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Senior Buyer - Indirect Spend

Location: 

Pasir Gudang, MY, 81700

At Barry Callebaut, we are on a journey to transform the cocoa and chocolate industry. As the world’s leading manufacturer of high-quality chocolate and cocoa products, our actions truly shape the future of our industry. We are a business-to-business company, serving the entire food sector, from the cocoa bean to the finest chocolate product. We are a company with a purpose, we believe in doing well by doing good and reinvesting in the communities we operate. We have a long-standing commitment to sustainability and our goal is to shape a sustainable cocoa and chocolate future. We are headquartered in Zurich, and have more than 12,000 passionate Employees working in more than 40 countries worldwide. We are very proud of who we are and what we do. And of course, we are always looking for talented people to help us have a positive impact on our industry and beyond!

About the role

This position has responsibility for the indirect spend portfolio of categories assigned. The Indirect Spend covers all technical, non-technical and service spend (beside categories managed at Regional or Group level) such as Capex and MRO, Packaging, Energy, Facility Management, lab consumables/services/equipment, G&A related spend, and in general any spend beside the direct spend. The Senior Buyer Indirect Spend will report with a solid line to the Purchasing Manager Indirect Spend located in Pasir Gudang.

 

Key responsibilities include

  • Analyze historical spend data and budget for the categories assigned, and define strategies - Yearly
  • Manage contracts (Pos) related to Indirect Spend in the categories assigned - daily
  • Understand market forces, research and evaluate vendors - daily
  • Apply the purchasing process flows in line with the category strategy - daily
  • Define particular terms and conditions - daily
  • Negotiate proposals and finalize contracts – daily, monthly, yearly
  • Support supplier relationship management and drive value creation through supplier innovation – weekly, monthly
  • Drive continuous improvements (cost and service) of assigned sourcing categories – daily
  • Monitor and report savings results – monthly
  • Manage contracts related to wastes sales – annually, on request
  • Develop and implement sourcing strategies to ensure the most efficient procurement of the spend categories assigned, at the best TCO.
  • Create and manage ongoing action plans to continuously reduce categories costs according to the targets assigned.
  • Build strong relationships with internal stakeholders and work closely with them to ensure good collaboration with Purchasing.
  • Ensure the relevant purchasing practices are applied for the categories in scope (strategic, tactical, spot buy) and manage “hands-on” the categories assigned.
  • Ensure compliance with the Group purchasing processes.
  • Generate reports on 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).
  • Ensure a strict “house-keeping” for the categories assigned (compliance on controls, open POs, etc.)
  • Support and/or lead issues resolution between suppliers and internal stakeholders.
  • Support on ad-hoc basis other projects for the country/region

 

About you 

  • Language: English written and spoken fluently.
  • Knowledge in Ms Office Suite is a must.
  • Knowledge in SAP and/or Maximo is a plus.
  • Engineer / Bachelor degree in technical field is a plus.
  • Solid experience of minimum 5/10 years in indirect spend purchasing in an international company (preferably in food / pharmaceutical / chemical industries).
  • High interpersonal skills and ability to work effectively in team environment.
  • Entrepreneurship
  • Leadership and management
  • Autonomy
  • Excellent negotiation skills
  • Stakeholder management
  • Result orientation
  • Change management
  • Adaptability
  • Analytical skills

At Barry Callebaut, we are committed to Diversity & Inclusion. United by our strong values, we thrive on the diversity of who we are, where we come from, what we’ve experienced and how we think. We are committed to nurturing an inclusive environment where people can truly be themselves, grow to their full potential and feel they belong. #oneBC - Diverse People, Sustainable Growth.

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