**Procurement Team Lead**:
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Leads a functional work team of Buyers, Procurement Specialists, and/or Analysts to deliver accurate and timely procurement activities like transactional purchasing, e-sourcing, data management, and reporting. Ensures execution in accordance with company and Procurement team instructions and procedures.
**This position reports to**:
Procurement Manager
**Your responsibilities**:
- Ensure the procurement of raw materials for production.
- Be responsible for leading the team of planner buyers and ensure that they carry out the MRP purchasing process.
- Validate the 6-week production plan in terms of materials and highlight constraints in order to carry out this function.
- Manage and control inventory levels.
- Secure raw material.
- Avoid obsolescence risks.
- Ensure that all purchases are carried out at corporate established prices.
- Monitor supplier performance in terms of deliveries, claims and returns.
**Your background**:
- Bachelor´s Degree in Industrial, Mechanical Engineering or Administration.
- 2-5 years of experience working in similar position.
- Experience in purchasing execution and process.
- Knowledge of KPI'S related to the purchasing process and ABC classification.
- Operation of MRP (SAP is a plus).
- Experience in inventory management and control.
- Knowledge of Advanced Excel, Power BI and Vendor Manage Inventory.
- Desirable APICS CPIM - Certification.
- Advanced level of English.
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