Requirements: English
Company: Grafton Recruitment
Region: Amsterdam , North Holland
Our client is global leader in paints, coatings and speciality materials, and due to maternity leave they are currently hiring a Senior Procurement Specialist (40 hour, hybrid) in Amsterdam.
All applicants MUST have full legal authorization to work in the EU region independently and be fluent in both spoken and written English language.
The offer
- Temporary agency contract via Grafton with possible extension
- Start: ASAP
- End: 7 April 2026
- Salary: 5.000,- gross per month based on 40 hours; since we have a weekly payment and not monthly this would be a gross salary per hour: 28,85 excl. 8,33% holiday allowance, excl. travel expenses; Note: Travel expense is based on 0,23 per KM up to a maximum of 40KM one way when working on site.
- Unfortunately on Freelance base is not possible.
- Working for a dynamic, fast-paced international environment
Principal responsibilities:
1. Assist in preparing technical bid packages with internal customers
2. Prepare supplier service level commercial specifics with internal customers
3. Create technical and commercial RFP (Request for Proposal)
4. Conduct/Support supplier and internal pre-bid meetings
5. Answer RFIs (Request for information) questions
6. Perform technical and commercial bid tabulations
7. Negotiate technical and commercial proposals
8. Engage with internal legal resources
9. Contract formulation (framework agreement)
10. Post contract supplier follow up
Required:
- +5 years of experience in procurement position and Capex and MRO (Maintenance, Repair Operations)
- Experience with preparing bid Tenders
- Experience with large capital projects
- Engineering background
- Experience in coatings and paint industry
- Developing and sending Request for Proposals to potential suppliers
- Receiving RFP bids/tenders back from the suppliers and creating analytics based on the RFP answers
- Development of a spreadsheet comparing the bids/tenders
- Fluent English speaking ,Germany Language is a plus
- CPSM/CPM certification
- Processing Coatings Equipment and Construction a plus
- Experience with liquid and/or powder processing equipment
- Material category description examples: dispensing systems, media (powder liquid) mills, extruders, chill rolls, large bulk tanks, reactors, and automation controls
Enquiries
Please do contact Marcella Henryati, Recruitment Consultant
M: 06-58811958
E: marcella.henryati@grafton.com
When interested please apply with your English resume and cover letter on our website: https://nl.grafton.com/nl