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Strategic Buyer (M/F/D)*
At TGW, we design and deliver automated warehouse solutions for some of the world’s leading brands. With a strong focus on innovation, long-term partnerships, and people development, we’re proud to combine cutting-edge technology with a culture that puts people first.
We’re now looking for a Strategic Buyer to join our Global Purchasing team and take ownership of procurement activities for one of our key global customers. This is a varied and hands-on role, working closely with sales and project teams to ensure suppliers, contracts, and materials are in place to support successful project delivery.
Christine Hawkins
What you'll be handling:
- Managing customer-specific suppliers to ensure capacity, quality, and performance
- Forecasting and planning supplier capacity in line with project timelines
- Negotiating framework agreements and project-specific contracts
- Acting as the main procurement contact throughout the full project lifecycle
- Supporting supplier development and contributing to sustainability targets
- Helping optimise procurement processes and reporting against supply chain and cost-saving goals
What you'll need:
- Previous experience in a commercial purchasing or buyer role
- A degree in a technical or commercial field is preferred
- Ideally qualified CIPS or another recognised procurement qualification (or working towards it)
- A proactive, structured way of working with strong stakeholder engagement skills
- Ability to work across functions and cultures with confidence and professionalism
- Fluent in English (Dutch or German language would be an advantage)
- Willingness to travel internationally up to 60% of the time
What you'll receive:
- Flexible working environment with hybrid working arrangements
- Contributory pension scheme up to 7% employer contribution
- Life assurance
- A Health Cash Plan
- 25 Days' holiday plus bank holidays and the ability to buy additional holidays
- Free use of the onsite gym, including weekly classes
In this position, you can expect the following benefits, among others.
*TGW est un employeur qui promeut l'égalité des chances. Nous invitons toutes les personnes intéressées, par ce poste, à postuler.
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TGW Logistics est une entreprise appartenant à une fondation dont le siège se trouve en Autriche et qui est un leader mondial de l'automatisation des entrepôts et de la logistique d'entreposage. En tant qu'intégrateur de systèmes reconnu, fort de plus de 50 ans d'expérience, nous fournissons des services de bout en bout clé en main : conception, fabrication, installation et maintenance de centres de préparation des commandes alimentés par la mécatronique, la robotique et des solutions logicielles avancées. Avec plus de 4 500 employés répartis entre l'Europe, l'Asie et l'Amérique du Nord, nous combinons l'expertise, l'innovation et un dévouement focalisé sur le client pour aider votre entreprise à se développer. Avec TGW Logistics, vous avez la possibilité de transformer la logistique de votre entrepôt en un avantage concurrentiel.
