Key Skills
Job Description
Buyer | Canpack Netherlands | Helmond About us Canpack Netherlands is part of the international Canpack Group and produces approximately 12 million aluminum beverage cans every day for well-known global brands. In our modern manufacturing facility in Helmond, colleagues from various countries work together with a strong focus on safety, quality, and continuous improvement. Position Overview: As a Buyer, you ensure a timely, cost-efficient, and compliant supply of materials, spare parts, indirect goods, and services. You manage purchasing processes end-to-end, maintain accurate documentation, and support warehouse and production continuity while contributing to global procurement standards and KPIs. Responsibilities: Communicate with suppliers to obtain prices, availability and delivery information. Request and compare quotations, bids, and commercial terms. Negotiate pricing and purchasing conditions within approval limits. Create and process purchase requisitions and purchase orders in SAP. Ensure suppliers acknowledge purchase orders and confirm delivery dates. Monitor delivery schedules and follow up on delays or issues. Verify delivery documentation and confirm receipts in SAP. Monitor inventory levels and support reduction of excess or obsolete stock. Resolve supplier performance issues related to quality or delivery. Prepare contracts and maintain purchasing documentation and records. Create procurement and cost reports and support KPI tracking. Cooperate with internal departments (Production, Planning, Warehouse, Quality, Finance). Identify improvement opportunities, alternative suppliers, or cost-saving options. What We're Looking For: Bachelor's (preferred but not required). Relevant experience in procurement or purchasing. Ability to analyze quotations, compare offers and support cost-efficient decisions. Ability to manage multiple purchasing tasks and follow up on deliveries in a fast-paced environment. Proficiency in ERP systems (SAP/S4) and purchasing tools. Good knowledge of Microsoft Office tools. Knowledge of procurement processes and purchasing principles. Knowledge of materials, spare parts, services, and MRO categories. Understanding of inventory and stock management principles. Knowledge of supplier performance, contracts and compliance requirements. Strong negotiation and communication skills. High level of accuracy and attention to detail. Fluent in English, spoken and written. Fluent in Dutch, spoken and written. Why Join Us: 🌴 8% holiday allowance. ⏰ Working in day shift. 🏖️ 27 holidays + 13 ADV days OR 5% extra salary. 🚗 €0.23 travel allowance per km. 🌍 A challenging, international and diverse environment where no two days are the same. 🍎 We keep you fit with fresh fruit at work every day and discounts on your healthy groceries, your new bike, sports equipment, or gym membership. 🎉 The best colleagues, who are always up for anything and make every day a celebration! Did you know our average age is 35? 💰 A favorable PME pension scheme. 🎊 And finally, being part of our Can Family! With awesome company parties, family days, and celebrations throughout the year.
Core Responsibilities
Manage end-to-end purchasing for materials, spare parts, indirect goods, and services, including quotations, negotiations, SAP requisitions and orders, delivery follow-up, and purchasing documentation. Monitor inventory and supplier performance, prepare cost and procurement reports, collaborate with internal departments, and identify opportunities for improvement and savings.
Requirements
Relevant procurement or purchasing experience, knowledge of purchasing processes, inventory management, supplier performance, contracts, and compliance are sought; a bachelor's degree is preferred but not required. Candidates should be proficient with SAP/S4 and Microsoft Office, able to analyze offers and manage multiple tasks accurately, and fluent in spoken and written English and Dutch.
Benefits
- 8% Holiday Allowance
- Day Shift
- 27 Vacation Days
- 13 ADV Days or 5% Additional Salary
- €0.23 Per Kilometer Travel Allowance
- Fresh Fruit at Work
- Discounts on Healthy Groceries, Bicycles, Sports Equipment, and Gym Memberships
- PME Pension Scheme
- Company Parties and Family Days
About Canpack Netherlands
Industry: Packaging and Containers Manufacturing
Company size: 201-500 employees
We are Canpack Netherlands! Since 2017 we work hard with around 500 colleagues to produce millions of cans a day! We produce the best beverage cans that you can find everywhere in our region, both in the pub and on the shelves of your supermarket! We achieve this through empowering every employee to make their mark by sharing ideas and solving problems together. Join us and be part of a collaborative culture that cares about its employees and respects the world around it. We are part of CANPACK Group: a global manufacturer of environmentally friendly, modern packaging solutions that delivers top-quality primary packaging, on time and where needed. We are located in 19 countries and have almost 9,000 colleagues worldwide at 29 production locations. In 2024 we mark 30 years of can-making and we will have gained more then 275 billion cans of experience. We have been consistently developing for 30 years into one of the leading global players in the international packaging market. Because sustainability and corporate social responsibility are an important part of Canpack's DNA, we actively support initiatives that focus on environmental protection and local communities! Together we Create That Feeling!