Freelance Operational Purchasing Support

To support the purchasing department of one of our key clients, we are looking for a Freelance Operational Purchasing Support professional. In this role, you will provide hands-on operational support and contribute to the efficiency and optimisation of purchasing processes.

• Provide administrative support within the purchasing department

• Ensure strict follow-up of the purchasing process and timely creation of purchase orders

• Support internal customers and suppliers regarding purchase orders in SAP and the Ariba network

• Create, modify and manage purchase orders across different purchasing groups in SAP

• Create and follow up on contracts in SAP

• Monitor functional mailboxes and ensure smooth communication

• Identify process improvement opportunities and collaborate with the Excellence team to implement optimisations

• Medior experience or strong interest in logistics or purchasing processes

• Solid working knowledge of SAP MM and Microsoft applications

• Knowledge of SAP Ariba is considered a strong asset

• Strong analytical and organisational skills

• Bachelors degree in a technical and/or administrative field, or equivalent experience

• Able to build strong relationships with internal stakeholders

• Proactive, communicative and solution-oriented

• Good knowledge of purchasing processes

• Team player, autonomous and eager to learn

• Ability to identify improvement topics and translate them into business cases together with the Process Owner

• French or Dutch mother tongue, with good knowledge of the other national language and very good command of English