Tactical Buyer

In todays challenging market conditions Vattenfalls ability to optimize their value proposition is more crucial than ever. Vattenfalls procurement teams add significant value by leveraging market intelligence fostering innovation through crossfunctional collaboration and implementing sustainable and ethical procurement practices. Additionally focusing on digitalization risk management and stakeholder engagement ensures alignment with broader business objectives driving competitive advantage and longterm organizational growth

As a Germanspeaking Tactical Buyer your focus will lie on the sourcing of materials goods and services for our Wind Business Area and all Indirect materials goods and services for the entire Vattenfall Group.

You are working closely together with both the procurement colleagues in your team and your business stakeholders. purchase by approaching the market for competitive quotes and select the offer with the best totalvalue proposition. The purchase needs will cover both projectbased demand as well as demands from running operations and production sites. In this role your main stakeholders are are Business requisitioners within our Business Area Wind as well as those within the various Staff Functions such as Facility Management SF Corporate Security People and Culture and IT. 

What will you do as Tactical Buyer:

• You are responsible for buying all materials goods and services through a competitive process ensuring Vattenfall receives the best value for money.
• You spar with the requestor within the business units about their direct and indirect material and services requirements and together you develop the necessary tender documentation.
• You investigate the relevant markets for potential suppliers ensuring there is a selection of potential sources to fulfill the demands of the businesses.
• You act as point of contact for relevant requestors in Business Areas as well as Group Staff Functions. You will work closely with all the requestors as a trusted partner to fulfill their wider sourcing needs; understanding and anticipating their requirements and converting these to procurement goals and activities; lead and participate in (sourcing) projects where relevant.
• You will ensure compliance throughout the entire process and seek for continues improvements.

   Your key activities are:

• You independently carry out RFQ (Requests For Quotation) and RFP (Request For Proposal) procedures.
• You conduct market research hold negotiations and run tenders.
• You evaluate quotations select and negotiate the conditions.
• With the support of our Legal department you draw up and ensure contracts are signed and in accordance with Vattenfall regulations.
• You will work in close collaboration with your colleagues and support each other not only in peak times.
• You are empowered to build trust and empowerment through strong commitment and stakeholder engagement.
• You will work on across teams initiatives to help grow the indirect team

Location  
The team is located at the office in Amsterdam.

Qualifications :

Who are you 

Our ideal candidates have already proven themselves in a procurement position as a tactical buyer with at least two years of experience. For this role we want you to bring:

• Strong English & German language capabilities spoken and written;
• Completion of MBO4 with a Nevi education or similar preferably in a Technical or business administration area or similar;
• Team player and eager to learn;
• Personal traits:  energetic empathic responsive committed to tasks professional communication skills good selfpresentation result driven with very efficient time management skills and prioritization of task; 
• Good understanding of people and culture in working across multiple business functions;
• Interest in technology innovation sustainability and digitalization;
• Strong SAP Knowledge (MM module) or willingness to learn. 

Additional Information :

Our offer

The height of your salary is based on your education and relevant work experience. The base salary for this position ranges from 3.500 to 4.800 per month based on 38h. In addition to your salary we offer a comprehensive secondary benefits package the most important components of which are:

• End of year bonus of 4.5% of your annual salary;
• Profit sharing of up to 3.5% of your annual salary based on the results of Vattenfall Netherlands;
• NS Business card for commuting or a travel allowance of 0.23 per km up to a maximum of 50 km one way;
• 25 vacation days 2.5 vitality days and for a 38hour contract and 40 hour workweek: 13 ADV (reduction of working hours) days;
• Choice budget which allows you to purchase or sell extra vacation days buy a ebicycle or simply receive it as addition pay;
• Education budget because we believe it is important that you can continue to develop yourself.

At Vattenfall there is a close team culture while also providing ample room for individual initiative.

At our company hybrid working is the norm meaning you will work at the office at least 50% of the time. Most of your colleagues prefer to work the remaining 50% of their time from home but the choice is entirely yours. At Vattenfall we highly value a good worklife balance and continuously seek ways in which we can contribute to this as an employer.

More Information 

We welcome your application in English no later than January 20th. Please submit your application exclusively through our website as we cannot guarantee the processing of applications submitted by other means. Please note: we expect a high number of applicants and will assess each application with great diligence. Consequently it might take longer to receive a response. If there are enough suitable candidates the vacancy may close earlier.
 
For more information about the recruitment process you are welcome to contact our recruiter Alisa Roo via email:

At Vattenfall we are convinced that diversity contributes to build a more profitable and attractive company and we strive to be good role model regarding diversity. Vattenfall works actively for all employees to have the same opportunities and rights regardless of gender ethnicity age transgender identity or expression religion or other belief disability or sexual orientation. 

The security of Vattenfall and its employees is essential. For that reason a preemployment screening will be part of your recruitment process. The screening is based on the role you will fulfill within Vattenfall. The screening will be performed by a third party Validata.
 
We look forward to receiving your application! 

Remote Work :

No

Employment Type :

Fulltime