Buyer Maintenance & Repair (M/F)

Job Description

About the role:

Actively participate in the strategic procurement activities for Maintenance & Repair Services subcategory in the Cluster.
Build transparency of subcategory spend in the Cluster and drive cost reduction.
Work closely with internal customers and logistics people in sites to ensure effective strategic procurement and business continuity.
Work closely with Lead Buyers and Maintenance organization in conducting research on supply markets, price benchmarks, and supplier profiles.

Key Responsabilities:

Execute supplier selection, negotiation, and contracting for the mills/sites.
Develop and maintain supplier profiles: Manage Supplier relationship and monitor contract compliance.
Deliver savings and subcategory KPI targets and assist Lead Buyer with necessary analyses:
Spend data analysis and basic financial analyses,
Performance reporting
Category strategy development (ex: supply market research, price benchmarks),
Supplier profile maintenance.
Achieve effective procurement and business continuity by cooperation with internal customers across sites.
Participate in transversal working groups and projects.

Profile:

Master in Procurement, Supply Chain, Business Administration
Previous experience in a Purchasing team
Fluent in French and English, any other European language would be an advantage
You have problem-solving, analytical skills and good ease facing numbers.
You have a good technical knowledge of contracts and targeted systems but also in project management and negotiation.
You demonstrate leadership and communication skills.
You have an appetite for finding information about innovative industry and for market analysis.
Knowledge of quality management norms (ISO 9001…) would be a plus.