.Previous experience in procurement and purchasing, including supplier relationship management. - Knowledge of Procurement tools such as Coupa, Ariba or others, as well as Microsoft Excel- B2/C1 English and Spanish levelThe buyer is located in the Fulfilment Centers (FC) and is the Procurement Representative to the FC. She/He is in charge of the relationship with Stakeholders/Internal Customers (Business Partners/Requesters) at the FC, ensuring site's requirements are captured & formalized, and being in charge of the Procurement activity to satisfy those needs, either executing Sourcing & Tender processes or making the link with Category Managers teams in Luxembourg. She/He is also acting as a first escalation point for local supplier issues.Responsibilities:Understand the business needs and ensure the requirements are justified, analyzing & making recommendations to the businessBuild and manage effective local stakeholder (internal customers) relationships, partnering with them to positively influence spending decisions.Work in full compliance with the company Spending & Transaction policy, educating and driving the correct behaviors of business stakeholders.Execute the whole procurement activity, from Sourcing of new suppliers to contractualizationLaunch and manager Tenders, offers analysis and negotiations with suppliersBe the link between local stakeholders and Category Managers in Luxembourg, ensuring global category strategies are locally implemented and executed.Support implementation and management of CataloguesLook for and propose cost optimization initiatives, diving-deep into contracts, partnering with Category Managers, and working with stakeholders to deliver savings and cost optimizations.Analyze spending patterns to identify savings opportunities and act accordinglySet-up indicators and use them to provide reliable statistics to your teamManage vendors to ensure a high service level in terms of lead time, quality & maintenance, following-up contracts & supplier performance.Ensure Procurement processes & procedures are applied on site - working with the relevant individuals to make improvements where requiredBe involved, execute and support national and EU-wide procurement projects and initiatives (tenders, cost optimization, sustainability, process improvement initiatives)
