Indirect Strategic Buyer - maternity cover

Responsibilities / Tasks

The Strategic Buyer will oversee the assigned respective category to support the business on procurement activities.

• Works closely with category managers of respective category and project procurement managers implementing the category strategy and linking it into the business

• Develop and implement strategic sourcing for spare parts and performance initiatives

• Adapts and implements catalogues and framework contracts on Divisional/ regional level in compliance with guidelines

• Runs negotiations, manages RFQs, awarding decisions and follow-up with suppliers, takes awarding decisions in line with category strategy

• Executes supplier selection along strategy, requirements, supplier base development, and identification of new suppliers

• Direct involvement in and solving of issues with suppliers (e.g., quality, delivery and service issues), etc.

• Monitors and communicates performance of suppliers

• Strives for automation and digitalization practices and tool improvement

• Ensures cost, availability, innovation, and quality within the sourcing plan creation and execution

• Ensures compliance with procurement process, policies and other statutory requirements within category

• Accountable for achieving agreed KPIs and their reporting

• Experience preferred in food, dairy, or beverage industry as well as construction and field installation projects: quotation, competitive bidding and procurement

Your Profile / Qualifications

​Education and Experience:

• University, bachelor’s degree (optional)

• Procurement or Supply chain Certification (optional)

• 5 years' experience in procurement processes

• Know-how of international contract management

• Cost analysis and management

• Cultural Awareness

• Experience with implementation of corporate procurement

• Work experience in complex organizations

• Negotiation experience

• Systems, Ariba, S2P, SAP, ERP systems experience

Personal Competencies:

• Fluent in spoken and written English. Only applications submitted in English will be considered

• Ability to network and build relationships

• Internal stakeholder /supplier relationship management

• Ability to translate business requirements into RFx

• Very good analytical capabilities, problem-solving skills and ability to think strategically      

• Takes ownership of the work, successes and mistakes   

• Very good communication skills

• Services and delivery expert

• Negotiation Expert

• Contract experience

• Commercial/analytical and engagement skill

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