Tactical Buyer

Job title - Tactical Buyer Location - Almelo, NL, onsite 5 days per week Role benefits - Competitive Salary + Bonus + Benefits, Pension Scheme, and more! Partners in Discovery. Together, we achieve more. About the role We are looking for a Tactical Buyer to manage procurement activities for TPI, Plastic, and Sheetmetal at our Almelo and/or Eindhoven sites. You will be responsible for sourcing and negotiating the best conditions for our business while ensuring compliance with legal, logistical, and financial requirements. Your role includes assessing supply chain risks, identifying gaps, and implementing innovative solutions to maintain a reliable supply chain. Additionally, you will oversee supplier relationship management, optimize ERP settings based on MRP demand, and conduct due diligence on vendors. If you have strong commercial instincts and a strategic mindset, join us in shaping the future of procurement at Malvern Panalytical. What you will bring to the role:

• Implement and manage the global commodity strategy, including risk assessment and mitigation.
• Oversee contract management, initiating and renewing agreements to ensure optimal supplier terms.
• Manage supplier performance, resolving any supplier-related issues within your assigned category.
• Ensure uninterrupted supply for production and spare parts, maintaining operational efficiency.
• Source and procure parts exclusively from approved suppliers, ensuring compliance with company procedures.
• Collaborate with the Purchasing Manager and New Product teams to select high-quality, cost-effective suppliers for long lead-time and capital investment items.
• Support the handover of projects from Alpha and Beta phases into production, ensuring smooth supplier transitions.
• Continuously evaluate and improve supplier relationships, working with engineering and quality to identify cost and lead time reduction opportunities
• Negotiate pricing, contracts, and delivery terms with suppliers for both production and non-production purchases.
• Lead supplier transfers and business simplification projects to enhance efficiency and cost-effectiveness.
• Drive quality improvement initiatives (such as 8D and A3PS) and support product change requests.
• Promote and implement best-practice purchasing methods across the supply chain to optimize procurement performance.

About you:

• Formal engineering training, NEVI qualification, or BSc in a relevant field (desirable)
• Experience in low-mix, high-complexity manufacturing, with at least two years in a purchasing role
• Strong negotiation skills and an established network in the commodity sector
• Proficiency in SAP S/4HANA or other ERP systems, plus strong IT and data analysis skills
• Business-driven mindset with the ability to build relationships and influence stakeholders
• Excellent problem-solving skills, attention to detail, and ability to work across cultures
• Computer literacy (Word, Excel, Email, etc.) and fluency in spoken and written English
• Knowledge of supplier development, contracting, and lean supply techniques

Why you should join Malvern Panalytical:

• Be a part of an ambitious, fast-growing, international company with a friendly and inclusive culture.
• Drive growth within a leading global organisation whose purpose is to work with our customers, to make the world a better place
• Access to an onsite restaurant
• Be a key member of our team in our amazing Almelo Offices
• Gym discounts
• Volunteering days and much more

About us - Malvern Panalytical, Micromeritics and SciAps. Together we are a powerful and highly complementary combination of market leading technologies. We are the toolmakers for the worlds most innovative companies, academic institutions, and government laboratories. We are their partners in discovery. Malvern Panalytical instruments analyze the chemical, physical and structural nature of materials, from proteins to polymers and semiconductors to minerals. Our leading technologies measure particle size, shape, concentration and zeta potential, biomolecular interactions and stability, elemental concentrations and crystallographic structure. Micromeritics manufactures systems for the characterization of particles, powders, and porous materials for a wide- range of end markets including catalysts, chemicals, building materials, clean-tech and battery. Our leading technologies measure surface area, porosity, density, adsorption and particle activity. SciAps specializes in portable X-ray fluorescence (XRF), laser-based (LIBS) and near-infrared (NIR) analyzers to measure any element in any environment. SciAps is the Center of Excellence for our handheld instruments. We have a global footprint with R&D and manufacturing sites in North America, Europe, and Asia. We are more than 2,500 employees in a customer-focused organization with sales and service offices in 20 countries, all committed to delivering expert and responsive customer support. Part of Spectris plc, a publicly traded FTSE 250 company, Spectris combines precision with purpose, delivering progress for a more sustainable world. Precision is at the heart of what we do - our leading, high-tech instruments and software equip our customers to solve some of their greatest challenges to make the world cleaner, healthier and more productive. Malvern Panalytical, Micromeritics & SciAps Your Partners in Discovery #LI-CS2 About Malvern Panalytical Malvern Panalytical is a global leader in the analytics of material and life sciences. We unleash the power of small things to make big things happen for our customers. Our vision is to make the world cleaner, healthier, and more productive. We partner with our customers to make their solutions possible through the power of precision measurements, our expertise, trusted data, and insights. Our people are partners in discovery. We collaborate with our customers and with each other to discover new possibilities and achieve breakthroughs. Our culture is a healthy, high- performance culture shaped by our values: Own it, Aim High and Be True. Were committed to Net Zero in our own operations by 2030 and in our total value chain by 2040. With over 2300 employees across the globe, we are part of Spectris plc, the world-leading precision measurement group. Malvern Panalytical. Were BIG on small™ Malvern Panalytical, part of the Spectris Group, are committed to a diverse and inclusive culture where everyone can thrive and achieve a fulfilling career. Changing the world isnt something you can do on your own, or with a single way of thinking; it takes a wide collection of experiences, stories, knowledge, and expertise. We encourage applications from underrepresented individuals and people with diverse backgrounds. We are an inclusive organization and we prize diversity. Your unique perspective is important to us.