A Purchasing Assistant position has just opened within a company active in the industrial sector. As a Purchasing Assistant, you will be supporting our client’s European Purchasing department regarding all related commercial issues coming from their activities. You will be joining a human scale company that is active internationally and is a leader on its market.
Responsibilities
* You will manage and develop strategic and business critical suppliers
* Act at a strategical level to reduce the total cost of acquisition by working on all cost drivers through advanced analysis including cost breakdown analysis & learning curve
* Negotiate framework contracts and large scheduling agreement and develops providers partnership efficiently
* You will manage relationship with key internal and external stakeholders and business representatives
* Act as a team player with the different internal stakeholders and be able to propose alternative solutions, when relevant
* You will be knowledgeable about the Purchasing best practices and requests and is able to take the lead in process improvement process
Qualifications
* You have 2-3 years’ experience in a similar position
* You are fluent in English and French; Dutch is a nice to have
* You are familiar with MS office suite, including Outlook, Word, and Excel
* You have very strong people/communications skills and a strong attention to detail.
* You understand BOM’s and how they work, the work orders and how they are processed.
* You have a strong written and verbal communication and excellent problem solving and organization skills.
* You demonstrated an ability to work with a team and to be flexible.
Benefits
* A temporary contract with possibility of permanent contract
* An attractive salary package, with additional benefits
* Possibility to work from home up to 2 days a week
* Good working atmosphere
* International environment
Interested? Don’t hesitate to apply to this position of Purchasing Assistant.
About the job
Contract Type: Permanent
Specialism: Engineering & supply chain
Focus: Supply chain & purchasing
Workplace Type: On-site
Experience Level: Associate
Contract Type: Permanent
Specialism: Engineering & supply chain
Focus: Supply chain & purchasing
Industry: Consultancy
Salary: €2,500 - €2,800 per month
Workplace Type: On-site
Experience Level: Associate
Language: English - Bilingual
Second Language: French - Bilingual
Location: Wavre
FULL_TIME
Job Reference: 7D3O4E-1EFF6E20
Date posted: 15 January 2026
Consultant: Ethel Claeyssens
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