Operational Purchaser

☞ ADB SAFEGATE

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Update day: 16-11-2025

Location: Zaventem Flemish Brabant

Category: Merchandising / Purchasing / Supply Chain

Industry: Aviation Aerospace Component Manufacturing

Position: Associate

Job type: Full-time

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Location: Zaventem, Blegium

Mission

As Operational purchaser you are responsible for all operational steps of the purchasing process. He/she will be responsible for procuring components, subcontracted material and third-party goods, keeping procurement parameters up-to-date. Ensuring on time delivery of good quality parts and quantities, while keeping in mind the forecast and inventory balance.

Job Description

General and task management
  • Create, review, update and maintain purchase orders order until they are correctly invoiced by the supplier
  • Ensure data accuracy and up-to-date procurement parameters
  • Responsible for on time delivery of raw Material, outsourced material, intercompany & third- party goods
  • Interface with Order Management Coordinator to prioritize purchasing activities and lead time negotiations
  • Interface with Strategic Commodity Buyer to prioritize inventory reduction activities and to escalate supplier issues & propose sourcing improvement possibilities
  • Interface with Quality department to follow up on return orders
  • Interface with Logistics to handle inbound freights, shipping methods and forwarding issues
  • Communicate potential delays to Order Management Coordinator
  • Evaluate and share supplier evaluations with Strategic purchasing in order to achieve good supplier performance
  • SAP S/4 Hana procurement key user
  • Analyze and optimize inventory
Details Include
  • Maintain procurement parameters (incl set up for new products)
    • PDT external supplier
    • Frame agreement quantity in close alignment with Strategic purchaser
    • Define re-order points (ROP) and safety stock (SS) according ADBS supply chain policies
    • Maintain availability checks & safety times
  • Create purchase order according to agreed strategy
  • Create subcontracting purchase orders
  • Follow up and solve blocked payments to ensure on time payment according to agreed payment conditions
  • Pull delivery
    • Chase confirmations & update SAP
    • Chase delivery & update SAP
    • Follow up delivery
    • Inform Order Management Team on potential delays and issues
  • Take the lead in goods reception issues
    • Adjust PO quantity
    • Contact supplier if paperwork missing
    • Quality issues
  • Manage BOM errors
    • Request R&D to correct
    • Chase material affected by BOM error
  • Inventory
    • Manage leftover stock of raw material, outsourced material and third-party goods
    • Manage stock corrections
  • Forecast
    • Support sales forecast roll out and follow up
    • Proactive approach in peak demands
  • Investigate on double components (SKU reduction)
Skills/Qualification
  • Strong knowledge of Supply & Demand
  • Performance and results-driven, with strong problem-solving skills
  • Organizational skills and customer service orientation
Experience
  • At least 3 – 5 years’ experience in Supply Chain/Logistics
Education
  • Master, Bachelor with experience
About ADB SAFEGATE

Our diverse team, spanning 45+ nationalities across 37 offices, shares one purpose: helping airports achieve new levels of safety, sustainability and efficiency in airside operations. If you are people-centric, and a team player who’s driven and passionate about developing and delivering products, solutions and projects that improve apron operations and make air travel safer and better, come join our crew.

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Deadline: 31-12-2025

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