Purchasing Assistant – Furniture

Why join us?

HAY is where everyday designs are reimagined. Wherever we look, we discover design – and every piece we create is an answer to a question. Collaboration is at the heart of HAY. Drawing inspiration from art, architecture, and fashion, we work with the best international designers to experiment with new materials, new technologies, and new ideas. Our goal is to create affordable, long-lasting products that are highly considered, quietly forward-thinking, and relevant to real life.

Our purpose is to design for the good of humankind. It’s the ideal we strive toward each day in everything we do. Being a part of HAY means being a part of something larger than your work team, or even your brand. We are redefining modern for the 21st century. And our success allows HAY to support causes that align with our values, so we can build a more sustainable, equitable, and beautiful future for everyone.

PURCHASING ASSISTANT – FURNITURE & LIGHTING

Are you passionate about furniture, lighting, and design? Are you fluent in English and want to work in an international organization? Would you like the opportunity to become part of an iconic design brand with a completely unique culture and community?

If yes, please read on

At our office facilities by the harbor edge in Horsens, you will become part of an energetic office community, consisting of approx. 130 colleagues looking forward to welcoming you in our team. The position is a maternity cover running for approximately one year starting in August 2024, and latest 1 September 2024.

About the job

As a Purchasing Assistant in our team, you will be part of a group of nine passionate and dedicated colleagues. Beside handling the daily operation, you will primarily be responsible for one or more suppliers for HAY Furniture & Lighting products on the daily business. You will be working closely together with your team members, the responsible Procurement Manager, Category Buyers, and the Sales Operations team.

More specifically, your tasks will include

Daily purchase of furniture-lighting finished goods covering spare parts, stocked goods, and to-order items Handling of request from Sales: requests, changes, cancellations etc. Working in Dynamics 365, related to order processing, items arrival, invoicing approval etc. Daily controlling and execution of administrative tasks Daily contact with suppliers Ensure good quality in your work and processes, good collaboration with the suppliers and timely deliveries  Ensuring fast, relevant, and pro-active back-office support incl. on-time communication to sales and suppliers Following-up on production and deliveries Monitoring stock Ad hoc tasks

Are you the Purchasing Assistant we are looking for?

Role expectations

As a person, you have an open and positive approach and are able to collaborate with people on all levels using tact and diplomacy Your flexible mindset makes it easy for you to adapt to a variety of tasks, working methods and situations You are independent, structured and used to handling multiple tasks simultaneously without losing focus You have excellent planning skills that enable you to maintain an overview when things often get busy Your analytical nature means you are well structured, fact-driven, and pay close attention to detail in all tasks and are willing to put in the extra effort to achieve a successful outcome You thrive on working in a fast-paced company with an unpretentious environment, where everyone works together towards a common goal

Experience required

You have proven experience from a similar purchasing and planning function Your educational background is within the supply chain, e.g., purchasing, logistics or business economics You possess strong analytical and negotiation skills You are a competent user of Microsoft Office Suite, and highly proficient in using Excel Any prior experience within D365 is a major advantage, but not essential Experience within retail/contract driven procurement is an advantage You are fluent in Danish and English, both in spoken and written communication

You want to be a part of HAY?

Then do not hesitate to send us your application and CV as soon as possible and no later than Sunday 30 June 2024. We evaluate candidates on an ongoing basis.

If you have any further questions regarding the position, please do not hesitate to contact John Cain at

Who We Hire?

Simply put, we hire everyone. HAY is comprised of people of all abilities, gender identities and expressions, ages, ethnicities, sexual orientations, veterans from every branch of military service, and more. Here, you can bring your whole self to work. We’re committed to equal opportunity employment, including veterans and people with disabilities.

MillerKnoll complies with applicable disability laws and makes reasonable accommodations for applicants and employees with disabilities.

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