Purchasing Engineer Automotive

Machelen, Flemish Brabant Permanent · Full-time€2,900 – €3,700 gross per monthPosted on 11 July 2026

Technical product knowledge and purchasing come together in your role as Purchasing Engineer Automotive in Machelen, where you analyse component costs, production processes and suppliers in depth. You join an employer in the automotive supply chain and component purchasing on a permanent contract and contribute to sourcing, cost analysis and supplier development. It is an international graduate or early-career path with coaching, in which you follow price, quality, capacity and timing through to series production.

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What you'll do

  • Investigate component costs and the production processes behind them
  • Map out market alternatives for components
  • Support supplier selection and the request for quotations
  • Support technical negotiations with your suppliers
  • Work with engineering and quality on feasibility, changes and risks
  • Follow price, quality, capacity and timing through to series production
  • Contribute to the further development of suppliers

What you bring

  • You hold a master's degree in engineering, supply chain or business
  • You have a strong affinity with technology and technical products
  • You have analytical insight into cost structures and production processes
  • You feel at home in an international environment
  • You communicate fluently and professionally in English

What you get

  • A permanent, international graduate or early-career path in purchasing
  • Coaching to help you grow into the role quickly
  • The possibility to work partly from home
  • Mobility solutions as part of your package
  • Fast development opportunities within the purchasing field

Want to know more about this profession, the salary and the growth paths? Read the role profile: Supply chain planner→

How your application works

  1. Introduction. We call you as soon as possible for a short introduction.
  2. Interview at the client. A good fit? We put you forward and plan the interview together.
  3. Offer and start. We guide you through to the signature, and beyond.
Purchasing Engineer AutomotiveMachelen
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