Procurement and Supply Chain Manager, Lankhorst Taselaar

Salary

Core Qualifications

Preferred Qualifications

Key Responsibilities

• •Develop and implement strategic sourcing plans aligned with business objectives, market conditions, and long-term growth strategies.
• •Lead supplier selection, contract negotiation, and supplier performance management to ensure competitive pricing, quality, service levels, and supply continuity.
• •Build and maintain strong relationships with key suppliers and service providers, fostering collaboration, innovation, and mutual value creation.
• •Identify cost reduction opportunities while maintaining quality, service standards, and supply chain resilience.
• •Oversee and support day-to-day purchasing activities, ensuring timely execution of purchase orders, supplier follow-up, issue resolution, delivery tracking, and coordination with planning, operations, and suppliers.
• •Monitor global market trends, supplier risks, commodity developments, and capacity constraints to proactively mitigate potential disruptions.
• •Ensure compliance with company procurement policies, ethical sourcing standards, contractual obligations, and sustainability requirements.
• •Collaborate closely with Product Managers to support new product introductions, supplier selection, product lifecycle management, and cost optimization initiatives.
• •Develop and execute supply chain strategies to optimise inventory levels, customer service performance, cash flow, and operational efficiency.
• •Oversee demand planning, supply planning, inventory management, and replenishment activities to ensure product availability while minimizing excess stock.
• •Ensure continuity of supply through proactive risk management, supplier diversification, and contingency planning.
• •Collaborate with Operations, Sales, Customer Service, Finance, and Product Management to align supply chain activities with business requirements and customer demand.
• •Partner with Product Management and Trade Compliance teams to ensure product availability, regulatory compliance, import/export requirements, customs processes, and supply chain readiness.
• •Establish supplier KPIs and conduct regular performance reviews focused on quality, delivery, responsiveness, innovation, and cost performance.
• •Drive supplier development initiatives to improve quality, service reliability, continuous improvement, and cost competitiveness.
• •Monitor inventory health, obsolescence, safety stock levels, and product availability to support operational and commercial objectives.
• •Optimise inventory levels while balancing working capital targets, supply risks, and customer service expectations.
• •Responsible for the fiscal monthly inventory forecast, including the development of inventory projections, monitoring performance against plan, and providing clear bridge analyses.
• •Lead continuous improvement & digital transformation initiatives across procurement and supply chain processes.
• •Support ERP implementation, enhancement, and adoption initiatives to drive process standardisation and data accuracy.
• •Standardise and document processes to improve efficiency, governance, compliance, and scalability.
• •Utilise data analytics, KPI reporting, and business intelligence tools to support fact-based decision making and performance management.
• •Lead, develop, and coach procurement, planning, and supply chain teams to achieve operational excellence and business objectives.
• •Establish clear objectives, priorities, and performance expectations while fostering accountability and collaboration.
• •Ensure the procurement and supply chain organisation is structured effectively, with clearly defined roles, responsibilities, and performance expectations.
• •Promote a culture of continuous improvement, innovation, teamwork, and customer focus.
• •Support succession planning, talent development, and capability building to ensure long-term organisational success.