Procurement & Supply Chain
Experts in Procurement & Supply Chain Recruitment
We have become one of the leading Procurement & Supply Chain recruitment agencies in Switzerland, the Netherlands and the Nordic region.
Procurement & Supply Chain is increasingly being put under pressure. Recent world events have placed greater emphasis on Procurement & Supply Chain functions. We have witnessed some of the most challenging moments for global Supply Chains, but businesses with the strongest, most resilient operations are managing these market demands.
We understand the importance of Supply Chain and Procurement optimisation, as well as the unique requirements that globalisation brings.
Procurement & Supply Chain is now at the forefront of global business. Our Procurement & Supply Chain team has a specialist knowledge of end-to-end Supply Chain solutions, from strategic Logistics responsibilities, to Supply Chain risk management, to network improvements.
If you’re looking for high calibre Procurement business partners or Supply Chain executives, then we will proactively search for the best passive candidates to fill Procurement & Supply Chain jobs in Switzerland, The Netherlands and Sweden.
Our experts can work with you on Procurement & Supply Chain positions in Switzerland, the Netherlands and the Nordic region, as well as becoming a strategic partner in your large-scale transformations, optimisation and change management.
We are successful Procurement & Supply Chain recruitment partners for the following positions in Switzerland, the Netherlands and the Nordic region:
Procurement:
- Chief Procurement Officer
- VP/Director Procurement
- Senior Procurement Executive
- Direct Procurement Manager
- Indirect Procurement Manager
- Procurement Excellence
- Strategic Sourcing Manager
- Purchasing Manager
- Lead Buyers
- Contract Manager
- Procurement Analyst
Supply Chain:
- Chief Supply Chain Officer
- Supply Chain Director
- Supply Chain Manager
- S&OP Manager
- Supply Chain Network Manager
- Planning Manager (Supply/Demand)
- Supply Planner
- Demand Planner
- Supply Chain Analyst
Key Specialism Contacts
Rebecca Spicer
Associate Director
Charlotte Cruise
Associate Director
Ben Betts
Senior Consultant
Dean Milwain
Senior Researcher
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EMEA Recruitment is exclusively working with a well-established international company, with a great brand reputation. We are searching for a Procurement Officer to join the corporate team in Amsterdam, working on a hybrid basis.
This role offers an exciting opportunity to be part of a successful international business with a clear career path on offer.
You will manage multiple purchasing categories: IT, Facilities, HR, Real Estate, Consultancy, Travel.
Responsibilities of the Procurement Officer:
- Act as a business partner for internal clients to identify purchase needs
- Advice internal clients on existing procedures, policies and processes related to Procurement
- Create and prepare purchase specifications, RFI’s, RFP’s
- Able to perform market research, sourcing projects and, if necessary, work with external partners to achieve optimized results
- Negotiate terms with suppliers (price, quality, ESG etc.); liaise with external partners if required
- Cooperate with the Legal department on contracting of suppliers and jointly negotiate agreements
- Monitor “Procure to Pay” processes and liaise with the Accounts Payable department to ensure proper administration and supplier onboarding (including Vendor Due Diligence)
- Monitor existing contracts and ensure timely extension/termination, manage and update contract data in the Contract Management System
- Align with internal clients to ensure supplier quality/performance by the client (Supplier Management)
- Manage the yearly targeted Procurement goals
- Manage Procurement policies, processes and templates
- Manage and nurture relationships with vendors
- Manage the Procurement Risk & Compliance framework
Your profile:
- 5-10 years experience in a similar role
- Experience in managing a diverse portfolio of spend categories
- Business acumen and seasoned buying skills
- Proven negotiation skills and influencing skills
- Strong interpersonal and communication skills, capable of building strong professional networks, including external markets and internal teams
- Highly service-oriented team player with strong organizational skills, who supports demanding clients in a professional manner
- Open-minded, flexible, proactive, independent, being able to multi-task
- Trustworthy, discrete, and respectful with cultural awareness, etiquette and diplomacy as shown by experience handling discrete matters and figures
- Excellent MS Office (O365) user; knowledge of MS Dynamics and PowerBI is a plus
- Fluent in English (written and spoken), fluent in German will be considered to be an asset
- Able to perform on a tactical and strategic level
- Hands-on, understand that operational tasks are part of the job
EMEA Recruitment is committed to promoting Equity, Diversity and Inclusion in the workplace. We act as a neutral third party in the recruitment process, basing our candidate searches on skills and experience. We do not discriminate on the basis of age, gender, sex, relationship status, disability, race, religion/beliefs, or sexual orientation.
My client, a large and global business in the FMCG sector, seeks a Category Manager - Logistics.
As a Category Manager of Logistics, you will be responsible for supporting the procurement of road & ocean transportation globally for a large FMCG business.
My client is offering an excellent opportunity for an experienced logistics buyer to expand their horizons in a truly global role, strategically managing e2e logistics contracts.
The successful candidate will have a passion for Logistics/Supply Chain and experience within strategic procurement at a regional or global level.
We are looking for high-calibre candidates with the following skills & experience:
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Ideally, 5+ years\' experience within Procurement or operational logistics
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Confident in sourcing, negotiating, and managing logistics contracts
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It is essential that you have sourced road freight solutions previously
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Fluent English is essential - other languages are beneficial
EMEA Recruitment is committed to promoting Equity, Diversity and Inclusion in the workplace. We act as a neutral third party in the recruitment process, basing our candidate searches on skills and experience. We do not discriminate on the basis of age, gender, sex, relationship status, disability, race, religion/beliefs, or sexual orientation.
My client, an international manufacturing business, is recruiting a Senior Category Manager – Packaging. You will support their Procurement team with sourcing a variety of packaging products within the primary and secondary packaging space.
As Senior Category Manager –Packaging, you will manage a variety of subcategories and we are open to applicants with experience across a variety of packaging materials/solutions.
We are looking for a high-calibre candidate with the following skillset and experience:
- Ideally educated to degree or equivalent level
- Ideally 6+ years of experience in Procurement at a strategic level
- Experience managing packaging procurement within the last 2 years, ideally within primary or secondary packaging
- Experience in purchasing of raw materials for packaging would be highly desirable
- Strong negotiator with previous experience leading key supplier negotiations
- Must have proven experience in sourcing within Europe
- Fluent English is essential – other languages beneficial
My client, an international manufacturing business, is recruiting a
Senior Category Manager – Chemicals. You will support their Procurement team with the sourcing of chemicals on a global scale.
As a Senior Category Manager – Chemicals, you will manage a variety of chemical subcategories with significant spend in olefins and aromatics.
We are looking for a high-calibre candidate with the following skillset and experience:
- Ideally educated to degree or equivalent level
- Ideally 5+ years of experience in Procurement at a strategic level
- Experience managing chemicals procurement within the last 2 years
- Experience in chemicals purchasing covering bulk, commodity or petrochemicals categories
- Strong negotiator with previous experience leading high value negotiations
- Sourcing experience in the EMEA region is essential
- Fluent English is essential – other languages beneficial
My client, an international food and beverages business, is recruiting a Category Manager – Primary Packaging. You will support their Procurement team with sourcing a variety of packaging materials and solutions for food and beverages.
As Category Manager – Primary Packaging, you will manage a variety of subcategories. We are open to applicants with experience of purchasing raw materials for packaging production or purchase of externally manufactured packaging solutions.
Experience of high interest will be flexibles, plastics, films and board products.
We are looking for a high-calibre candidate with the following skillset and experience:
- Ideally educated to degree or equivalent level
- Ideally 4+ years of experience in Procurement at a strategic level
- Experience managing packaging procurement within the last 2 years, ideally within food ingredients
- Experience in the purchasing of primary packaging solutions or raw materials for primary packaging would be highly desirable
- Strong negotiator with previous experience leading key supplier negotiations
- Must have proven experience in sourcing within Europe
- Fluent English is essential – Dutch is beneficial
My client, a large organisation within B2B retail, is recruiting a Senior Category Manager Logistics. You will support the Procurement team with the sourcing of logistics contracts globally.
As Senior Category Manager Logistics, you will manage a variety of subcategories and we are open to applicants with experience of purchasing within 3PL/4PL setups or direct air, ocean or road freight.
This position will not directly cover warehousing spend and prior experience of warehousing whilst beneficial will not be essential.
We are looking for a high-calibre candidate with the following skillset and experience:
- Ideally educated to degree or equivalent level
- Ideally 5+ years of experience in Procurement at a strategic level
- Experience managing logistics procurement internationally within the last 2 years, ideally for long-distance routes especially moving products from Asia to Europe and/or the US
- Operational experience in purchasing of ocean freight or container shipping or negotiating with shipping lines would be highly desirable
- Strong problem solver with previous experience managing through SC disruptions is highly desirable
- Must have proven experience in strategic procurement/category management
- Fluent English is essential – Polish is beneficial
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