Our Client is an international professional services provider based in Westen Europe.  They look to enlarge they current team with a senior category buyer, expert in services procurement.

The purchasing team is multicultural and expert in using the most modern related IT applications.

In this role, you will manage the spending, and sourcing and participate in cross-functional commodity teams to establish strategies and actions across a narrow range of commodities services to achieve the best value for the company. You will also participate in activities as part of the Purchasing Team, pro-active and highly business oriented.  You will have the opportunity to work and develop within one of the most competitive West European purchasing professional teams.

Your responsibilities:

• Define and execute Supplier Strategies (Sourcing committee, New supplier introduction, bid list status, Benchmark activities),
• Develop Commodity AOP and forecast, maintain up-to-date all commodity market index drivers, support project purchasing and sales group on market costs development,
• Drive commodity savings, strategy, and new program bid list,
• Incease efficiency in purchasing based on company strategy,
• Support & drive supplier escalations when assigned,
• Solicit quotations from suppliers to support strategies and benchmarking,
• Provide sourcing recommendations to Commodity Manager,
• Work on assigned activities to improve supplier performance metrics related to quality, delivery, service, and cost,
• Work on supplier VA / VE ideas and development activity to reduce costs, control and able to handle the billing and the PO system,
• Work in compliance with Purchasing policies and procedures, contribute to their improvement
• Issue and maintain purchase orders to local and global supply bases as authorized by the Commodity Manager.

What will make you successful:

• Bachelor’s Degree in Business, technical or economical discipline, or equivalent work experience required,
• 3-5 years of experience as a buyer in an international environment,
• Excellent PC skills (spreadsheets, etc.),
• Excellent communication skills,
• Functional understanding of BOM’s, MRP, QS9000 & related AIAG practices and standards,
• English language must be at proficient level; very nice to have in this role would be one other international language at a fluent level too,
• Strong team player with ability to work effectively on cross-functional teams,
• Ability to negotiate,
• Ability to multi-task,
• Solid problem-solving skills, can do attitude
• Fast, accurate, positive
• Technical familiarity with a range of materials and manufacturing processes desired.

Disclaimer: Due to high urgency of this role, the first eligible candidates that are applying will be considerred !  However, if you fail to be the first, Antal will keep your resume for future opportunities unless you specify otherwise for GDPR compliance.