Operational Purchaser

The role:_

Goal

Responsible for executing purchasing related support activities, purchase process monitoring and coordinating, supplier contact management and purchase administration, in line with purchase orders, category plans and relevant policies and procedures, in order to ensure the realization of the purchasing process and uninterrupted and timely supply at optimum cost, within specifications. The Operational Purchaser’s primary function focuses on the purchasing function of Supply Chain Management. Additional functional requirements include logistics support, sales support and general administration.

Tasks and Responsibilities:
Procurement
- Purchase Orders - Process assigned requisitions and take care of follow-ups, request and evaluate supplier quotations from approved suppliers, create purchase orders, purchase planning, so that products and services are ordered at the best contractual terms and conditions;
- Order execution and expediting - execute and expedite purchase orders within negotiated contracts, in line with purchasing procedures and (integrated) production planning, legal conditions and product specifications including budget monitoring, delivery time, product quality and quantity and take appropriate actions in case of non-conformities or other issues;
- Supplier Contact - According to specified procedures and contractual terms and conditions, contact suppliers for delivery execution and in case of (risk of) overdue delivery, and report and monitor follow up actions in liaison with the requisition originator or Tactical Purchaser;
- Purchase administration - File expedites, RFQ’s, PO’s, orders/confirmations, and other departmental documentation, retrieve information as requested and provide other documentation related services;
- Stock management - assistance with stock/inventory management, stock taking and replenishments;
- Supplier invoices - Ensure processing of supplier’s invoices for settlement before or after transactions, in line with invoicing procedures;
- Data Management - Monitor and manage relevant operational purchasing data input and output in ERP systems as well as execute organizing and corrective activities, in line with data management and systems procedures and register and close non-conformities;
- Approved Suppliers - Maintain and grow the Approved Supplier List, utilizing the Approval of Suppliers procedure;
- Administrative assistance with sales enquiries, logistics and other departmental operations as required; and
- Ensure compliance with the configuration management system.

Qualifications & Competences
- Tertiary level technical qualification - NQF 5-6;
- 2 - 4 years purchasing/procurement experience in an engineering field;
- Excellent administrative skills;
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills;
- High attention to detail;
- Self-motivated, organized and results driven;
- Disciplined - work with limited supervision;
- Operate as part of a team; and
- Computer literacy (Microsoft Word, Excel, Outlook)
- Our offer:_

Royal IHC offers you a challenging job within a successful and dynamic company with a reputation for being a worldwide leader in technological innovation. In addition, we offer you a competitive salary and professional development opportunities.
- About IHC:_

Royal IHC (IHC) is the global market leader in the construction of specialized ships for wet mining and dredging activities, and an important player in the field of complex custom-built offshore ships. However, we do not stop there. For every ship, we also develop advanced equipment that is integrated seamlessly. In addition, we offer life-cycle support to our customers, which is available worldwide and for the lifetime of our products. If you look at our customer base, you will find prominent dredging companies, oil and gas conglomerates, offshore contractors and national governments. With offices worldwide, IHC has an international orientation. Today we have 3,000 colleagues working in various locations across The Netherlands and overseas.
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