For our Client, an international production company, we are looking person for Strategic Buyer position.
Responsibilities:
- responsible for defining and implementing regional sourcing strategies for the relevant commodities and suppliers,
- reach the respective sourcing targets in delivery, productivity, cost, and quality,
- supplier negotiations, supplier capacity management, and supplier compliance with relevant requirements,
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create a supplier sourcing strategy, under strong consideration of customer needs, that defines strategic suppliers into grow, fix and exit suppliers,
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responsible for improving material productivity by maintaining 125% material pipeline,
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responsible for contracting supplier commercial agreements, incl. bailment, inventory management and supply agreements,
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lead the optimization of the Supplier Footprint, incl. setup of new suppliers, reducing the number of supplier and resourcing activities,
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ensure NPI alignment to global sourcing commodity strategy and limit the number of new suppliers.
Requirements:
- 3+ years experience in procurement as buyer, including experience in preparation of negotiations,
- sourcing experience for relevant commodities,
- excellent problem-solving skills, analytical skills, and communication skills,
- ability to demonstrate strong customer focus and continuous improvement attitude,
- strong project management skills and ability to multi-task,
- ability to work in a matrix environment with multi-cultural teams,
- proven track record in negotiation skills,
- knowledge of regional and global supplier base for relevant commodities,
- advanced knowledge in the use of SAP and Microsoft Office, i.e. Excel, Outlook, Word, Powerpoint,
- fluent English and French at the negotiation level.
The offer:
- work in an international company,
- work on interesting projects,
- employment contract.