Coordinator Project Procurement

Job description

Project Purchaser (Coordinator Project Procurement)

A Project Purchaser is responsible for realizing the procurement of various goods and services for different newbuilding projects, ensuring that the required goods and services are available on time, under the best possible conditions, and in accordance with the required product specifications. Damen works with multidisciplinary project teams led by a Project Manager (or Tender Manager).

Within the project team, the Project Purchaser is QLTCR responsible for all supply chain activities. In addition to procuring scopes, the Project Purchaser is accountable for the entire project’s Supply Chain team, which is distributed across several entities both in the Netherlands and abroad.

Key Accountabilities

• QLTCR Responsibility: Quality, Logistics, Time, Cost, Risk responsibility for all supply chain activities within the project.
• Team Leadership: Leading the project Supply Chain team and supporting the Project Manager.
• Supplier Communication: Based on engineering information, communicate with suppliers and optimize specifications and quotations together with engineering and suppliers for customer-specific equipment.
• Negotiation & Purchasing: Negotiating, contracting, and purchasing (large) packages including standard materials, installations, equipment, semi-finished products, main components, and parts as part of a multidisciplinary project team.
• Supplier Development: Proactively suggest purchasing alternatives, develop new suppliers, and maintain existing relationships.
• Project Reporting: Participate in and report QLTCR status during multidisciplinary newbuilding project meetings.
• Supply Chain Planning: Create, execute, and maintain a supply chain plan within the project team.
• Purchase Order Management: Issue purchase orders and monitor fulfillment of delivery obligations and contractual agreements; proactively resolve issues with suppliers.
• ERP System Management: Ensure correct registration and maintenance of project (part) information within the ERP system.
• Continuous Improvement: Actively contribute to supply chain improvement activities to optimize processes and performance, suggesting enhancements based on analysis and measurable KPIs.

Skills & Experience

• Completed technical and/or commercial Bachelor’s degree.
• NEVI I certification, NEVI II is preferable.
• Minimum of 5 years relevant work experience, preferably within Naval Architecture / Mechanical Engineering.
• Willingness to travel, including internationally.
• Excellent negotiation skills with respect for supplier relationships.
• Experience working with ERP systems (preferably IFS and/or SAP), PowerBI, and MS Office (Teams, SharePoint, Excel).
• Knowledge and experience in optimizing and supporting supply chain processes.
• Good oral and written command of both Dutch and English.
• Strong sense of commercial awareness, excellent communication, and team-building skills.
• Analytical, result-driven mindset; service-oriented and supportive.
• For Defence & Security PMC procurement activities, pre-employment security screening may be required due to the military nature of these projects. EU citizenship or a valid EU work visa is required.

What We Offer

At Damen, we value supporting and managing talented individuals. We understand that success comes from placing the right person in the right role and investing in their development. Damen offers (for full-time employment):

• A dynamic international working environment focused on technology and innovation.
• Competitive salary.
• At least 40 days of annual leave.
• Travel allowance.
• Profit sharing & pension allowance.
• Continuous professional and personal development through the Damen Academy.