Inventory Planner & Buyer

Your function

We’re hiring an Inventory Planner & Buyer (approx. 2 years’ experience) to help keep spare parts available—reliably and cost-effectively. You’ll monitor inventory to maintain a safety stock, place purchase orders with suppliers, and ensure product and planning data stays accurate as new products are launched.

Your responsibilities:

• Prepare purchase orders for raw material, components and related items as specified by engineering and production specifications and schedules.
• Compile and summarize statistical data used to determine buying trends/volumes and establish price objectives and/or opportunities.
• Identify potential suppliers and evaluate capability, service, cost and overall suitability.
• Review comparison chart and proposals, negotiate prices, select or recommend suppliers with respect to cost, quality and delivery for standard purchases.
• Source and purchase raw materials, packaging materials, parts, components, services, supplies, finished goods and related material needed for production.
• Take appropriate action in resolving discrepancies in order quantity, price and seek corrective action on late deliveries.
• Coordinate and follow up with production, warehouse, supply chain and others, as appropriate, to ensure appropriate procurement, scheduling and movement of materials and services

Your profile

• You have a bachelor degree in logistics / supply chain / engineering / sciences
• Around 2 years of experience in inventory planning, supply planning, purchasing support, or a similar supply chain role.
• Comfortable working with an ERP/planning tool
• A structured, proactive way of working: you like follow-ups, keeping an overview, and closing loops.
• Fluent in English.
• Able to work in Belgium without work permit sponsorship
• You are available to start employment on April 1

Our client

Our client is a large international medical company based in Diegem.

Our client offers

• A hybrid role with flexibility and ownership.
• A direct impact on service continuity and healthcare delivery.
• A full-time job with a competitive salary completed with extra-legal benefits: luncheon and eco-vouchers, insurances, extra holidays, free public transport, bonus system, home office 2 days/week (after 6 months training period)
• A very pleasant and supportive team in a large and well-reputed international company
• This contract will run initially until end of 2026 with a real opportunity to become a permanent contract afterward.