Senior Buyer

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Purchasing Manager / Senior Buyer

Role & Responsibilities:

• Develops and implements purchasing strategies
• Manages daily purchasing activities
• Maintains the supplier database, purchase records, and related documentation
• Determine with stakeholders (plants/warehouse/commercial) inventory levels
• Ensure that all purchased items meet the required quality standards and specifications
• Prepare cost estimates and manages budgets
• Works to improve purchasing systems and processes
• Support and cooperates with the different project teams and ensures that the project milestones & deliverables are achieved.
• Initiates and implements cost down initiatives, (new) supplier selection, contract management, supply chain optimization, ...

Requirements:

• Master (technical/commercial) or equivalent by experience: preferably minimum 5 years of experience
• Excellent project management skills
• Knowledge of principles and practices of purchasing
• Experience in Production Procurement (aluminum/steel) and technical Project Procurement such HVAC materials and systems, insulations techniques, construction materials, subcontracting, equipment and material rentals, ….
• Works closely with manufacturing plants (Germany and Poland) to fulfill their requirement in raw materials (extruded aluminum, steel)
• Develops, makes contracts and manages a supplier portfolio during quoting phase by working closely with all internal stakeholders.
• Strong negotiation skills
• Social relation skills to establish and maintain effective working relationships
• Full of initiative and organizational awareness
• Ability to use appropriate IT applications, proficiency in Microsoft office applications, information exchange applications, ERP tools (ODOO is a plus).
• Analytical, accurate and delivers high quality work
• Strong planning and organization skills
• Deep understanding of cultural differences
• Stress resistant

Reports to COO

Offer:

• You join a very dynamic company with exiting growing perspectives
• Colleagues who share determination and high standards of work that move the world forward
• Challenging projects in an international and technical environment
• A competitive salary package and a great company culture with many developments’ opportunities