Buyer

About the role

• Responsible for sourcing activities for indirect spend OPEX and CAPEX for technical and nontechnical purchases based on spend category and buying threshold being defined;
• Looking for both short-term opportunities through spot buy reduction and long-term opportunities through strategic sourcing exercises within the policies and guidelines established by management;
• Ensure the acquisition and delivery of the right time, costs, and quality of the Goods and Services as expressed by the internal customers, and follow the internal guidelines and processes.
• Support and manage the day-to-day operational tasks related to purchasing for the plant.
• Build strong relationships with internal stakeholders and work closely with them to ensure good collaboration with Purchasing.
• Ensure compliance with the Group purchasing processes.
• Generate reports on a regular and ad-hoc basis.
• Maintain up-to-date documentation of all purchases and perform supplier performance reviews.
• Manage performance and relationships with the suppliers, to ensure that the facilities have the right supplier base, delivering the right performance (service, quality, TCO).
• Support and/or lead issues resolution between suppliers and internal stakeholders.
• Support on an ad-hoc basis other projects for the country/region
• The job holder reports directly to the Plant/Country Purchasing manager indirect spend.

Key responsibilities include

• Sourcing and managing indirect spend purchases for assigned purchasing categories within the local organization (including Capex–Opex) providing full service to internal customers (Spare parts, Consumables, Lab, R&D, Supply Chain & Office Admin) for spot buy, short-term and long term purchases.
• Responsible for negotiating with suppliers to ensure optimum price/quality/service levels. This includes supplier selection, defining Total Cost of Ownership, market analysis, cost
• benchmarking & complaint handling.
• Convert PR into PO based on contracted price list/spot buy and sending Purchase Orders
• for approval, obtain PO confirmation from the supplier (overseas purchases) & etc.
• Increases the maturity level of the local sourcing organization by working on standardization of materials and services, supplier rationalization, implementing purchasing contracts, further streamlining purchasing processed, optimizing purchasing
• systems & spend segmentation.
• Responsible for ensuring correct implementation of the documented P2P process (Procure to Pay) into our ERP systems ensuring data quality to enable correct reporting for
• analysis.
• Supports category buyers on sample trial, Quantity Contract creation, revision and
• housekeeping for packaging material and food additives.
• Monitors and reports results and operation KPIs. Takes actions where necessary to
• improve KPI’s.
• Maintain and support Food Safety and Environmental compliance and or any audit-related, including approved vendor list, vendor performance review, vendor non
• compliance & etc.
• Creation of new vendors and maintaining vendors listing in SRM, PackSat &, etc.
• Support and resolve issues that arise from VIM
• Report activities regularly and other tasks or assignments from time to time.

About you

• A minimum of a 3-year degree in Engineering or any equivalent and a demonstrated historical involvement with Indirect Spend purchases (MRO, services, consumables, laboratory, Office Admin, Packaging Material,
• wastes).
• A knowledge and functional understanding of food processing / Project Management experience / A proven background in
• RFI / RFQ / RFP procedures. Data collection/reporting and managing operation Purchasing processes.
• Negotiation Skill – Excellent in negotiation at all levels.
• Analytical Skill - Excellent in analyzing and problem solving.
• Time Management - the ability to manage time and workload independently and to cope with multiple priorities and varying demands.
• Communication Skill – verbal and written communication skill is essential; the ability to communicate effectively with team members/stakeholders at all levels including senior management is essential; the ability to connect with many different types of people and adjust approach accordingly is essential.
• Attitude and Behaviour - Must have an optimistic attitude who is willing to increase skills and knowledge base professionally; a confident and motivated individual who can work independently of others with due care and patience; ability to deliver results in detail and keen to be a valuable and visible team member with the right attitude.
• IT Skill - A high level of computer literacy is essential; total familiarity with Microsoft Word, Excel, Outlook, and ERP (ORACLE, SAP and MAXIMO) is necessary.
• Experience in the food processing, pharmaceutical, or chemical industries is preferred/Experience in international sourcing is helpful /Advanced English.