Wood Buyer

Il y a 3 jours

Menen, Belgique Decospan Temps plein
LOCATION Menen: WORKAREA Support services:
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About the role
- At Decospan, we create a world full of favourite places
- with veneer at the heart of it. As a Wood Buyer, you secure the right veneer, at the right moment, through strong and sustainable partnerships across the globe. You combine hands-on veneer parcel inspections and negotiations with a forward-looking view on market dynamics, availability and risk. In a relational business where trust, integrity and continuity outweigh short-term gains, you take ownership of long term and sustainable supply. You work closely with the buying team, report directly to the Wood Director, and spend on average 2-3 days per week on the road. Over time, this role can grow towards broader responsibility in strategy, budgeting and team direction within veneer buying.What you do
- Source veneer across Europe, building long-term, win-win partnerships with mills, traders and suppliers.
- Travel frequently to inspect parcels, assess quality and secure availability in the long term.
- Manage the full buying flow end-to-end: scouting, negotiation, ordering, follow-up and evaluation.
- Assess veneer as a natural product — understanding origin, grading, variation and technical feasibility.
- Anticipate market and geopolitical shifts, translating insights into clear sourcing strategies.
- Make well-founded decisions under pressure, understanding the impact of availability on production.
- Report transparently and keep stakeholders aligned: say what you do, do what you say.
- Continuously strengthen supplier mix, knowledge and long-term supply security.
- Who you are
- An experienced buyer within veneer, wood or another natural-product industry.
- Commercially strong, relationship-driven and focused on sustainable partnerships, not spot deals.
- Strategically minded yet hands-on; you combine market insight with decisive action.
- Analytical and structured, using data to support budgets and sourcing decisions.
- A strong negotiator with high integrity and a clear sense of responsibility.
- Comfortable travelling several days per week across Europe.
- Fluent in professional English; additional languages are a plus.
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What we offer
- A senior buying role with real ownership and autonomy.
- An international playing field with trusted partners across Europe
- The opportunity to strengthen Decospan’s long-term sourcing strategy and impact supply security
- Close collaboration with an experienced team in a family-owned company with a strong entrepreneurial spirit
- A culture built on trust, transparency and long-term vision — investing in growth, innovation and sustainable wood solutions Name (required)
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