Vendor Purchase Coordinator

**Some highlights**:

- Vendor Purchase Coordinator is a key and cross-department position at Orange Cyberdefense;
- And an exciting and challenging position for a dynamic, driven and commercial-minded person in a fast-growing IT market;
- Join an international company with local presence;
- Build a safer digital society together with us.

**Working as a Vendor Purchase Coordinator**:
**The Vendor Purchase Coordinator has the following responsibilities**:

- Coordinating the purchasing of goods and services from vendors and suppliers. This individual is responsible for managing the procurement process, including issuing purchase orders, tracking deliveries, and coordinating with vendors and other departments within the organization to ensure timely delivery of goods. Additionally, the vendor purchasing coordinator may be responsible for negotiating contracts and pricing with vendors, and for managing and maintaining relationships with key suppliers.
- Preparing, starting up, directing, and finishing complex purchase records regarding deliveries and services (the process of market exploration until the effective payment of the invoice).
- Supporting or giving advice to colleagues from the central department purchase and to the file managers of the other managements about purchases.
- Displaying the necessary integrity in his or her work.
- Providing input for the purchasing policy.
- Acting as focal point for vendors and distributors on external events.

This position may require strong analytical and communication skills, as well as the ability to manage multiple vendors and projects simultaneously.

**His/her tasks include**:

- **Distributor contracting **(ex. purchase trading goods, maintenance, licenses,...; follow-up “End Of Life” and ‘end of support’; credit notes and invoices follow-up; forecast rebates; third party sourcing, to purchase as efficiently as possible, considering regulations (legislation on the procurement) and the available budgets)
- **Vendor contracting** (ex. enforce and/or negotiate with distributors and vendors daily; attend networking events of suppliers and distributors; stay informed of new trends and new purchasing techniques)
- **Vendor management support **(follow up on partner program requirements, build long-term partnerships). Eg: Drive a new partner program: Microsoft.
- **Sales operations alignment **(make sure sales operations processes/tools are aligned with distributor/vendor purchasing processes, transactions: ex. control of order entry on a daily base, report dollars to be purchased on a weekly base )

**What we expect of you**:

- **Minimum 3 years** of experience in a similar position.
- Being **accurate **and **analytic** are obvious to you - as a matter of fact, **Microsoft Excel **is your work buddy (ie. you are good at it).
- You are **customer & solution oriented **and **stress resistant**: there is** no typical week** since you go as the market goes with an **opportunist mindset.**:

- **Communicative **and **convincing **are part of your core qualities since the position required **great negotiation skills.**:

- You like to take **initiative**, but as a **team player** you also function as a reliable link between departments.
- You are **flexible **to attend local and abroad networking events.
- You have a professional working **English **and **Dutch**:

- Beside our 2-day per week remote policy, you will be required to **work 3 days split between Antwerp and Brussels with a main focus in Antwerpen**. Feel free to work from our other offices (Gent, Leuven, Nívelles) as you wish on other days.

**What you can expect from us**
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- **_Be taken care of - _**We offer you 32 vacation days, meal vouchers, eco-cheques, hospitalization and group insurance and a company car. So you do not have to worry about a thing
- **_Never stop learning - _**We want to be the best in what we do and therefore we provide training, certifications and learning opportunities for every employee so you continuously enrich your skills.
- **_Transparency - _**Communication is key So we organize company and team meetings on a regular base so everyone is informed properly.
- **_Do what you love - _**Enjoy flexibility with offices in Brussels/Antwerp/Ghent/Rotselaar, a variety of events, sport at work and lots of activities. We spend more time at work then we do at home, that is why it is important that everyone feels at home. And we make sure you do
- **_Snack to your heart's desire - _**At Orange Cyberdefense we keep it healthy. So, you can enjoy an assortment of fresh fruit. For those with an occasionally sugar dip, there are sweet snacks available.
- **_Reputable brand - _**You will join an internationally, growing company with over 25 years experience in the industry. This makes us experts in what we do. We have an international presence and yet local teams to assist our customers.
- **_The good life..._