Technical Project Buyer

Technical Project Buyer

Company: Kinetron BV (an ASSA ABLOY company)
Location: Tilburg

About Kinetron

Kinetron is an international high-tech organization specializing in energy harvesting technologies including induction solar NFC ambient energy and IoT solutions. We design develop manufacture and assemble customerspecific modules and products for global industry leaders.

Our culture combines professional excellence with a warm familyoriented environment built on transparency empowerment and longterm collaboration. We maintain strong global partnerships in markets such as access control wearables and smart buildings.

About the Role

Due to continued growth of our R&D organization we are expanding the team with a Technical Project Buyer.
This role can be parttime or fulltime (3238 hours) and is fully dedicated to purchasing activities that enable fast highquality product development.

You will work closely with engineers suppliers and quality teams to accelerate innovation and ensure that prototypes and development parts meet the required standards.

What You Will Do

As a Technical Project Buyer you take ownership of the complete purchasing and supplychain scope within R&D and development projects. You guide components and prototypes from early concept through 0series and into the start of production ensuring:

• Ontime delivery
• Cost transparency and control
• High quality and technical reliability

Your responsibilities cover the full procurement cycle from RFQs and supplier selection to ordering quality checks and risk mitigation. You work in close partnership with R&D engineers suppliers and Quality Control. When needed you conduct or coordinate handson measurements and verifications.

This position focuses solely on R&D and project-based purchasing not series production. You also help refine and improve purchasing processes within the R&D domain.

Key Responsibilities

• Manage projectbased purchasing for R&D development projects.
• Prepare issue and evaluate RFQs.
• Select suppliers for prototypes 0series components and early production parts.
• Create and monitor purchase orders in the ERP system.
• Calculate and justify BOM cost prices.
• Perform or coordinate quality checks including mechanical measurements and verifications.

Additional responsibilities include:

• Monitor supplier performance and address quality delivery and leadtime issues.
• Build and maintain a strong international supplier network.
• Negotiate evaluate and manage supplier agreements.
• Identify and mitigate purchasing-related risks.
• Transfer purchasing data and responsibilities to production buyers during 0series/SOP.
• Skills & Experience

• Bachelors or Masters in Mechanical or Industrial Engineering (or equivalent).
• 3 years of experience as a technical/project buyer in R&D or complex technical project environments.
• Strong technical understanding of mechanical components and manufacturing technologies.
• Experience with supplier agreements and mechanical quality inspection methods.
• Handson proactive communicator with excellent coordination and stakeholdermanagement skills.
• Fluent in english dutch is a plus

Personal Profile

• Analytical and structured with strong ownership of deliverables.
• Ensures timely delivery with the right balance of cost quality and feasibility.
• Practical solution-oriented thinker with strong problemsolving abilities.
• Builds trust-based relationships with internal teams and external suppliers.
• Collaborative team player who supports others and seeks support when needed.

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