Strategic Buyer

As Strategic Buyer (m/f/d) - Resin, you will be mainly responsible for developing a sourcing strategy for dedicated products, agree changes with the key stakeholders in the organization and implement the strategy.

• Perform market analysis and benchmarking to stay up to date with the trends and determine opportunities for change;
• Identify internal needs and make sure that the supply base is ready to cover them;
• Support analysis of defined material groups and current processes with target of defining best organisational structure and task split within Europe to improve value;
• Lead / coordinate negotiations with defined suppliers on behalf of all European plants and assure contracts are in place;
• Create and propose cost reduction ideas and monitor implementation working closely with suppliers, plants, engineering and other stakeholders;
• Analyze carbon footprint status of supply base and drive emission reduction with the suppliers and internal functions to achieve carbon neutrality targets
• Lead material and supplier selection process from RFQ, offer comparison and prepare the data to enable a sourcing decision;
• Develop a sourcing strategy for dedicated material ...