Procurement Manager

• Manage the team on a daily basis and all responsibilities that come with this
• Be responsible for the ongoing procurement of raw materials, internal operational reporting and market analysis associated with such activity
• Negotiating agreements required to meet the procurement goals and overall mission of the company.
• Meet procurement targets while maintaining quality specifications, resolving quality issues as they arise, providing first-class customer service and gathering market information for further analysis
• Establish and maintain European supplier relationships
• Clear communication with the back office in order to provide a high standard of service
• (Commercial) right hand to the Managing Director
• Coordinate all projects
• Business development
• Write annual Business Plan
• Focus on budgeting in coordination with the Managing Director

• HBO (Higher Vocational Education) in e.g. Commercial Economics NEVI II is a plus
• Professional appearance
• 3-5 years experience in a procurement type of role and/or in a trading role
• 3-5 years experience as a Manager
• Languages: fluent in Dutch and English. An extra European language is a plus
• EU citizenship, valid passport/ID and driver’s license with safe driving record
• Superior commercial, communication, Management and presentation skills
• Strong negotiation and analytical/problem solving capabilities
• Open minded, quick thinker, team player, hands on approach, able to work fairly independent, self motivated and entrepreneurial mentality
• Flexible person also because of the amount of travel involved
• Excellent computer skills (Word, Excel)

Global player in the paper and pulp industry.

Young, dynamic, international and very hard-working