Purchasing Buyer

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Job description

People are at the heart of our strategy

A family-owned Group, Roquette offers a positive and attractive work and career environment, in which everyone can learn, develop, contribute to the overall company performance and be recognized for doing so.

Our ambition in supply chain is to provide a sustainable competitive advantage for supporting the Group strategy through Excellence in Supply Chain activities and to be the trusted partner of Sales and proactively contribute to make Roquette the preferred supplier of our clients.

Our missions are :

- Implement a Sourcing and Procurement strategy to grant best access to market solutions and lower cost of ownership with an ethic and business minded approach

- Roll out a robust and cost efficient integrated Planning process allowing to maximize the VM and customers service (OTIF) with a constrained capacity footprint

- Upgrade Logistics & Transportation activities to a World Class level and build a real and tangible Logistic competitive advantage (cost effectiveness without compromising the service level with a special attention paid to the demanding Pharma and Food customers)

- Build a culture of Excellence on boarding all Supply Chain fields and all Regions in a deeply changing group : ambitious growth outlook, new organization and new people, GBUs in the driver seat.

Job Description

The Purchasing Buyer II will be responsible for sourcing, negotiating and purchasing of assigned products / services, and executing projects. Areas of focus include quality, cost, customer service, innovation and continuous improvement. This position will work closely with Operations to ensure reliable cost-effective supply of materials, equipment and parts.

Essential Functions

• Research, track and analyze market trends and conditions to aid in developing and supporting procurement strategies.

• Travels to vendor (supplier) sites when required to perform evaluations or resolve quality issues; international travel to parent, subsidiary or suppliers as required.

• Approves invoices for accuracy, researching and resolving any discrepancies.

• Prepares RFQs, analyzes and evaluates bids to determine optimum value, selects suppliers, issues purchase order to suppliers; follows up and expedites as necessary.

• Involvement in the development of specifications for items to be purchased

• Develops and maintains supplier relationships

• Negotiates prices, deadlines and contractual clauses by establishing short or long-term contracts.

• Investigates and qualifies new supply sources, both domestic and international, that leads to the lowest TCO.

• Interact with Global Category manager to align with the global/regional sourcing standards methods and tools.

• Lead the sourcing process under the guidance of the Global category manager

• Guarantee the tendering process by integrating all necessary standardized documents such as requirements specification, general purchasing terms and conditions, etc.

• Access category risks regarding local goods/services quality and local suppler relationship sustainability

• Manage the local supplier panel

• Conducts various types of analysis to include value, cost/price; provides forecasts.

• Ensure the adequate presentation of the local business requirements.

• Evaluate suppliers and good/services risks regarding scope

• Set up corrective measures for sourcing improvements

• Other duties as assigned.

Requirements:

• Bachelor's degree in supply chain, management or equivalent experience

• Minimum five (5) years' experience in negotiations/purchasing/contracts in a manufacturing environment

• Minimum two (2) years leadership experience

• Analytical and detail oriented

• Knowledge of sourcing vendors and suppliers

• Strong knowledge of best practices with a purchasing environment

• Excellent communication skills both oral and written

COMPETENCIES:

We expect four leadership skills from all our employees:

• Act like a valuable team member

•Target quality and excellence

• Be disciplined and compliant

• Make decisions quickly and with determination.

AAP/EEO Statement

An Equal Opportunity Employer "AAP, EEO, M/F/H/V/D, Drug-Free Workplace"

Other Duties

Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities and activities may change at any time with or without notice.

Roquette provides numerous career opportunities, thanks to the diversity of its jobs and their international dimension.

Joining Roquette means joining dynamic teams ambitious for success.

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