analytical, eager to take on new challenges, self-motivated, innovative
- Stress resistant
Start Date: March 2020
Job duration: 6+ months