Buyer (medior level)

Overview

PM Group is a leading International engineering, architecture, project and construction management firm. With a network of offices in Europe, Asia and the US and a multi-discipline team of 3,500 people, we deliver complex, capital projects in the life sciences, food and beverages, mission critical/ICT, advanced manufacturing, energy and environmental sectors.

Our Vision is to be a highly valued and creative delivery partner, building a more sustainable world with our clients. To do this our people are key and is where you can play a part. We are looking for an experienced Buyer (medior level) to join our Belgium 'project staffing'-team on site at a client in the region of Brussels.

Responsibilities

As a member of the Procurement Team your tasks will range from the purchasing strategy definition to the signature of contracts. In this position the consultant will:

• Work closely together with the technical and asset management departments of the cleint to gain an overview of the long-term requirements,
• Analyse the market and potential supplier worldwide, always with an eye on the current developments on the market and anticipating the requirements of the client,
• Based on the market analysis, work out the medium- to long-term procurement plan for strategic electrical equipment,
• Define and implement the strategies in coordination with the internal stakeholders,
• Take an active part in the implementation of the sustainable policies of the client,
• Organize the EU procurement procedure from A (definition of selection and awarding criteria) to Z (negotiation and awarding of the contract), which represents 80% of the job,
• Based on your experience in EU procurement procedures, participate in the optimization of internal processes, methods and tools in procurement,
• Depending on your experience, take responsibility for a complete family of assets working autonomously with a global scope,
• Contribute to building synergies and best practices for both entities, the client and 50Hertz.

Qualifications

Your organizational skills, initiative and solution-oriented approach allow you to manage the cooperation with stakeholders from different countries ranging from internal departments, located in Berlin and Brussels, to suppliers in the whole world.Requirements:

• You have a Master’s degree in technical or engineering studies or you have an economics background with strong technical focus in form of relevant internships or prior professional experiences,
• You are trilingual: French, Dutch and English (one mother tongue and the other both level C1),
• Preferably 2 to 5 years of experience in a technical context, in public procurement or project management environment,
• You have strong organizational skills, like work independently, take initiative, stress-resilient and think in a problem-solving way,
• You are analytical and result driven.
• Affinity with legal terminology and contract negotiation,
• You master the most common Microsoft Office applications,
• Flexible in working partially from home and at the office.
• Willing to travel few times a year to Berlin.
• It will be an asset, if you offer knowledge of Ariba and knowledge of German.

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As a member of the Procurement Team your tasks will range from the purchasing strategy definition to the signature of contracts. In this position the consultant will:

• Work closely together with the technical and asset management departments of the cleint to gain an overview of the long-term requirements,
• Analyse the market and potential supplier worldwide, always with an eye on the current developments on the market and anticipating the requirements of the client,
• Based on the market analysis, work out the medium- to long-term procurement plan for strategic electrical equipment,
• Define and implement the strategies in coordination with the internal stakeholders,
• Take an active part in the implementation of the sustainable policies of the client,
• Organize the EU procurement procedure from A (definition of selection and awarding criteria) to Z (negotiation and awarding of the contract), which represents 80% of the job,
• Based on your experience in EU procurement procedures, participate in the optimization of internal processes, methods and tools in procurement,
• Depending on your experience, take responsibility for a complete family of assets working autonomously with a global scope,
• Contribute to building synergies and best practices for both entities, the client and 50Hertz.

Your organizational skills, initiative and solution-oriented approach allow you to manage the cooperation with stakeholders from different countries ranging from internal departments, located in Berlin and Brussels, to suppliers in the whole world.Requirements:

• You have a Master’s degree in technical or engineering studies or you have an economics background with strong technical focus in form of relevant internships or prior professional experiences,
• You are trilingual: French, Dutch and English (one mother tongue and the other both level C1),
• Preferably 2 to 5 years of experience in a technical context, in public procurement or project management environment,
• You have strong organizational skills, like work independently, take initiative, stress-resilient and think in a problem-solving way,
• You are analytical and result driven.
• Affinity with legal terminology and contract negotiation,
• You master the most common Microsoft Office applications,
• Flexible in working partially from home and at the office.
• Willing to travel few times a year to Berlin.
• It will be an asset, if you offer knowledge of Ariba and knowledge of German.

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