Operational Buyer

Step into a bustling procurement environment where your curiosity, team spirit, and passion for service are central to improving procurement processes and building the future of our organization!

• This role offers a unique opportunity to showcase your skills within the procurement department of our dynamic company

• The opportunity to learn more about the procurement profession and gain experience at a large, commercial, and international company

• Responsible for the efficient procurement of various products from different suppliers, where you add value to the procurement process and optimize costs

As an Operational Buyer, you ensure that the right hardware and software products reach the right suppliers at the right time. You do this in a structured manner within the established guidelines, and where necessary, you help to improve those processes. A portion of the orders is automatically generated by our system; you ensure that this runs smoothly and intervene when necessary.

My name is Dennis-Jo Boekestein. I am the Local Procurement Manager at Dustin Benelux. As a leader, I ensure that everyone understands the bigger picture and moves in the right direction. At the same time, I focus on the individual needs of my team members, so that everyone can develop and achieve their goals.

Your role and influence as an Operational Buyer

Responsibility: You will take responsibility for the structured procurement of hardware and software under the most favorable conditions, whereby you carefully research information about products and delivery times, maintain contact with suppliers, and manage the order flow, including performing "manual actions" for specific orders within a daily processing of more than 1600 orders.

Collaboration: Together with your team, you ensure a flawless order flow and optimal procurement results. You work not only closely with your direct team members but also with the Logistics and Finance departments to ensure seamless cooperation and jointly promote the efficiency of the procurement process

Core activities:

• Maintain contact with suppliers for optimal price alignment and inventory management, while together with fellow sales colleagues, you take customer service to new heights

• Smoothly manage purchase orders, from administrative processing to resolving inquiries via email, including arranging delivery times, backorders, and digital warranty extensions

• Proactively advise the management team on possible process and organizational improvements, allowing your impact to extend beyond daily procurement activities

We believe that Dustin has more to offer than just the benefits mentioned here. You will fully understand this once you work with us. Curious? Our Life at Dustin page has everything you need.

For this specific position, you can expect the following:

• You will receive a €0.26 per kilometer travel allowance or a full public transport allowance.

• Home office allowance of €2.45 per home office day, paid monthly.

More of our benefits can be found below in the vacancy.

We see you as a curious and driven person who is detail-oriented, quality-oriented, and engaged, and who loves to optimize processes and contribute to the success of the team.

Additionally, it is important that:

• You have an MBO level of working and thinking

• You have insight and/or experience in procurement processes, logistics, and finance

• Experience with Dynamics (AX and/or 365), Zendesk, and Medius is a plus

• You have technical skills that align with the IT B2B sector

Missing one or two points? No problem, we would still love to hear from you!

To guarantee a fair recruitment process without unconscious bias, we treat your application anonymously and do not accept cover letters. We therefore request that you do not send a cover letter, so that the selection is based exclusively on professional competencies. We expect the following steps in the recruitment process:

• Telephone introduction with the Recruiter, Sander Dirks

• 1st interview with Dennis-Jo Boekestein

• 2nd interview with the hiring manager & a future colleague

For questions about this position, please contact Sander Dirks via email.