The Group Purchasing analyst drives purchasing data coherence via collaboration, processes application and smart data execution. She/He is supporting purchasing activities on assigned perimeter, and gatekeeper to purchasing data cleanliness

Key Responsibilities

- Act as a subject matter expert for purchasing systems and purchasing data
- Ensure accuracy of SAP data, coordinating data cleaning and update
- Act as entry point for P2P questions and/or training
- Work for the entire purchasing community (Local, Central)
- Provide internal and market analytics to support development of strategy, act as a subject matter expert for spend analysis
- Support purchasing team on administrative tasks
- Keep KPI’s on operational purchasing activities

Key activities
- Secure data coherence in system and owner of key purchasing data as supplier master data
- Maintain SAP Sourcing data (price agreement / SAP contracts)
- Support RFQ process including preparation of RFQ datapack
- Support evaluation of supplier competitive positioning including TCO analysis
- Support suppliers ESG evaluation and contribute to responsible sourcing targets (ESG referring to Environmental, Social and governance)
- Analyze root cause of price discrepancy (Invoice or Order Confirmation)
- Ensure SAP contracts cleanliness
- Resolving daily issues

Performance indicators

- Master data management (Price & Source Allocation, Supplier Data)
- Timeliness and accuracy of reporting
- For Indirect:



PO Coverage/PO lifecycle/PO after the fact

Main interfaces

- Process Center Manager – Purchasing Operations (REPORTING)
- Strategic team
- Site team Buyers
- SPM team
- P2P stakeholders
- Finance / Controlling / Accounting
- Materials Management
- Suppliers
- R&D;
- Quality

Join us – and grow with us. BOBST is an engineering company, pioneering intelligent solutions that shape the future of the packaging world. At BOBST, you make an impact on a general scale – through innovation and advanced technology. You grow by mastering challenges – in a team that strives for excellence. And you enjoy a culture of a family-run enterprise, where values are truly lived. With the combined forces of more than 6400 people and business activities in more than 50 countries, we are positioned as the innovation leader in our industry.

Required Competences

- Team player
- Communication
- Highly organized
- Expert in MS Excel
- Ability to work with accuracy
- Ability to prioritize and escalate
- Ability to work cross-functionally
- Service oriented
- ERP, SAP a must
- SRM tool a plus (Jaggaer, Ariba…)
- Proficient in MS Office Suite
- Analytical skills
- Continuous improvement oriented
- Basic Financial knowledge
- Good English command (Minimum B1)

Experiences

- Bachelor degree in purchasing, supply chain management or relative fields
- Minimum 2 years’ experience in supply chain, operations, purchasing, finance or relative fields

📌 Group Purchasing Analyst (Barcelona)
🏢 Bobst
📍 Barcelona