Are you ready to make an impact in high-tech procurement?

At Lely, we develop innovative, high-tech solutions that make the lives of dairy farmers more enjoyable, sustainable, and efficient. As Contract Manager Metals, you play a vital role in enabling supplier innovation and ensuring that our suppliers deliver metal components on time, within budget, and at the highest quality standards—critical for our business continuity.

Whether you're a junior eager to grow, a medior with proven experience, or a senior seeking a fresh challenge, Lely offers a dynamic and forward-thinking environment where you’ll tackle procurement challenges at all levels. This is your opportunity to grow, contribute, and make a real impact.

Your Role In this role, you are, within a category team, end-to-end responsible for primary managing suppliers and managing and renewing supplier contracts within your category and supplier scope. You work closely with colleagues from Product Development, Proposition Management, Operations, and other teams within the Integrated Supply Chain, as well as external partners. You involve procurement early in product changes and collaborate with suppliers on joint innovations.

You build trust-based relationships, monitor supplier performance, and drive continuous improvement. You also execute sourcing and contracting projects aligned with category strategy and business needs.

Key Responsibilities

• Foster long-term relationships with suppliers and monitor their performance on quality, logistics, technology, cost, and compliance.
• Assess and mitigate supply risks at both supplier and item level to ensure continuity and reliability.
• Draft, manage, and improve contracts and framework agreements, ensuring compliance and maximizing value.
• Negotiate price, quality, and delivery terms, including contract renewals and (semi-)annual price agreements.
• Lead sourcing and contracting projects, and select suppliers for technical projects from an existing pool.
• Contribute to value engineering, cost reduction initiatives, continuous development projects, and procurement-related improvement efforts.