Identifies and drives saving opportunities, consumption reduction and value engineering projects through negotiations.
Conducts eAuctions for goods and services, ensuring best value offering to business.
Revisits agreed terms with existing suppliers to improve productivity and working capital. She / He implements new deals and identifies new saving opportunities.
Developing and implementing the Annual Operating Plan together with the Business and the Commodity Strategic Team
Create and apply strategically the Category Cards for the supported sites/countries.
Drives BAE execution in strong collaboration with the business partner and the other stakeholders.
Engages in stakeholder & requisitioner communication aiming to improve understanding of indirect procurement processes and tools.
Supports implementation of automation opportunities for the assigned sites.
Maintains a strong collaboration with the Procurement Operations Buyer to ensure common target achievement.
The Sourcing Buyer will ensure all tasks are carried out in line with indirect procurement policy and strategy.
Covers more than 4 sites with a high degree of complexity, with cumulative annual addressable spend of more than $5M and delivers savings of more than 7% of that spend in scope.
On an ad hoc basis, can be asked to run sourcing projects with spend of more than $250K if there is alignment with the Strategic Category Teams and buyer’s proximity to site & stakeholders make sense for this to happen
Requirements
Strong communication and teamwork skills
Self motivated and capable to work with tight deadlines
Good organizational skills with an ability to prioritize
Problem Solving skills
Technical knowledge of Procurement/sourcing
Planning, negotiations, and agreements/contract management
Proficiency of English and another language is a plus
Minimum 4 years’ experience in a purchasing/procurement environment
Proven track record of running and managing competitive selection processes (RFP, RFQ, eAuctions)
Microsoft Office skills
Benefits
A culture that fosters inclusion, diversity and innovation
Market specific training and ongoing personal development
Career growth opportunities
Experienced leaders to support your professional development
International work environment
Medical plan provided
Meal allowance
Budget for flexible benefit scheme which can be used for travel, sports, dental scheme, and other
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