Purchase Engineer

at  Komatsu Europe International NV

Are you a driven professional with a passion for procurement and supplier management? Do you want to join an international team and contribute to the growth of a leading company? We are seeking a Purchase Engineer to enhance our procurement team!

REQUIREMENTS:

We are looking for a highly motivated individual who meets the following criteria:

• Educational Background: Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience.
• Knowledge: Proficiency in Excel, Access, Baan, and other PDC systems. Strong understanding of relevant workflows and procedures.
• Practical Skills: Excellent organizational abilities, effective planning and prioritization, multilingual capabilities (English required; additional languages are a plus), and strong negotiation skills.
• Attitude: Precision, proactiveness, resilience under stress, and flexibility. This role requires significant autonomy; you should be capable of working independently, excelling in both internal and external communication, and demonstrating strong analytical skills while being a true team player.
• Experience: A minimum of 2 years in a similar role.

If you are interested but unsure whether you meet all the qualifications, feel free to contact luna.ryckmans@komatsu.eu for more information.

• Strategy Development: Collaborate with the Purchase Manager to create and implement the purchasing strategy for our logistics department.
• Supplier Management: Apply the purchasing strategy to assigned suppliers and optimize the supplier pool, ensuring compliance with product specifications.
• Negotiations: Negotiate purchasing conditions and contracts (both new and existing) to meet Safety, Logistics, Quality, Delivery, and Cost (SLQDC) targets.
• Cost Reduction: Identify opportunities to reduce procurement costs and positively impact the logistics department’s Profit and Loss (P&L).
• Performance Monitoring: Evaluate and monitor the performance of local suppliers, initiating actions to enhance their performance.
• Reporting: Report on localization status, cost savings, and supplier performance ratings to the Procurement Manager and General Manager.
• Market Awareness: Stay updated on Komatsu products, policies, and market developments for effective supplier management.
• Coordination: Align with KLTD (Komatsu Japan) and local factories on supplier selection to ensure a unified purchasing strategy.
• Representation: Represent the company in all supplier-related interactions.
• Cross-Functional Collaboration: Work closely with Inventory Control, Marketing, and Business Development to manage suppliers, focusing on Quality, Cost, and Delivery (QCD) requirements.
• Support: Provide assistance to Purchase Administrators, Expeditors, Technical Support Agents, and Claim Administrators.
• Data Maintenance: Ensure that purchasing data in Baan is accurate and up-to-date (e.g., supplier data, prices, item data like lead time, MOQ, weight, country of origin).
• Project Participation: Engage in specific projects as needed.
• Travel: occasional short business trips to the UK, Italy, Germany, and other locations.