Purchasing Specialist

VON Consulting is an HR Consultancy company, providing solutions and services in the following areas: recruitment and executive search, personnel leasing, payroll, administration and training.

- 1-2 years of experience on a similar position in a multinational environment is a plus, but not mandatory;
- Experience with procuring, negotiating and working with third party outsource providers/subcontractors.
- Fluent English written and spoken;
- Strong knowledge of Microsoft Office Products, especially Excel;
- SAP knowledge preferred;
- Negotiation skills;
- Very good management and organization skills, able to multitask;
- Very good communication skills, self-driven, customer-oriented attitude, able to work with deadlines;
- Team player
- Capacity to perform highly, both individually and within a team.
- Student / University graduate.

- Managing all incoming orders and place Purchase Requests in our internal ordering system, in line with the Procurement and Finance procedures;
- Get offers from vendors and negotiate better conditions (price, payment terms, etc.);
- Researching potential vendors and organize BIDs;
- Vendor setup process;
- Send purchase orders to suppliers, if necessary;
- Invoice management;
- Solve purchase related issues, from order to payment;
- Purchase order monitoring (following up, cancelling, postponing and speeding up the purchasing process);
- Periodically perform Purchase Order maintenance;
- Performs other duties as assigned, in line with job requirements.