About us
EVERLAM is an international privately held chemical company headquartered in Mechelen, Belgium and with operations in Hamm, Germany. With over 35 years of experience in making high-quality Polyvinyl Butyral (PVB) film for architectural laminated safety glass, EVERLAM has become anvvinternational supplier with a reputation for consistent quality and excellent technical support. Our Center of Competence in Mechelen, Belgium, hosts the company’s commercial headquarters, R&D laboratory, technical center as well as the Group Shared Service Center. Bringing together, in one place, the company’s experts in all disciplines, creates stronger synergies across functions to propose innovative solutions to customers.
About the job
Are you passionate about establishing procurement strategies? Do you enjoy re-designing and
developing logistics processes? Do you get a kick from guiding vendors, so they get the full value of
our agreed partnership? Does working in a global team and an international company sound exciting
to you? Do you have a natural flair in front of suppliers? Do you like to investigate the
environmental impacts of the work being carried out and to ensure that the project adheres to the
most economically and environmentally friendly methods possible?
If you answered yes, read on to become our new Procurement Manager!
Your challenge
As a Procurement Manager you are based in Uentrop, Germany. An occasional presence at the
headquarter in Mechelen is favourable. You are reporting to the Supply Chain Director.
On regular basis you’re in direct contact with our international suppliers and you act as a critical
liaison to ensure procurement processes are in line with the company’s strategy. In this role you will
work in partnership with Customer Services, Supply Chain and the leadership team to deliver upon
the satisfaction of our customers and 3rd party service providers.
The scope of the Procurement is, but not limited to :
- Raw materials
- Utilities
- Logistics
- Contracted services
The key responsibilities include the following:
- Establish and manage a network of vendors to deliver for the appointed categories. This includes:
- screen new vendor possibilities
- run RFQ’s
- manage new vendor certification processes, including set up in internal systems
- manage terms and conditions
- maintain existing vendor portfolio
- act as the owner of the company relationship with the vendors
- develop understanding of the appointed categories with respect to market dynamics, business drivers and competitive landscape.
- Design, implementation and execution of a Performance Management process (i.e., KPI, SLA) with the vendors
- Management of the purchase orders and vendor contracts (including pricing, issue resolution, supply performance and terms and conditions) with support of the supply chain group.
- Maintaining an accurate status of the contracts and resulting purchase orders.
Your profile
We are looking for someone who meets the following qualifications:
- A bachelor/master’s degree or equivalent from experience
- Min 5 years of relevant experience in Sourcing roles, preferably in international Chemical companies
- Ability to multitask in a dynamic business environment
- An eager-to-learn attitude and open to act on change
- Have a Can-do mentality with excellent independent problem-solving skills
- Flexible and pro-active personality
- Excellent negotiation skills with a proven track record
- Strong communication skills. Able to communicate effectively at all levels of the organization as well as with vendors.
- Team Player. Demonstrated ability to build relationships and work effectively with people across functions and regions.
- Strong analytical skills
- Demonstrated ability to design and execute performance management processes (KPI’s).
- Fluent in German and English
- Willingness to travel to our Mechelen HQ on a monthly basis
Our offer?
We offer a permanent position in an ambitious international company with an attractive salary and divers extra-legal benefits (i.e. bonus, 30 vacation days per year, health insurance, pension plan.)
Interested to join our team?
Please contact our HR team by sending your CV to HR@everlam.com