Senior Buyer | Waddinxveen

An excellent, market-conform reward. By this, we mean more than just a good salary. Enjoyment in your work, the opportunity to help shape your own role, and a good work-life balance are at least as important. The more you enjoy it, the better your contribution to our organization and projects. With us, you will find:

• An inspiring work environment at the top of superyacht construction;
• A base salary between € 4,000 and € 6,000 per month, depending on knowledge and experience
• A challenging job with many opportunities for personal growth;
• Plenty of room for development and training (Feadship Academy);
• Good secondary employment conditions
• 43 days off (vacation and ADV)
• Unique work locations
• An informal working atmosphere;
• An active staff association with fun activities and many company events

Van Der Loo creates the most beautiful luxury interiors for Feadship superyachts. As a Senior Buyer, you will be part of the Supply Chain team and act as the representative of Supply Chain for setting up and maintaining procurement contracts for our projects and indirect procurement (all supporting processes). In this role, you translate short, medium, and long-term procurement needs into sharp contracts and maintain them. You are co-responsible for quality, planning, and budget. You play an important role in the successful delivery of the most beautiful interiors.

The Supply Chain department consists of a Supply Chain manager, 4 technical buyers, 1 operational buyer, and 2 shipping employees. Together, they ensure an optimal procurement and shipping process for all assigned projects.

As a member of this team, you will be involved in, among other things:

• Analyzing and optimizing procurement processes
• Approaching procurement process-wise based on TCO (Total Cost of Ownership)
• Setting up and managing contracts, utilizing the knowledge and experience available internally and externally (Van Lent)
• In addition to procurement for the production process, also the facility categories (IT, machinery, office) and indirect procurement.
• Actively sourcing, negotiating, and concluding contracts with suppliers to ensure timely delivery of required materials at the right price and quality.
• Active collaboration with the various departments (production, planning, engineering) to continue improving continuously

We ask

'Always Improving' is a core value of Van Der Loo Yacht Interiors. Everyone, including you, puts this into practice daily in your work by looking for opportunities for improvement in everything you do.

• Commercial affinity and experience with setting up and managing contracts.
• Experience with project-based working.

We ask

• MBO/HBO working and thinking level, supplemented with a relevant specialized education, e.g., NEVI
• 5+ years of demonstrable procurement experience, preferably some of which is in a technical production environment.
• Relevant knowledge of production processes in interior construction and furniture production or in a technical production environment.
• Familiarity with software such as MS Office (required), AutoCAD (a plus), and preferably experience with ERP systems such as Business Central
• Excellent command of the English language, both spoken and written.

• You can go into depth while maintaining the overview.
• You strive for the highest achievable balance in price, quality, and timeliness.
• You have your affairs in order; you know what has been done and what still needs to be done.
• With effective communication, you connect everything together.

If you recognize yourself in words such as driven, continuous improvement, taking responsibility, collaborating in project teams, and achieving beautiful results in an environment where craftsmanship is central, then we look forward to receiving your response.

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• An inspiring work environment at the top of superyacht construction;
• A base salary between € 4,000 and € 6,000 per month, depending on knowledge and experience
• A challenging job with many opportunities for personal growth;
• Plenty of room for development and training (Feadship Academy);
• Good secondary employment conditions
• 43 days off (vacation and ADV)
• Unique work locations
• An informal working atmosphere;
• An active staff association with fun activities and many company events

The Supply Chain department consists of a Supply Chain manager, 4 technical buyers, 1 operational buyer, and 2 shipping employees. Together, they ensure an optimal procurement and shipping process for all assigned projects.

As a member of this team, you will be involved in, among other things:

• Analyzing and optimizing procurement processes
• Approaching procurement process-wise based on TCO (Total Cost of Ownership)
• Setting up and managing contracts, utilizing the knowledge and experience available internally and externally (Van Lent)
• In addition to procurement for the production process, also the facility categories (IT, machinery, office) and indirect procurement.
• Actively sourcing, negotiating, and concluding contracts with suppliers to ensure timely delivery of required materials at the right price and quality.
• Active collaboration with the various departments (production, planning, engineering) to continue improving continuously