JUNIOR BUYER

Are you ready for a new challenge within your career? Are you looking for a dynamic company where you have the freedom to contribute and develop your own personality to the job? Do you see it as a challenge to contribute to the successful day-to-day business of the company? And do you want to work for a fast-growing international service provider in the subsea industry? Then you could be the candidate we are looking for!

We have a vacancy for a Junior Buyer for our organisation based in Dordrecht (NL).

At the beginning of 2022, N-Sea started the process of further professionalizing her Procurement Department. With an open-minded approach, several business cases were created to take the next steps with Procurement. During 2022 we improved our internal processes and created a basis to better support our assets and projects. In 2023 we would like to take the next steps and further optimize our supply chain, by implementing vendor and category management and optimizing our inventory. To achieve these ambitions and to continue our support to our growing organization we are looking for a Junior Buyer to provide support to our assets and projects and a Buyer to support in setting up and implementing Vendor and Category Management.

The key points of focus are:
• Order Management
• Stakeholder support
• Inventory management
• Process optimization

Together with the Procurement Team you will take on the challenge to ensure all our assets and projects receive the correct parts and services, in time and for the most competitive conditions. On a daily base, you will take the lead in negotiations with assigned suppliers, ensuring our deliveries are in line with our project planning and reviewing the performance of our suppliers. You will be working closely with internal stakeholders to support them with their purchases and to ensure they are aware of our procurement processes and policies.

Within your function, you will have lots of opportunities to suggest ideas and show entrepreneurship. Continuously will you look at how the procurement process, supplier base, and sourcing strategies can be further optimized. When you see a potential point of improvement you will address it and together with the Procurement Team plan how it can be improved.

We are looking for a real team player who can build strong relationships with our internal stakeholders and suppliers, has a drive to continuously get the best deal, and likes to be part of the journey to further improve the N-Sea Procurement Department.
Because of the strong ambitions to further optimize the N-Sea Procurement Department you have a unique opportunity to contribute to this development and learn about the several aspects that are related to Procurement.

Your main duties in this position
• Requesting, negotiating, and ordering parts and services for our assets and projects.
• Ensuring all parts and services are delivered correctly and on time.
• Capturing opportunities to further improve our sourcing strategies.
• Supporting the Head of Procurement with the professionalization of the Procurement department.

Requirements
• 0-to 5-year experience in a procurement professional.
• Bachelor level, a procurement or supply chain background is a pre.
• Commercial awareness.
• Fluent Dutch and English.
• Excel expert.
• Analytical and KPI driven.
• Freelance is not an option, Dutch based.

About N-Sea
N-Sea is an integrated total subsea solutions provider in Survey, IRM & Construction, Subsea Cable Repair & Installation, and UXO ID & Disposal. We deliver effective and cost-efficient solutions for subsea infrastructures and assets that meet the needs of the international oil, gas- and renewable industries. We help assess the state of subsea assets and provide the necessary service throughout their entire project life cycle. We meet our clients by providing effective and cost-efficient solutions for subsea assets and infrastructure, considering a safe environment.

Do you want to be part of our team?
Please send your application including your CV to recruitmentNL@n-sea.com for the attention of HR department. For more information about the position, you can contact Claudia Hulsegge.

Acquisition in response to this vacancy is not appreciated. No rights can be derived from candidates presented without obligation.