Global Operational Buyer Contractors & Energy
Amsterdam, NL, 1062 KR
About the role
As Global Operational Buyer, you have a key role in our organization. You will interact with sites, suppliers and colleagues from all over the globe on a day-to-day basis. This position would be great for your procurement career.
Your goal will be to lead procurement of indirect services, strategic sourcing activities within the Contractors and Energy sub-category including Projects and MRO. A big part of the scope is for our locations in Germany and Israel. You will be working in a team of Sourcing Managers and Operational Buyers in this category. You will report to the Head of Indirect Contractors and Energy.
Main responsibilities:
- Operation activities of Service Contract & MRO Services purchasing for ICL Site locations;
- Actively participate in the sourcing activities for the global Contractors & Utility subcategory with the goal of achieving cost reductions, while maintaining or improving quality or vendor service levels.
- Combine the role of Operational Buyer (main focus) and partly the role of Sourcing Manager (secondary focus).
- Carry out analysis of the data for better decision-making process
- Maintain procurement documents, files and records, Invoice verifications
- Assist sourcing managers in tabulating bids and preparing proposals, and provide general office support
- In charge of the operational / administrative part of the sourcing process.
- Issue purchase orders/call-offs.
- Follow up on orders to ensure that services are delivered on time.
- Address & solve issues during the sourcing process.
- Negotiate with suppliers of services;
- RFI/ RFQ process adherence;
- Review, prepare, verify and/or approve financial and business transactions within established frameworks and guidelines.
About you
To be successful in this role you have a Bachelor or master’s degree in a relevant field like Engineering with the right amount of relevant procurement experience that is needed to bring high quality procurement to this role.
In additional you bring the following:
- Capabilities of assessing category spend base and project management.
- Experience in working in an international environment and leading cross-function teams.
- Understanding of contractors and Capex supply markets.
- Strong negotiation skills and result driven personality.
- Excellent interpersonal, business acumen, communication and supplier relations skills.
- Ability to work collaboratively and in a matrix management style organization.
Languages: Excellent command of English with a combination of Spanish, German, Dutch or Hebrew.
Location: you will work from our EU HQ in Amsterdam, The Netherlands with a possibility to work from home.
More Information:
For more information about this position you can contact Vivian Boers at +31 643204009.