Join a Market Leader: You will be responsible to::

• Conduct business analysis (market insights, consumption trends)
• Manage the assigned purchasing categories
• Prepare documentation and ensure all systems are properly updated
• Prepare and issue requests for quotations
• Use SAP to ensure on-time management of all activities associated with acquiring and delivering supplies to the end users
• Manage Materials Budget under own responsibility
• Prepare benchmarking reports, RFx, assessments
• Review supplier commercial terms & conditions (quality, price, delivery time)
• Support the qualification of suppliers
• Ensure all administrative functions related with procurement
• Maintain contract databases and preferred vendor list updated
• Participate in change control evaluation as appropriate
• Participate in investigations, definition of corrective/preventive actions and deviations closing (as applicable)
• Collaborate in the revision of raw materials specifications (as applicable)
• Collaborate in Internal Quality and HSE audits
• Evaluate materials quality requirements
• Ensure all assigned tasks are properly planned and delivered on time, safely, efficiently, reliably and in a cost-effective manner
• Propose improvements to the area as appropriate and solve problems
• Make quality and timely decisions within the procurement tasks under their responsibility

We are looking to recruit a Candidate::

• University degree, preferably a Master’s in Engineering, Life Sciences or Business Management
• Typically requires 3-5 years of relevant experience in a purchasing department, working primarily with chemicals
• Previous experience in supply chain roles (sourcing, procurement, logistics or supplier development) preferred
• Strong understanding and knowledge of procurement and negotiation principles
• Fluency in English is a requirement