As a Senior Operational Buyer, you play a key role in ensuring a smooth, efficient, and high‑quality procurement process across your assigned purchasing categories. You manage the full Request‑to‑Pay (R2P) cycle and act as a trusted partner for both internal stakeholders and suppliers. With your experience, analytical mindset, and strong sense of ownership, you contribute to cost optimisation, reliable service delivery, and the continuous improvement of operational procurement activities.
Manage the entire operational purchasing process, from purchase request validation to order creation, follow‑up, issue handling, and change management.
Ensure correct application of framework agreements and supply contracts, and identify optimization opportunities together with Category Buyers.
Translate stakeholder needs into accurate, compliant, and timely purchase actions.
Build and maintain strong supplier relationships and monitor performance on quality, lead times, and service levels.
Take a proactive role in improving processes, supporting digitalization efforts, and contributing to KPI monitoring and reporting.
Act as a point of reference for junior colleagues and help drive knowledge‑sharing, consistency, and professionalization.
Work independently while actively cooperating with a wide range of colleagues in a dynamic, international environment.
Several years of relevant experience in operational procurement or supply chain.
Strong analytical, organisational, and problem‑solving skills.
Excellent communication skills with proven stakeholder management experience.
Fluency in Dutch and English.
Mature, reliable, and able to take ownership in day‑to‑day operations.
A structured, proactive, and results‑driven work approach.
Experience in supplier management and administrative purchasing processes.
Proficiency in Microsoft Office and good affinity with ERP systems, reporting tools, or procurement platforms.
Experience in an international or technical/maritime environment.
Familiarity with digital procurement tools or reporting environments.
Extensive mobility program for a healthy work-life balance;
Permanent training track for personal and professional development;
Stimulating, innovative workplace with numerous growth opportunities;
People-oriented environment with a focus on employee wellbeing;
Competitive salary package and other extralegal benefits.
DEME (Euronext Brussels: DEME) is a leading contractor in the fields of offshore energy, dredging & infra, environmental remediation, trenching and marine infrastructure. DEME also engages in concessions activities in offshore wind, marine infrastructure, green hydrogen, and deep-sea mineral harvesting. The company can build on almost 150 years of experience and is a front runner in innovation and new technologies. DEME’s vision is to work towards a sustainable future by offering solutions for global challenges: a rising sea level, a growing population, the reduction of emissions, polluted rivers and soils and the scarcity of mineral resources. DEME can rely on more than 5,800 highly skilled professionals and operates one of the largest and most technologically advanced fleets in the world. DEME realized a turnover of 4.1 billion euro with an EBITDA of 764 million euro in 2024.
