.As Professional Buyer, you will collaborate with global and local commodity management and the operational material requirements planning team to achieve effective planning, alignment, and execution.
You will be responsible for sending out RfQs, negotiating quotes, selecting suppliers based on guidelines, and supervising procurement processes.
Ensure compliance with transportation and customs requirements, maintain high data quality, and lead technical clarifications and contract management.
Focus on continuous improvement and achieving key performance indicators such as project savings, timely delivery, and process quality.How You'll Make an ImpactStrong collaboration with global and local commodity management and the operational material requirements planning team to achieve effectiveness in planning, alignment, and execution.Send out requests for quotations (RfQ), initiate/support technical clarifications in the RfQ phase, compare quotes based on Total Cost of Ownership, and negotiate quotes using traditional and advanced negotiation techniques.Select suppliers based on agreed guidelines (qualification status, Long Term Agreement status, commodity strategy, supplier performance, etc.).
Continuously supervise your procurement list, create, and update purchase orders, and follow up on execution such as order confirmation, progress, and compliance with quality requirements.
Support and ensure compliance with transportation and customs requirements in close collaboration with the Logistics team.Responsible for high data quality in Procurement (Purchase Order and Purchase Info Record maintenance) and for project results (budget versus actuals) of assigned commodities.Implement the tactical procurement plan (like pricing, supplier mix strategy, new vendor, lead time).
Lead technical clarifications with Engineering, suppliers, and supplier quality engineers of assigned commodities.Lead contract management functions for your commodities (claim management, terms and conditions clarifications).
Continuous improvement of procurement-related processes and their execution, and continuous improvement of your supplier base.Key Performance Indicators: Project-related savings, On-Time Delivery, Claim Success, Process quality.What You BringBachelor of Science or Arts, preferred CPM or CPIM or equivalent combination of education and experience is required.2+ years of applicable direct purchasing/material requirement planning, or comparable proven experience is required.
Advanced knowledge of Power Generation products/supply market is preferred.Advanced technical knowledge required (like reading and understanding technical drawings, specifications).Solid SAP system knowledge as a user of the "Buy" module is required.Advanced analytical skills to handle, transform, understand, and use large data volumes (preferred Microsoft Excel)