Project Buyer

The “Project Buyer” is member of the Project Procurement department whose mission is to “Maximize Supplier value for Business benefits” : Buying better through optimized specifications, standardized requirements, common cost analysis and cooperation, buying cheaper through “massification”, relevant supplier sourcing, competition and negotiation and buying less through needs rationalization, make or buy studies and change of usage/consumption habits.

Mission

• In charge of the procurement of projects and services including contract’s follow up in their technical, legal and administrative aspects.
• Produce draft contracts / clauses.
• Prepare the sourcing strategies for each contract of a project in cooperation with the
  project team.
• Establish supplier selection criteria, lead competitive process, negotiate and drive final
  supplier selections in partnership with Engineering and Project Management .
• Conduct clarification with tenderers, tenders evaluation according to the sourcing
  strategy and establish a shortlist of tenderers selected for negotiation in cooperation
  with the project team.
• Conduct commercial negotiation with tenderers in cooperation with the project team
  and provide contract award recommendation.
• In charge of contract and claim management, covering the following aspects:
  • Manage Claim
  • Warranties
  • Performance Bonds
  • Variation Orders

Requirements

• Minimum 5-7 years Procurement Experience within a similar industry sector and in
  procurement, with significant experience in the Category
• Experience in animation and communication in a transverse, geographical & multi-
  cultural environment
• Ability to streamline activities, improve processes and manage change
• Team player with excellent interpersonal skills and strong leadership skills and team
  management experience
• Fluent in Dutch / French, and English. German is a plus.
• Good knowledge of Office 365
• Knowledge of e-sourcing tools
• Knowledge of SAP
• Pragmatic in problem solving.
• Agility in a dynamic environment.
• Good communications verbal/oral and written skills.
• Excellent analytical skills with a sound judgement and practical approach to problem solving;
• Strong ability to develop partnership & relationship with the project teams;
• Influencing business and people;
• Strong interpersonal skills;
• Team spirit, multicultural personal and professional orientation
• Results orientated