If you are ambitious, self-motivated, hardworking and a team player and interested in growing your career with an International FMCG business, please read through our job opportunity.

PROCUREMENT OFFICER

Key Purpose:

Ensure on-time delivery of raw materials and components to meet site production requirements, maintaining the agreed stock levels, at minimum cost.

Key Responsibilities:

-  Raise purchase orders (long term) and scheduling agreements (short term) for raw materials/components in the right quantities, with the right supplier, at the right price, based on information coming from SAP (LTP, MRP), promotions, request scheduling or commercial.

-   Manage the source list to ensure the use of the approved supplier and request info record from central purchasing.

-   Follow up of orders (confirmations, problems with payments, communication with hauliers and suppliers, ... ) to ensure stable planning (no changes due to unavailability of raw materials/components)

-   Evaluation of suppliers (OTIF and Vendor Rating)

-   Inform central purchasing of any big issues (potential impact on CSL > 0.5%) and big variations of volume (+ or - 20%) and work together to solve any big issues that can’t be handled locally.

-   Coordinate in case of missing components/raw materials

-   Search for alternatives in cooperation with R&D formulations/packaging, production , other plants and central purchasing

-   Approval for derogation/concession from plant manager

-   Maintain call off parameters in SAP (lot sizes, lead times,  safety stocks)

-   Follow up payment issues with Central Administration in case of discrepancies

-   Follow up and minimise any waiting costs from hauliers

-   Provide forecasts to suppliers and central purchasing where requested or detected in a daily management locally ( EX: picks due to increase volumes of FPR )

-   Optimise material cost through :

o  Proposals for de-complexity ( Costs and WH space )

o  Buying Long principle

o  Reviewing MOQ’s and LT’s

o  Analyse non and slow movers and propose solutions to reduce

-   Manage return of non conformities  deliveries with the supplier in cooperation with quality department

-   Build and maintain effective working relationships with suppliers, looking for the win-win.

-   Build and maintain effective working relationships with contacts in other departments

-   Assure continuity of the department (backup other functions, where applicable)

Behavioural Competencies / Personal Characteristics:

-  Adherence to MbBride principles: Always Committed, Team Working, Aspire to be the Best, Taking&Giving Accountability

-   Customer and target oriented

-   Flexible, responsive, autonomous

-   Punctual, accurate

-   Clear and assertive in communication

-   Stress resistant

-  Problem solver

Technical Competencies & Qualifications:

-  Master degree in applied science (economics, mathematics, etc.) or equivalent by experience in a similar function

-  1-2 year experience in a material management environment

-  Good negotiation skills

-   Good knowledge of English

-   Knowledge of other languages is a plus (French, German)

-   Strong knowledge of SAP and MS Office (especially Excel, Power BI)

GAS Base Point: 26.400 euro

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