Group Buyer

Job Description

Group Buyer  shall perform assignments related to the  direct procurement procurement categories - negotiation and implementation of global/regional agreements. 

The role will be called on to run both global and local projects, so strong negotiation and communication skills are required. Buyer coordinates purchasing activities with stakeholders requests to achieve the result in a cost effective and timely manner. Acquires and maintains understanding of purchased products, where performs cost analysis, recommends cost saving proposals with alternative sourcing and vendor evaluation criteria.

Works on issues of moderate scope where analysis of situations or data requires a review of relevant factors. Exercises judgment within defined procedures and practices but with a great amount of autonomy to determine appropriate action. Buyer will be a part of team working on building category strategy, so not only does analytical thinking is priority but visionary aspect is required as well. Have passion for results and looking for excellent growth? Join us.

As a Group Buyer, your daily responsibilities are:  

Negotiate, develop and manage  category scope, support the end-to-end sourcing process including searching for new supplier options, construct, present, and promote project specific procurement strategy to foster the goal of delivering the project “on time, on budget”, communicate, follow-up and maintain the commercial agreements in portfolio, negotiate with suppliers on all commercial terms with team support.

Prepare business recommendation  for projects, draft agreements using contractual templates or supplier contracts.

Work with stakeholders  and the Procurement Team to prepare RFP specifications and structure.

Develop innovative sourcing alternatives  to inject competition and mitigate risk in goods and/or service, build category strategy together with a Procurement Team, manage a variety of procurement processes and systems such Coupa (purchasing tool).

Qualifications

Experience:  +2 years in purchasing department 

Skills:  a proven negotiations record in a global, multinational, strategic procurement environment. Process oriented in global company with independent entities.The ability to operate effectively in an environment with tight deadlines and finite resource and uncertainty. The ability to achieve the ends in quickly changing business environment. The ability to handle multiply projects at the same time with some uncertain requirements. Good stakeholder management skills with the ability to engage with, and influence, internal and external stakeholders.

Personal skills:  Out of the box thinking. Strong customer service orientation and problem solving skills. Strong written and verbal communication skills. Cultural awareness and pro-active behavior. Strong negotiation and analytical skills. Analytical thinking.

Education:  Bachelor or Master of business processes (Economy, Administration, Business, Finance), Engineering.

Language skills:  Excellent written and spoken English, any additional language is an asset.

Additional Information

Very attractive, multicultural and friendly project environment in fast growing international company Flexible working hours Possibility to grow and make the next step in your professional career and self-development Positive work atmosphere

We support your development  Do you feel you don’t match 100% of the requirements? Don’t hesitate to apply anyway Eurofins companies are committed to supporting your career development.

We embrace diversity  Eurofins network of companies believe in strength and innovation through diversity, being an Equal Opportunity Employer. We prohibit discrimination against employees or applications based on gender identity and/or expression, race, nationality, age, religion, sexual orientation, disability, and everything else that makes employees of Eurofins companies unique.

Sustainability matters to us We are well on our way to achieving our objective of carbon neutrality by 2025, through a combination of emission reduction and compensation initiatives. We encourage our laboratory leaders to make sustainable changes at their local level, and in addition to their initiatives we also count on our dedicated carbon reduction team to help us to achieve this goal

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