Freelance Junior/Medior Indirect Purchase Officer

Overview: The Indirect Purchase Officer is to support the Indirect Purchase Manager (indirect spend categories) in the Central Purchase section of the client. Full-time / Part-time based in Ostend (Belgium). Daily presence needed. Responsibilities: Operational purchase tasks, e.g.: o Conduct competitive analysis of existing and future suppliers in indirect spend categories o Support to finalise contracts, terms and service level agreements (as applicable) with suppliers of indirect goods and services o Monitoring of existing suppliers and agreed terms & conditions o Check compliancy with the Central Purchase procedure throughout the business Qualifications: o Understand the importance of the link and the collaboration between Purchase and Accounting. Able to contribute in the optimization of this collaboration (P2P, Master Database, Vendor Requests, ...) o Preferably understanding of the Purchase to Pay (P2P) process, strategic sourcing, contract negotiation, indirect spend o Experience: preferably working experience with SAP (or eager to learn) o Bilingual: Dutch and English o Purchasing skills (or willing to learn) o Effective communicator o Self-starter with ability to work independently and react quickly to changing priorities o Able to lead small purchase projects independently Profile and Key Skills: o Bachelor degree level as a minimum o Min 3 years of working experience o Junior (max Medior) level, willing to evolve to a senior level o Demonstrate effective relationship building and communication skills o Eager to learn o Have a positive and common sense approach o Wiling to learn to understand the best in class Purchase techniques and to demonstrate the ability to apply these to real situations