IMS Senior Buyer
Sourcing and Market Research
- Drive the site sourcing process for all relevant IM&S categories taking into account global and regional category strategies and supply base.
- Analyse trends and market movements for use in making sound procurement decision.
- Advise and assist site stakeholders in other functions in the evaluation and pricing of alternate materials. Advise on trade practices, pricing, market conditions, delivery terms, and utilization of technical services of vendors.
- Identify and drive local/site cost savings and cost avoidance opportunities in line with IM&S and business targets and business needs.
- Introduce and drive innovative/differentiating ideas to change ways of working /specifications into the site with an outside-in mindset.
- Support the global and regional category management teams in the roll out of global and regional strategies within the site. This includes sourcing (including RFx’s and e-auctions), pricing, rejections, supplier inventory, supply chain, obsolescence and resolving invoice discrepancies.
- Make category specific recommendations to Global and Regional Category Management for relevant site(s).
- Foster collaboration between global, regional and local procurement, site stakeholders by ensuring transparency, effective communication and alignment.
- Provide sourcing support to local site stakeholders
Vendor Selection
- Select vendors according to corporate assessment criteria (quality, financials, sustainability/responsible sourcing, risk etc.) and consolidate preferred supplier base.
- Initiate search for new or alternative materials or products
- Actively support the responsible sourcing and sustainability projects implementation
- Investigate and approve requests for vendor creation
- Ensures appropriate documentation of bid results as per guideline
Negotiations & Contract Management
- Solicit and analyse quotes, negotiate prices and delivery terms and investigate invoice discrepancies
- Negotiate annual and long term contracts and provide information to the relevant users (e.g. category cards, teams)
- Implement global, regional and local agreements and support the financial targets as outlined by IM&S Procurement and the business.
- Conduct local negotiations with suppliers and ensure adequate contract cover within the portfolio and for spend as defined by the Head of Procurement IM&S EMEA and according the Global Delegation of Authorities/Signatories policy.
- Review and approve purchase requisitions/orders and other vendor related administrative workflows
- Measure performance of vendors with respect to quality of work, cost, timelines and other related parameters
- Ensure appropriate risk evaluation within the IM&S risk framework and implement mitigation actions while meeting business needs
- Facilitate sourcing and contracting issue escalation and resolution
Reporting, Process Management & Delivery
- Support site and teams on sourcing and contracting matters on a daily basis
- Act as first point of escalation for the site(s) towards teams
- Create and update information in SAP as required
- Implement the IM&S processes and systems on the site in line with the global procurement guidelines
- Maintain existing catalogues and drive the implementation of new catalogues, as appropriate
- Ensure fully up to date Savings Tracking Tool (PVTT)
Your profile
- Bachelor degree, Local Procurement or Commercial education
- 3 to 5 years’ experience in a Procurement within an international environment
- Fluent English, Local Language essential
- Solid understanding of procurement processes and systems (e.g. SAP)
- Good Negotiation Skills
- Financial and analytical skills
- Project Management skills
- Capacity to accurately predict/anticipate market trends
- Excellent communication and influencing skills
- Ability to develop actionable recommendations and implementation plans in clear, compelling, effective way
- Willingness to travel
If you match this profile and are interested in this position, please come back to me with your full application (CV, work certificates and diplomas) as soon as possible !