Strategic Buyer - Procurement Account Manager

Strategic Buyer - Procurement Account Manager

Responsible for all sourcing activities and work in close cooperation with local and global suppliers, Research and Development, Supply Chain Management and Quality Assurance.

Procurement Account Manager / Strategic Buyer

40 hours per week, hybrid in Venlo (NL)

We are offering a position as procurement account manager within the global procurement organization of Canon Production Printing in Venlo. Your duties will include analyzing suppliers, cost structures, procurement markets, continuous development of your supply base, and supporting R&D in new product development. With your successful contribution, you will promote flawless quality in components, availability of materials, lower costs, and seamless cooperation with suppliers. We offer you a challenging position and the opportunity to learn and take responsibility in a global environment leading CPP to an excellent procurement organization.

What you’ll do

In this role you are challenged to contribute to the achievement of our business targets and objectives by creating a best-in-class supply base for the materials which we need to manufacture our printers. You are responsible for sourcing, supplier management, risk management and securing business continuity. You represent Procurement during all phases of the product creation process. The procurement account manager:

• Develops sourcing strategies and builds and maintains long term relationships with (inter)national suppliers
• Drives, executes and leads negotiations
• Selects and involves suppliers in the early stages of new product developments
• Leads Supplier Account Teams, together with your colleagues from Quality, Logistics and R&D
• Assures a timely balance between supplier capacity and expected market requirements
• Manages overall procurement processes and drives for continuous improvements
• Interacts with internal stakeholders at all levels within the organization

Who you’ll work with

This role is part of the global Procurement department (65 professionals), with multiple teams divided over three manufacturing and innovation centers worldwide (Venlo, Poing and Singapore) and responsible for the procurement of all products and services. The team in Venlo consists of 18 colleagues. We also increasingly work together with the Canon procurement teams in Japan and Thailand. Manufacturing and R&D are key stakeholders, responsible for the development, manufacturing and on time delivery of 'best-in- class' high mix low volume CPP products.

What you bring

We are looking for an analytic and conceptual thinker with a commercial driven, goal-oriented attitude. You are decisive, pro-active and are able to build compelling business cases. Furthermore, you meet the following requirements:

• Master degree in a technical, supply chain or business direction. We are also open for candidates with a bachelor degree. A technical background in Electronics has a pre.
• A minimum of approximately 5 years of experience in Procurement, but we are also open to ambitious WO starters/juniors or more experienced candidates. If you have a bachelor degree, we are looking for a minimum 10 years of experience
• Strong negotiation skills
• Ability to collaborate with others and convince internal and external stakeholders with sound arguments
• Excellent level in English, speaking and writing
• Preferably an excellent level in Dutch and/or German
• Available for 32-40 hours per week
• Willing to travel (5-10%)
• Experience in stakeholdermanagement
• Able to read/interpret technical drawings and able and or willing to understand technical designs

What you’ll get from us

Canon Production Printing is an innovative and international organization with multiple sites worldwide. We give you the opportunity to deliver an important contribution to our organization and challenge you to further improve and integrate global procurement activities.

In this role you build a network of colleagues at multiple levels and different departments combined with a network of contacts in various supplier markets. We offer you the opportunity to deliver an important contribution to the further expansion of our activities.

Besides this challenging working environment, you will receive an interesting package of employment conditions:

• A competitive salary (range €4.750- €7.000 gross per month)
• 38 vacation days
• Extra 13th month pay (8,6%), holiday allowance (8%) and commuting allowance
• Hybrid working for a healthy work-life balance
• A huge range of training and professional development opportunities
• A laptop and smartphone
• An interesting lease (e-)bike plan

Career opportunities

From the position of procurement account manager you have a lot of career-opportunities. These can be within the Procurement department (for example switch between commodities or grow towards a leading role) but also outside of it towards other positions, for example to our Business Unit.

What do we stand for?

We develop and manufacture high-tech printing products and workflow software for the commercial printing market as part of Canon, the global leader in imaging technologies. With approximately 3,300 employees spread across three continents and our headquarters in Venlo, the Netherlands, we innovate to create high-quality solutions that add color to the world. Guided by the Kyosei philosophy—living and working together for the common good—our culture is built on openness, collegiality, trust, and stability. We empower our people to grow, take initiative, and make an impact. With our corporate values of collaboration, innovation, and ownership, we strive to bring out the best in each other, push boundaries, and feel empowered to take ownership in our work.

More information about Canon Production Printing is available at cpp.canon.