Purchaser
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Job Location:
Eindhoven - Netherlands
Monthly Salary:
Not Disclosed
Posted on:
6 days ago
Vacancies:
1 Vacancy
Job Summary
Job description
As a Purchaser at ABF you play a key role in our daily sourcing operations and contribute directly to the reliability and growth of our stock. Working as part of the Purchase Team you support both customer-driven sourcing requests and stock replenishment activities while ensuring accurate data strong supplier relationships and smooth procurement a fast-paced international environment you balance operational excellence with a proactive commercially driven mindset.
Are you the detail-oriented and commercially driven Purchaser who strengthens our procurement capabilities
What you will confidently deliver:
Handle daily sourcing requests.
Prepare and analyze replenishment lists with a focus on availability and margin.
Maintain accurate ERP administration reporting and invoice checks.
Manage supplier relationships negotiations and performance.
Identify new suppliers and share commercial leads with Sales.
Willing to travel abroad to attend meetings or events if necessary (1-4/year).
What you bring with you:
Affinity with technical products (bearings electric motors or similar) is a strong advantage and willingness to quickly build product knowledge is essential.
At least 3 years experience in procurement purchasing or a similar commercial role.
Clear concise and professional written communication skills.
HBO working and thinking level with a completed relevant commercial education.
English language (min. B2 level).
Strong commercial analytical and negotiation skills.
Our recruitment process
After a successful first interview you may be invited to a trainee session of approximately two hours. This session offers you a behind-the-scenes look at ABF helping you gain a clear understanding of our organization and the role.
A background check (VOG) and an assessment may be part of the selection procedure.
About ABF
ABF is a strongly internationally oriented trading company with 14 million products in stock. Although the market we operate in is conservative ABF as a company certainly is not. We are an e-commerce business with a strong IT focus. We have an in-house development team that improves our software daily making us agile and independent. Only 6% of our customers are in the Netherlands; the remaining customers are primarily in other European countries and are further fragmented worldwide.
Apply now
Are you the Purchaser who combines operational excellence with a commercial mindset and a passion for procurement We would be happy to get to know you.
Job requirements
What we offer you:
Market-conforming salary holiday allowance year-end bonus.
Location: Eindhoven.
28 vacation days with the option to purchase an additional 5 days.
One week per year working abroad.
2 days per week working from home (based on 40 hours p/w).
Daily lunch provided at the office.
A generous training budget to continuously strengthen your CV: you receive an annual net training budget of up to one gross monthly salary for training and development with no repayment obligation if the training is relevant to your role.
All done!
Your application has been successfully submitted!
Key Skills
- Purchasing
- Sourcing
- Procurement
- HR Sourcing
- Math
- SAP
- Supply Chain Experience
- Microsoft Excel
- ERP Systems
- Financial Report Interpretation
- negotiation
- Manufacturing
About Company
Homepage ABF Bearings & ABF Motors. Whether you are looking for bearings or electric motors, or for a challenging job, you’ve come to the right place.
