Project Buyer | NTS Hengelo
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The Project Buyer represents procurement within customer projects, selecting and approving suppliers, negotiating project packages, and optimizing procurement costs. They collaborate with project managers, commodity buyers, and Supplier Quality Engineers to ensure timely material availability and aligned procurement strategies.
About this role
At NTS, we make it possible together. Technology inspires and drives us; it is our passion. Every day, we work on unique solutions for complex challenges. Whether it involves ultra-complex or ultra-precise solutions, we are proud of what we do and what we deliver.
Would you like to discover what is possible together? Do you want to exceed customer expectations and achieve the highest customer satisfaction? Are you a strategic thinker with decisive action who gains energy from optimizing procurement processes within complex projects? Then get started as a Project Buyer at NTS and let's make it possible together!
Job description
As a Project Buyer, you represent the procurement function within (customer) projects. You play a key role in supplier selection and ensure that all procurement processes seamlessly align with project objectives. You work closely with project managers, group-level commodity buyers, and Supplier Quality Engineers, reporting to the Team Lead Supply Chain Services.
You responsibilities also include:
Selecting and approving suppliers based on customer requirements and relevant commodity strategies;
Negotiating project packages (across QLTC) and monitoring the CPR roadmap;
Developing and executing procurement strategies in collaboration with Commodity Buyers and Supplier Quality Engineers;
Ensuring the timely availability of materials by placing and following up on project orders;
Optimizing procurement costs in line with the Total Cost of Ownership (TCO) mindset.
Job Requirements
Higher Professional Education (HBO) working and thinking level, preferably in Industrial Engineering and Management, Supply Chain, or a related field;
Minimum of 3 years of experience in a similar procurement role;
Strong analytical skills and a proactive attitude toward continuous process improvement;
Experience with ERP systems (ERP LN / Infor) and an affinity for IT tools;
Excellent negotiation skills and communication skills in both Dutch and English.
Your Benefits
At NTS, we combine our passion for technology with innovative solutions for complex challenges. You will receive the freedom and trust to fully utilize and develop your talents in a dynamic and energetic environment. We invest in technology as well as in you as a future colleague!
For this role, we offer the following employment benefits:
Salary from €4,863 to €6,968 per month, depending on experience and qualifications;
Over 40 days off: 27 vacation days and 13 ADV days for full-time employment;
Personal development and career opportunities, for instance through training and courses;
Annual budget of €150 gross to spend freely, which can be used for vitality, a bicycle plan, or gym membership via the Alleo app, among other things;
Travel allowance of €0.21 per kilometer (max. 50 km one way) or full reimbursement of public transport costs;
Excellent pension scheme through PME;
Laptop and mobile phone;
Free fresh fruit at work.
About NTS
We deliver unique solutions for complex challenges and drive technological progress for our customers. By combining development, production, and assembly, we play an integral role in bringing the supply chain together. We combine the best skills and smartest ideas into a working system for the world's most advanced Semiconductor, Opto-Mechatronic, and Analytical solutions. For this reason, we have grown into a Tier-1 supplier for OEMs and an international player operating from various locations in Europe, Asia, and the US.
Although we offer our teams around the world a great place to work, we do not forget to remain firmly rooted locally. Ultimately, the core of NTS is formed by our people. Their outstanding manufacturing skills, customer-oriented mindset, and clear technical solutions have made NTS what it is today. Together, we create a culture everyone can be proud of because we make it possible together. That is why we seize every opportunity to celebrate our people, our craftsmanship, and our successes.
Interested?
Apply directly by sending your CV and cover letter via the application button below! For more information about this vacancy or our organization, you can contact our Recruiter by email: Recruitment.Hengelo@nts-group.nl.
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