Strategic Buyer - CAPEX and Plant Indirects

The Strategic Buyer reports to the Head of Indirect Procurement and is connected to the Central Indirect Procurement Team, who will provide methodological support.

Main responsibilities:

• Develop strong relationships with key stakeholders at the sites and acquire knowledge of the business needs to ensure that applied purchasing solutions meet the site’s operational requirements.
• Ensure an objective sourcing process, in line with Ideal Standard Group Procurement policies and procedures.
• Contract & vendor management
• Provide the correct methodology across all implementations of V&B Group within the Procurement organization.
• Maintain and, where required, improve the cooperation and relation with suppliers in order to provide the best balance delay/quality/costs.
• Identify, assess and implement cost reductions, linked to the assigned (sub)categories.
• Operational purchasing activities.
• Deliver savings and respect objectives as per agreed levels with your management.

Your profile

• 1 to 3 years’ experience in Strategic Procurement within an international, multi-site organization, in an industrial technical product environment.
• Business-fluent English (level C1) and experience with SAP
• Degree in business administration or similar.
• Strong knowledge of sourcing and procurement techniques, processes and tools.
• Experience in managing and negotiating with vendors.
• Experience in working with cross functional teams, preferably international.
• Excellent analytical skills and drive for results
• Good communication skills and team player
• Open for multi-national working-culture.
• Available to travel internationally.