Buyer Spare Parts

ABOUT THE ROLE:

- Actively participate in the strategic procurement activities for Spare Parts subcategory in the Cluster.
- Build transparency of subcategory spend in the Cluster and drive cost reduction.
- Work closely with internal customers and logistics people in sites to ensure effective strategic procurement and business continuity.
- Work closely with Lead Buyers and logistics people in conducting research on supply markets, price benchmarks, and supplier profiles.

KEY RESPONSABILITIES:

- Execute supplier selection, negotiation, and contracting for the mills/sites.
- Develop and maintain supplier profiles: Manage Supplier relationship and monitor contract compliance.
- Deliver savings and subcategory KPI targets and assist Lead Buyer with necessary analyses:

- Spend data analysis and basic financial analyses,
- Performance reporting
- Category strategy development (ex: supply market research, price benchmarks),
- Supplier profile maintenance.
- Effective negotiating.
- Achieve effective procurement and business continuity by cooperation with internal customers across sites.
- Participate in transversal working groups and projects.

COMPETENCES:

- Masters in Procurement, Purchasing, Supply Chain and Logistics or similar
- English and local Hub language. Any additional European language is a plus.
- You have problem-solving, analytical skills and good ease facing numbers.
- You have a good technical knowledge of contracts and targeted systems but also in project management and negotiation.
- You demonstrate leadership and communication skills. You have an appetite for finding information about innovative industry and for market analysis.
- Mechanical/technical background can be required to deal with non-standard Spare parts
- Knowledge of quality management norms (ISO 9001 ) would be a plus.