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As a Purchaser within our Supply Chain & Purchasing team at G-STAR, you are responsible for procuring the GSTAR materials and products within the correct deadline, to ensure ready products will arrive on time at our stores and customers worldwide. In your role, you will be in charge of all purchasing activities for your G-STAR product category. You will be placing on a weekly basis purchase orders and material bookings with material and garment suppliers globally, negotiating the best final prices for your orders based on volume. During these activities, you will continuously optimize the category procurement planning by negotiating the best ready dates for materials and ready garments whilst minimizing additional costs and material stocks. Next to that, you will dynamically administer the buy and ensure accurate purchase information on price, delivery and materials is readily available and aligned across all stakeholders at all times. You will be in daily contact with suppliers, building strong relations to ensure the purchase operations run smoothly and to achieve a consistently strong delivery performance. Within G-STAR, you will work closely with the Product Development and Merchandising teams to align and take action on the daily purchasing business needs for your category.
Job Responsibility:
Analyzing the production lead-times and performing risk assessment to place raw material booking at right time
Monitoring closely the material stock flow and avoid unnecessary buildup of fabrics and trims
Placing purchase orders and negotiating the best ex-factory dates
Negotiating the final prices based on volumes and arranging administrative follow up
Monitoring the production planning on a weekly base and informing stakeholders
Mapping supplier capacity to optimize allocation and production planning
Building strong relations with our vendors and develop their delivery performance
Managing your deadlines together with the other Purchasers, Product Developers and Merchandisers
Requirements:
A relevant Bachelor and preferably 2-3 years of experience in a purchasing business environment
Good understanding of apparel production processes and lead time
Good understanding of supplier management in the purchasing area
Set of strong administrative skills next to financial awareness across all areas of the Purchasing process
Ability to work effectively with other departments such as Product Development and Merchandising
Strong system skills with Microsoft Office, PLM, SAP
Organized, result-driven and pro-active work approach
Excellent communication skills, fluent in English
What we offer:
A clothing budget to showcase your personal style while representing G-STAR
A fully paid private medical insurance
A monthly additional allowance to spend in food, public transport or childcare
Flexibility to work from home up to 2 days per week, promoting a healthy work-life balance
Free access to leading learning and development platforms like Udemy and Goodhabitz