Purchasing & Commodity Manager

Near Eindhoven, Holland or             50k to 80k Euro's (dependent on location
Near Marburg, Germany                   & experience) plus bonus + benefits

A truly global business and a name synonymous with the best in the industry, our client is a niche, best in class manufacturer of high quality capital equipment, serving a diverse and demanding customer base.  Highly profitable and growing, they combine global expertise with local customer service and represent excellence, innovation, loyalty and strength.

These positions are being made at an exciting time within the company's development and continued progression towards best practice.

• You will have total accountability for the direct purchasing of a significant global commodity grouping, where you will formulate appropriate commodity strategies and policies, whilst leading creative sourcing initiatives including best cost country activities in order to offer credible solutions to supply change problems.
  
  
• These highly visible roles demand real change agents, who can operate internationally and who will relish the opportunity to impact upon this dynamic business.
  
  
• Ideally degree qualified with fluency in ENGLISH.
  
  
• You will have a proven track record in direct Purchasing and Commodity management, gained in a progressive manufacturing environment which operates to best in class principles.
  
  
• With extensive exposure to managing complex commodity groupings, you will understand best practice direct procurement and as such are likely to be working within the Automotive, Capital Goods, Aerospace, Consumer Durables, Industrial Equipment, Machine Tool industries or similar ‘world class' sectors.
  
  
• Decisive, entrepreneurial and credible, you will understand how to lead a growth agenda and will possess the flair and ability to think creatively in order to lead the business to unprecedented levels of performance.

If you are looking to develop your career within a genuine market leader where outstanding opportunities exist for high performers then please reply in ENGLISH with full CV and current salary details quoting either Ref No. 15/158 for Holland or 15/159 for Germany.