Purchasing Specialist İş İlanı

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QUALIFICATIONS AND JOB DESCRIPTION

Key Accountabilities

Performance and Risk Management

· Drives the achievement of savings and working capital improvement targets in support of overall company goals

· Proactively looks for synergies across the organization to reduce costs and leverage resources

· Reports the savings according to the Puratos purchasing savings measurement process

· Works with Pricing to optimize profit margins by managing raw material price evolutions and incorporating savings in the margins

· Develops and executes -in cooperation with the business- the raw materials cover strategies to minimize impacts coming from fluctuating commodities markets.

Operational Purchasing

· Assures the timely supply of direct raw materials (including packaging) to secure the continuity of our operations.

· Improves utilization of SAP in order to deliver greater efficiencies and effectiveness of service

· Works actively on improving the Purchase 2 Pay process (for direct and indirect spend)

· Creates policies and procedures to drive key business functions.

· Maximizes the spend managed by purchasing, in especially for “direct spend”

· Supports the development, monitoring and analysis of key procurement metrics for continuous improvement including but not limited to Spend Under Management, internal process compliancy, Spend with Preferred Suppliers, Maverick spend, Value Creation – Total Cost of Ownership, Savings by category, Rebates Schedules, Working Capital improvements

Category Management

· Supports the category management process so that it is understood and accepted by the business.

· Supports approval for category strategies & sign off agreed with key stakeholders

· Understands and consistently applies the category management process and tools

· Understands and addresses all the different business requirements (AQSCI)

· Develops, implements and executes strategies which maximize Puratos’ leverage with suppliers and which are aligned with business objectives

· Drives implementation of category strategies through the procurement team and measures delivery

· Drives innovation and the development of potential new suppliers and alternate sources.

Supplier Management

· Develops the metrics to measure suppliers’ performance

· Implement action plans with suppliers to improve performance that meet or exceed contractual performance criteria

· Minimizes risk through effective supply and supplier management strategies

· Conditions suppliers regarding company objectives at every opportunity

· Defines strategies and leads process for vendor relationships, including (but not limited to) vendor selection, contract negotiation, governance, and termination.

· Supports the quality department in the management of complaints

Contract Negotiation and Management

· Understands critical legal issues relating to key supplier contracts

· Negotiates agreements to support total business requirements

· Incorporates critical commercial terms and cost delivery targets into negotiated agreements, ensuring AQSCI performance criteria are integrated into all supplier contracts

· Anticipates issues which may impact PURATOS during the course of the contract and addresses those issues effectively through appropriate terms and conditions

· Manages the RFI/RFP and bid evaluation process and leads the negotiations and vendor contracting process

Who are we looking for?

· Master degree (from a reputable university) in a relevant discipline: food science, business administration, economics,

· 3+ years of relevant experience, preferably in purchasing

· Understand and masters the usage of SAP or an equivalent ERP system

· Must be detailed oriented, organized and able to function effectively and productively in an extremely fast-paced environment

· Possesses strong interpersonal, presentation, verbal and written communication skills

· Works and has a strong ability to establish priorities and meet deadlines