About this role
xentys recruits for all technical sectors: industry, construction, offshore m.e. Principal The company is owned by a private investor "at a distance," is located near Haarlem, and has about 150 employees. There are small branches in Houten and in Frankfurt (D). Over the past 5 years, sales have grown from € 50 mio. to € 100 mio. Goal in 5 years is a turnover of € 150 mio. The company produces emergency power systems with the size of a shipping container and a value of approx. € 1 mio. each, always customized (engineer-to-order) and, to a lesser extent, large batteries for electricity storage (BESS, Battery Energy Storage System). It supplies these mainly to customers in Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Sweden, Denmark, Greece and Kenya. A smaller market is for example France. All systems supplied by the company are installed and delivered on site by its own employees. Maintenance is also done in the Netherlands by its own employees, internationally by service partners. Delivery of new systems has a turnover of about € 85 million and maintenance a turnover of about € 15 million. Procurement The Purchasing Manager reports to the Operations Director and is responsible for: - Procurement - Warehouse - Facility - Quality The procurement team manages a spend of approx. € 65 mio. and consists of: - Strategic buyer projects (this job posting) The trainee deals with certification of goods, export documents, the processes and is key-user MS Business Central (the ERP system). Function Thanks to the growth of the company, this position was created. You will be responsible for the procurement of all parts required for the production of emergency power plants and BESS'n. Think of motors, generators, frames, containers, transformers, tanks, cooling, control panels, etc. A total spend of approx. € 55 mio. The purchasing manager will initially continue to purchase the most strategic components (engines, generators) himself, but the intenti...