Purchase Specialist (Especialista de compras)

Your Role as Purchase Specialist

• Supplier Management: Identify, evaluate, and select suppliers; conduct audits and monitor performance.
• Negotiation & Contracts: Negotiate prices, terms, and conditions; coordinate framework agreements with the legal team.
• Purchase Operations: Manage internal requests, quotations, comparisons, and orders in ERP; follow up on deliveries and resolve issues.
• Risk Management: Detect supply chain risks and develop contingency plans.
• Optimization & Efficiency: Analyze historical data, propose alternatives, and participate in cost-reduction initiatives.
• Continuous Improvement & Digitalization: Implement enhancements in management tools (ERP, BI).

Your contribution

• You are proactive, analytical, and results-oriented. You enjoy negotiating, building strong relationships, and proposing innovative solutions. You thrive in dynamic environments and collaborate effectively across teams.
• You have minimum 5 years of experience in purchase departments.
• Strong knowledge of negotiation, contract management, and ERP systems.
• Ability to structure processes and lead improvement initiatives.
• You have Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration, Supply Chain Management, Economics, or a related field.
• A Master’s degree or specialized training in procurement will be considered a plus.
• You are fluent in English

What can you expect from us?

As Purchase Specialist, you will be part of the Planning & Control department. Rijk Zwaan offers the opportunity to initiate and execute research that affects the world food supply. In addition to an ever-expanding international working environment, we are pleased to offer you:

• A permanent contract right from the start
• Working hours from Monday to Thursday, 08:00 to 17:00, and Fridays from 08:00 to 14:00, with breakfast and lunch included on site.
• A great benefits package.
• A wide range of training opportunities.
• A friendly and supportive working environment.
• The opportunity to work in a well-recognised international company with a strong focus on innovation, people, and long-term vision.

Rijk Zwaan is your new employer?

Rijk Zwaan is an international family business with an employee-oriented corporate culture. We are at the beginning of the food supply chain. We develop vegetable varieties and sell the seeds produced from them to growers all over the world. Our business activities are oriented towards the long term. That is why we offer our employees a permanent contract right from the start.

From our strategic position, we can and do contribute to the health and well-being of people all over the world. Everything we do is about growth: the growth of the natural products we export around the world; the growth of our company, which now employs some 3,800 people in more than 30 countries; and most importantly, the growth of our people. We give them every opportunity to use their initiative and develop their full potential; to work with their colleagues to make the most of nature, to empower, help and inspire each other. In this way, we strive to work together continuously towards a healthy future, in line with our mission statement.