Indirect Purchasing Buyer

Position tasks:

• Purchase indirect materials, goods, services and equipment to ensure the company operational needs are met, taking into account cost, quality and delivery targets and to ensure continuity of supply;
• Prepare and submit SAS (Sourcing Approval package) for approval (supplier quotes, comparison sheet, recommendation sheet, presentation) for SM approval;
• Act as an interface between category buyers, local supplier base and another relevant departments on purchasing processes and new projects and activities;
• Monitor and advise on any issues which present risk or opportunity to the organization;
• Work closely with local and regional buyers, review opportunities for continuous improvement and business improvements;
• Negotiate contracts, improve prices and terms of business with suppliers and review opportunities to make business savings utilizing negotiation and procurement best practices tools and methods;
• Create, send and track the purchase order and follow-up deliveries;
• Ensure that a professional and consistent approach is taken in relation to all supplier relationships;
• Ensure compliance to company guidelines, purchasing policies and procedures;
• Understand and follow European Purchasing roles & responsibilities and support category buyers supplier strategies (preferred supplier base, reduction of suppliers, payment terms etc.)
• Provide analysis on costs, new and existing and review cost reduction activities;
• Prepare reports and updates as and when required;
• Monitor market trends, competitor strategies and market suppliers;
• Perform market research based on the technical information received from the initiator of the request;
• Support the purchasing function and other relevant departments and communicate any supply problems which may impact on business operations;
• Work closely with category buyers in order to identify cost savings opportunities;
• Build, maintain and manage supplier relationships and keep up good communications.

Professional knowledge and skills:

• Bachelors’ Degree in Business Administration, Engineering, Accounting, Law or a related field required;
• Previous experience in a strategic purchasing role: min. 3 years;
• Fluent in English;
• Good knowledge of purchasing, negotiation, commercial understanding and cost breakdown;
• Able to identify and add value, reduce costs and input to business improvements;
• Comprehensive understanding of MS Excel, MS Word, PowerPoint and industry standard purchase order software platforms (SAP, SRM);
• Ability to work well with a country & regional purchasing team;
• Able to thrive in a high-stress and fast-paced environment;
• Proactively contributes to the team;
• Actively committed to teams development.

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