Senior Buyer

Company Description

Psicontrol is part of the Picanol Group, a business unit of Tessenderlo Group (Euronext: TESB).

To continue supporting our ongoing growth, PsiControl wants to invest in further optimization of its sourcing processes. Setting up cost reduction programs, global sourcing, adjusting the supplier base, optimizing the supply chain, and so on are the challenges we are taking on. To strengthen our sourcing team, we are looking for a technically trained professional (engineer or equivalent through experience) with interest and/or experience in sourcing.

Job Description

After a training period in which you get to know the products better, you are responsible for purchasing parts, components, and technical products from qualified suppliers both domestically and abroad, at the best price, service, and quality. You also explore new purchasing markets, new suppliers, and new technologies. After a positive evaluation, you make these operational.

You are assigned a specific product group, for which you take on the following tasks:

• New Technologies: Together with R&D, you monitor new technologies that provide a competitive advantage within PsiControl's scope of action.
• New Purchasing Channels: You look for new purchasing channels to source existing product families. After a positive evaluation, you make them operational.
• Evaluating Suppliers: You evaluate both existing and potential new suppliers according to PsiControl's criteria (price, quality, logistics, flexibility, and technology), thereby building market and supplier knowledge.
• Planning: You support the logistics department in managing escalations to resolve critical delivery issues.
• Pricing: Within the agreed budgets, you conduct contract discussions and achieve savings. You support sales with competitive and feasible prices during their quotation process.
• Quality: You contribute to programs aimed at improving quality with suppliers.

Qualifications

• You have good technical knowledge, acquired through higher education or experience
• Stress-resistant & results-oriented
• Interest in both technical and business aspects
• Strong organizational and planning skills
• Communicative, also in other languages (French, English)
• Assertive enough to negotiate with suppliers
• You are open to travel abroad, mainly within Europe and to the Far East
• You enjoy working very comfortably with Excel
• ERP knowledge is a plus

Additional Information

A cutting-edge technological environment, international collaboration, and room for initiative and personal growth.