Company

Terumo Europe is a core player in the EMEA healthcare market by providing best in class quality products and services.

Key Responsibilities

• Manage centralization of purchasing & procurement activities, for your dedicated spend categories on all direct purchasing and procurement: raw materials, BOM components, product related packaging, subcontracted sterilisation, subcontracted production activities, cleaning chemicals used in production…
• Become main point of contact for organisation and suppliers and have full ownership and control over P2P process
• Co-develop and implement Sourcing Strategies and Plans for your spend categories
• Manage RFI / RFP process, commercial negotiations and contract negotiations for suppliers, belonging to your dedicated spend categories
• Maintain close and active contact both with your suppliers as well as your internal stakeholders, to guarantee that most suitable and competitive deal is closed
• Install SLA’s and KPI’s where relevant
• Run cost saving and improvement projects in close cooperation with your internal stakeholders, taking into account their short and long term needs
• Install preferred supplier list where applicable
• Support budget process for your dedicated spend categories

Profile

• Holding bachelor or university degree in economics, engineering or business administration, with strong interest in medical and pharmaceutical industry
• Having at least 7 years of experience in purchasing function as (senior) direct spend buyer, in international environment
• Strong analytical skills and strategic insight
• Excellent negotiator, creative thinking and problem solving skills
• Strong organizational, interpersonal and written communication skills, having demonstrated ability to successfully lead projects in multi stakeholder environment
• Ability to convince others and to develop networks internally and externally
• Hands-on attitude, proactive and result oriented
• Fluent in Dutch and English, speaking and writing. Knowledge of German or French are an advantage
• Computer literate: Outlook, MS Excel, PowerPoint. Knowledge of SAP is an important asset

Apply?

Please send your application and/or CV to Ingrid Verhoeks: ingrid.verhoeks@progressio.be (+32 473 93 64 64). Download vacancy here. PROGRESSIO is a registered Senior & Executive Search Agency: Flanders (VG. 1800/B) and Brussels (B-AB11.001)