Purchasing Specialist

**Department**: Supply Chain & Procurement

**Employee type**: Permanent contract - Full time employee

**Location**: Dudelange, Luxembourg

**Ampacet Corporation **advances the future of plastics by bringing forward-thinking solutions to our customers that increase product performance, durability and sustainability. We focus extensively on color, special effects and advances functional additive and masterbatch products. We also offer black and white masterbatches as well as process aids.

Founded in 1937, Ampacet operates 25 manufacturing sites in 18 countries. We also have four research and development centers, two in the Americas, one in Europe and another in Asia, and we sell our products in more than 90 countries.

For our headquarter office based in Dudelange, we are currently looking for a Purchasing Specialist.

**Primary function:
Under the supervision of the Procurement Manager, the Purchasing Specialist is responsible for the specification, definition, evaluation and selection of possible vendors. He/she is responsible for the negotiation of assigned items/services, both Raw Material and MRO related. The Purchasing Specialist also maintains up to date several key purchasing databases such as price catalogues and vendor’s references. He/she supports the Purchasing team in various daily responsibilities and administrative aspects and works together with other departments on assigned projects.

**Duties and Responsibilities**:

- For pre-defined category of materials and/or services:

- coordinates (with the support of other departments) full specification set-up,
- identifies existing or new possible sources,
- validates new sources,
- negotiates, evaluates and implements best sourcing options once decided,
- finalizes contract documents.
- Updates, monitors and enhances raw material pricing recording with adequate information sharing for other stakeholders;
- Monitors and reviews periodically savings generated, competitiveness and service levels;
- Handles new raw material evaluation requests and creation process (internal and external communications);
- Coordinates and shares with other departments (preferred) supplier choices, commercial conditions by raw material and/or supplier, service types, etc;
- Ensures with Finance proper invoice/pricing control;
- Handles supplier’s creation / change processes;
- Builds and maintains spreadsheets / databases for tracking purchasing activities;
- Performs all other additional projects and duties as assigned by management.

**Education and experience**:

- Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration, Supply Chain management or related field;
- 5 years’ Purchasing experience in a manufacturing environment;
- Ideally, a technical background or at least ability to assimilate key characteristics and criteria.

**Requirements:
- Fluent in English (both spoken and written) and understanding of French is an advantage. Another language is an asset;
- Excellent negotiation skills;
- Organized, detail-oriented and able to prioritize workload;
- Strong communication skills;
- Computer literate (Outlook, Excel, Word, Powerpoint);
- Analytical mind;
- Pro-active, dynamic and able to work positively under pressure;
- Problem solving skills.


- Ampacet is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer and will not discriminate against an applicant on the basis of age, sex, race, color, creed, religion, ethnicity, national origin or citizenship, disability, marital status or any other legally recognized protected basis under local laws or regulations._