The Buyer will be responsible for all purchasing transactions of Svitzer Caribbean Dominicana and the Caribbean Cluster entities, including contact with suppliers, follow-up on purchase orders approvals, inventory reposition, logistics coordination, among other functions to provide efficiency in the company expenses management and in compliance with the internal policies.

Specific Area of Responsibility:

The Buyer’s main tasks will be:

• ·Comply with the purchasing department procedures and global procurement guidelines.

• ·Receive and process the approved requests for goods and services demanded by the areas and stakeholders across the organization to complete the purchasing process through the ERP systems in place for purpose.

• ·Identify and develop suppliers to fulfill the operational needs in compliance with the internal policies and local legislation.

• ·Request quotations to suppliers, analyze, and select best offer based on the operational need and to ensure cost efficiency to the business.

• ·Prepare purchase orders based on best offer or contractual obligations, request their approval, and track them to completion with respective supplier.

• ·Coordinate best logistic and transportation, according to the time/cost of the purchase need.

• Liaise with the Accounting Department to ensure maintaining healthy account statements with suppliers, as well as jointly troubleshoot possible issues related to invoices.

• ·Update and send reports as required by Supervisor.

• ·Support business activities and ensure safe, efficient, and cost-effective processes, complying with any contractual and Company’s requirements.

• ·Perform other ad hoc tasks as needed.

Required/Preferred Education 

• University degree in Business Administration, International Business, Accounting, or related area preferred.

Training and Experience

• 1+ year of experience in similar positions.

• Strong abilities to build relationships and manage multiple stakeholders' interests.

• Good organization, integrity, and responsibility skills.

• Problem solving mindset, proactive seeker for improvements.

• High energy with strong desire to achieve, ability to prioritize and sense of urgency.

• Fluent written and spoken Spanish. Intermediate level Written and spoken English (required).

• Proficient in MS Office application.

• SERTICA system training completion.

• Safety environment awareness.

Building a Diverse Workplace

In Svitzer we value the diversity of our talent and will always strive to recruit the best person for the job – we value diversity in all its forms, including but not limited to gender, age, nationality, race, sexual orientation, disability, or religious beliefs. We are proud of our diversity and see it as a genuine source of strength for building high performing teams.

Don’t meet every single requirement? Studies have shown that members from some under-represented groups are less likely to apply for jobs if they don’t meet every single qualification. At Svitzer we are dedicated to building a diverse and inclusive workplace, so if you’re excited about this role but your past experience doesn’t align perfectly with every qualification in the job description, we encourage you to apply anyway. You may be just the right candidate for this or other roles, and we are excited about hearing from you!

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