Procurement Specialist

4 dni temu


Gdańsk, Pomerania, Polska TN Poland Pełny etat

Procurement Specialist

Sibelco is a global material solutions company. We mine, process and sell industrial minerals at locations worldwide, focused primarily on silica, clays, feldspathics and olivine. We are also leaders in glass recycling. The Sibelco Group operates over 110 production sites in 31 countries, with a team of over 5,000 people.

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Job Purpose

For our Central European Operation, we are looking for a Procurement Specialist to join our team in either Ransbach-Baumbach (Germany), or Lubliniec / Gdansk (Poland), to help manage and improve our organization's procurement needs across all our businesses.

This specialist will actively participate in Purchasing activities and will directly support the Sub-Regional Procurement Director, with the goal of achieving significant total cost of ownership reductions, while maintaining & improving product quality and vendor service levels.

This specialist will be responsible for performing data analytics, data cleansing & spend analytics to support the procurement reporting, monitoring vendors' performance & compliance within guidelines and directly resolving operational issues with vendors. Additionally, the specialist will drive and share best practices and will ensure compliance from all stakeholders in both Germany & Poland regarding the Procurement Policy and the Source-to-Pay process.

We are looking for someone with excellent communication & influencing skills, full fluency in English, Polish & German who can work independently, project manage effectively and has a proven track record of taking initiative, and delivering exceptional results.

This is the right opportunity for a candidate who is looking to join a global, growing business and to play a critical role in finding innovative solutions to continuously improve & ensure compliance for the seamless flow of materials & services for Sibelco.

This role will be located in our operation in Ransbach-Baumbach (Germany) or Lubliniec / Gdansk (Poland). We offer hybrid working conditions to ensure flexibility of our employees.

If this sounds like you, why not apply?

Job Responsibilities

  1. Operational Purchasing: Take all necessary actions to solve problems in the strategic procurement area related to claim handling, prices, contracts etc. supporting the Sub-Regional Procurement Director and the category directors.
  2. Vendor Management: Interact with suppliers, for Germany and Poland in scope, for the supply of (parts of) the assortment to be ordered. Ensure the necessary supplier reports are available for the operational stakeholders (eg. data from energy suppliers). Consolidate suppliers (across sites within Germany and Poland) where possible especially in operational categories such as MRO and Packaging. Request documentation, quotations, and samples if necessary and inform about delivery options. Implement supplier contracts and agreements, and monitor compliance. Assess and select potentially interesting offers and provide proposals to the Sub-Regional Procurement Director. Directly negotiate certain categories in alignment with the Procurement Director.
  3. Data Management: Perform data analytics, data cleansing and spend analytics to support the reporting. Submit for approval (new) supplier data to data steward department. Use the ERP functionalities to monitor progress in cost to serve, reduction / planning effectiveness. Report on KPIs and introduce new routines to automate & improve processes. Provide governance training for (new) end users. Provide user support and 1st line support for functional and system problems. Report and document incidents. Support and deliver data for procurement efficiency and compliance projects.
  4. Continuous Improvement: Follow up market trends, competition strategy and innovations ensuring the best value for Sibelco. Maintain metrics and analyse data to assess performance and implement improvements.
  5. Compliance: Ensure compliance from all stakeholders in the region regarding the Procurement Policy and the Source to Pay process. Ensure the Procurement Policy, MICS, Guidelines are implemented in Germany & Poland scope and give training to all relevant stakeholders when needed.

About you

  1. Bachelor degree in Supply Chain or Procurement or equivalent by experience
  2. At least 3 years prior experience in Supply Chain, Procurement or category role
  3. Full fluency in English, Polish & German is required for this role
  4. End-to-end supply chain experience
  5. Proven experience in developing supplier bases
  6. Good working knowledge of purchasing strategies
  7. Practical understanding of industrial mineral industry or experience working in manufacturing and/or production business is preferred
  8. Excellent communication, interpersonal and negotiation skills to be able to effectively communicate with all levels of management and teams
  9. Quick adaptor to new technology tools and processes
  10. Strong analytical thinking and problem-solving skills
  11. Good knowledge about MS Office and other ERP systems (Working knowledge of SAP is an advantage)
  12. Self-starter, ability to work independently as well as part of a globally dispersed team
  13. Take proactive approach to problem-solving
  14. Ability to travel within Central Europe including Germany and Poland to visit suppliers

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But most importantly, if you embrace our core values, and if this role sparks your enthusiasm to apply your passion to contribute in a meaningful way as a part of Sibelco's team of unique talents within a diverse international business community, then we very much look forward to hearing from you.

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