Buyer

MRO Buyer

Responsibilities:

• Supports the operations, bringing value through the suppliers (cost, on time delivery, quality) and contributing to the plant performance through the supplied products and services.
• Identifies the market opportunities (economical, technological and geographical) to satisfy the plants needs
• Manages the supply base to answer proactively to the plant needs taking all criteria of performance into account
• Elaborates and implements the cost reduction programs (productivities through price reduction, cost optimizations). Benchmark the costs with the other plants.
• Manages the various commodities with a good understanding of the drivers and technical processes
• Is in charge of the “order to pay” process: manage the process respecting the spend authorization rules. Track the conditions of application of the contracts up to the final payment of the supplier
• Manages if any the crisis with the suppliers.
• Manages the activities in line with the governance rules, purchasing policy and in the respect of the processes in place.
• Is accountable for the local supply base and evaluate it through a vendor rating process once a year.
• Is responsible for the risk management with the support of the Finance department (financial health of suppliers, penetration rate, …)
• Compares the MRO costs and purchasing conditions with the ones of the other plants – Benchmark the data and identify opportunities of improvement
• Contributes to the plants synergies, developing the conditions with the other buyers to leverage the volumes and optimize the costs
• Manages the supply base relationships according to company purchasing policy. Solve the issues with the suppliers
• Follows and reports the MRO performance through the standard KPIs. Commit on savings. Reports monthly and declare the savings achieved in the respect of the processes and rules in place.
• Leads the negotiation with the suppliers: Ensures a fair competition between suppliers.
• Manages the Purchasing requests flow and launch the RFQ process for the plant.
• Prepares the sourcing recommendations and present them in sourcing.
• After sourcing approval, manages the ordering process in the respect of the law, in line with the legal constraints and obligations and company policy.
• Manages the plant contracts and implement, for the plant, the global contracts managed by the lead buyer.
• Optimizes the order to pay process, proposing solutions for recurrent purchases.
• Manages the order to pay process, tracking the supplier activities to be managed up to full achievement and payment of the supplier
• Promotes the technical savings proposed by the suppliers
• Takes part and lead the internal working groups for technical savings identification or problem solving.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Dedication to Safety
• Minimum 3 years in a purchasing department in an industrial & international environment
• Previous experience in industrial indirect purchasing is a plus (Scope Maintenance, Repair, industrial consumables and services, CAPEX and lost packaging)
• Knowledge of the markets (local, regional, global)
• Purchasing process knowledge: In supply base management (supplier selection, supplier ranking, supplier development, commodity strategy), Sourcing process & order to pay process
• Technical negotiations
• Companies & commercial laws
• Project management

Some of Outstanding Benefits Effective on Day of Hire:

• Medical / Dental / Vision plans
• Paid Holidays
• Vacation Pay
• Vehicle Discount Programs
• Tuition Assistance and Professional Development Programs
• 401K

About Spark Talent Acquisition:

Spark Talent Acquisition is a Michigan-headquartered recruiting and staffing company that connects great talent with great employers. We understand that finding a new position can be stressful and identifying top talent can be challenging. For us to maximize successful placement and retention, we start by listening to and understanding each of our clients. We believe in face-to-face interaction and having a solid understanding of our client’s business before placement. We pride ourselves in team development as it matches our purpose as an organization to continually create career opportunities.