Industrial Central Buyer Job in Luxembourg
Our client, a well known industrial company in Luxembourg, is recruiting an experienced
Industrial Central Buyer (m/f)
based in Luxembourg
The Central Buyer is responsible for;
- The tactical purchasing process and reports directly to the Central Planning Leader.
- The total purchasing portfolio amounts over 50M€ a year.
- The raw material items including but not limited to polypropylene materials.
Role - Job description:
- Identify group needs and interact pro-active with the internal (local) buyers and
suppliers
- Initiate purchasing-driven sourcing saving projects, with balanced focus on Costs,
Value and Risks.
- Responsible for the formulation of tenders: tender analysis based on commercial and
technical criteria, respecting all legal and deontological conditions,
- Maintains good relations with suppliers, constantly seeking for new opportunities in order to
obtain maximal cost efficiency.
- Ensure optimal management of different databases (suppliers, product items,
customers, proposals, contracts,)
- Communicate all relevant information to internal customers in function of purchasing
projects and supports them when making up budgets and planning.
- Improve the operational process flow from Purchase Requisition until payment of
invoices.
- Looking systematically for synergies and opportunities within the organization.
- Streamlines the relationship between Purchasing, Internal Clients and Suppliers.
- Propose actions to improve procedures and processes.
- Measure and improves the supplier performance on a continuously base.
- Report purchasing results to Management on a periodical base.
- Make up a yearly Strategic Purchasing plan in collaboration with the relevant
stakeholders based on the company’s objectives and on a detailed Spend Analysis
Profile:
- University degree, Industrial Engineer, Commercial Engineer, Marketing Sales
- Supplementary education or training programs within Purchasing or Supply Management is recommended
- Min. 5-6 years of experience in Purchasing.
- Experience in plastic sector is an advantage. Polypropylene buying background is an asset.
- The ideal candidate is a dynamic, pro active personality
- Able to convince and motivate colleagues and internal clients
- Analytical, assertive, and empathic
- Excellent English communication skills, both spoken as written
- Self starter, result driven, integer and commercial
IT Knowledge
Knowledge of purchasing applications, such as:
- BW, Reporting, KPI, Savings
- SAP MM
- e-procurement: e-requisitioning, e-sourcing, e-tendering, e-auctioning
- SAP FI/CO
- Tendering, auctioning bidding