Job Description
This is a Hybrid role: This position requires to work 3 days on site 2 days at home remote on a full-time basis
- Expertise in purchasing and negotiating indirect materials;
- Meet purchase request needs, receiving and analyzing internal specifications, seeking to identify potential suppliers for the process.
- Carry out purchases within the best conditions of price, quality and delivery time, through analysis of quotes and negotiations with suppliers;
- Ensure delivery of purchased materials within the established deadlines, maintaining synergy with the Indirect Materials Management team so that there is no interruption in the delivery flow;
- Create supply agreements, through contracts, with the aim of generating savings in negotiations of materials, equipment and raw materials carried out by the area;
- Respond to internal customers for the quality of contracted products and services, interacting with providers to provide service in accordance with established contracts and/or resolve pending issues;
- Bring innovative ideas to implement opportunities as well as be available to develop and lead projects that benefit not only the team but the purchasing area as a whole.
RESPONSIBILITIES:
- Ability to work effectively cross-functionally, internally and externally and build relationships
- Experience with commodities
- Experience in handling commercial issues with suppliers and evaluating supplier performance
- Proven competence in negotiation skills
- Professional interpersonal verbal and written communication skills
Additional Job Description
- REQUIRED BACKGROUND:
- Engineering degree/Economist
- 1-3 yrs of experience
- Fluent English
Prerequisites:
- Ability to work effectively across functions, both internally and externally, and build relationships
- Experience managing commercial issues with suppliers and evaluating supplier performance
- Demonstrated competence in negotiation skills
- Interpersonal, verbal and written communication skills
- Analytical ability where problems can be complex
- Developed organizational skills, including the ability to prioritize, handle multiple projects simultaneously, and meet deadlines
Preferred Critical Skills:
- Ability to work globally;
- Negotiation;
- Communication;
- Analytical thinking;
- Workload management;
- Relationship Management;
- Supplier management;
- Data analysis/P-BI;
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