Purchasing Officer

Sinclair is Hiring! Join Our Team as a Purchasing Officer

We are currently recruiting for Purchasing Officer at our Almere office in the Netherlands.

The Purchasing Officer will have a key role in managing day-to-day purchasing activities, coordinating import and export processes, and supporting supply chain efficiency within a regulated medical device environment. The role focuses on ensuring timely and compliant procurement of materials and services, maintaining accurate purchasing data, optimizing costs, and collaborating closely with internal teams and external suppliers to support production and operational goals.

Location: De Strubbenweg 17, 1327 GB Almere

About Sinclair

Founded in 1971, Sinclair is a global medical aesthetics organisation, that delivers an extensive product range. With an in-house commercial infrastructure, including manufacturing and a network of distributors in leading global markets, our products are sold in 55 countries worldwide.

This is a great time to join Sinclair as we continue to increase our product range and expand into new markets and territories.

Sinclair Values:

Act with Integrity Consistently doing the right thing even when it’s the hard choice; 100% Compliance with all rules, standard operating procedures and guidelines
Results-Driven Make a business impact in all you do, whether sales, efficiency, operational excellence; it should make a meaningful impact
Innovation-Centered Redefining Aesthetics, we must be pioneering in how we do business; this can be in products, in service models, or strategy
One Company, One Goal Working towards unified mission, we are all Sinclair and be seen by customers as one company in every way

Own It! Be Accountable for your decisions, actions and consequences; Be Reliable to your customers and colleagues

What You'll Be Doing:

• Manage the end-to-end purchasing process for direct and indirect materials, consumables, and services

• Create, track, and expedite purchase orders using the ERP system

• Monitor supplier performance, pricing, lead times, and delivery reliability

• Ensure timely availability of materials to support production and planning needs

• Coordinate import and export activities, including shipment documentation and customs requirements

• Liaise with freight forwarders and customs agents to ensure smooth logistics flows

• Track inbound and outbound shipments and maintain accurate logistics records

• Analyse procurement and logistics data to monitor KPIs and identify improvement opportunities

• Prepare reports and dashboards on purchasing status, costs, and supplier performance

• Collaborate with production, planning, finance, QA/RA, and warehouse teams

• Support audits with purchasing and shipment documentation

Your skills and experience

Essential:

3–5 years of experience in procurement and logistics within a regulated industry (preferably medical devices, pharmaceuticals, or healthcare)
Hands-on experience managing international shipments and understanding import/export and trade compliance requirements
Strong experience working with ERP systems for purchasing and inventory management (e.g. SAP, Oracle, NetSuite, Microsoft Dynamics)
Strong analytical skills with experience in procurement data analysis and reporting
High attention to detail and strong organizational and problem-solving skills
Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills

Desirable:
Experience with data analysis or reporting tools such as Power BI or Tableau
Advanced Microsoft Excel skills (e.g. Pivot Tables, VLOOKUP, data analysis)
Experience working closely with QA/RA in a regulated environment
English and Dutch language skills (spoken and written)
Experience in process improvement or cost optimization initiatives

Perks & Benefits:

Competitive Salary
Career Growth & Learning Opportunities
Health & Wellness Benefits
Fun Team Events & Supportive Culture

13th month bonus

25 vacation days

8% holiday pay

Travel allowance based on €0,23 per kilometre

Retirement savings plan

We have a real focus on developing our people, and by fostering an entrepreneurial culture, we encourage flexibility, accountability and autonomy. The company is full of opportunity for those who wish to grasp it. Our people thrive on engagement, development and a varied workload. You will often be included in projects that require you to collaborate cross-functionally.

This is an exciting opportunity to join a successful company, with big ambitions for the future.

If this sounds like you and you meet the requirements, please apply, we would love to hear from you.

Please note if we receive a high volume of applications, we may close the role before the closing date noted.

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