To collaborate to achieve economic, quality, service and sustainability purchasing targets and the project team’s objectives. To manage all assigned suppliers and lead all purchasing activities for assigned projects.
GENERAL FUNCTIONS
- Apply defined strategy for all suppliers’ panel and assigned product families: develop, promote, globalize, replace or eliminate suppliers. Buyer can be dedicated to Production Suppliers or Indirect Suppliers (or both).
- Negotiate with suppliers to achieve business objectives.
- Lead all the assigned suppliers’ problems, following the escalation matrix.
- Manage all assigned project-purchasing activities, following FDS.
- Negotiate and implement technical savings with suppliers.
- Lead sourcing processes to ensure reaching quality, price, timing, sustainability and service objectives.
- When designated to do so, act as “Global Lead Buyer” for the general suppliers, representing Ficosa in front of the supplier as a single voice and coordinated with the buyers of the rest of the Countries.
- Present the sourcing processes in assignments committee for the assigned suppliers.
- Participate in purchasing monthly report processes for all projects and suppliers that are assigned.
- Apply all standard methodologies according to Ficosa's Purchasing System.
- Observe Ficosa’s Code of Ethics to avoid fraudulent practices.
Comply with Information Security Management System (ISMS) applicable to the job, along with the training related thereto.
- Participate in the assigned teams, guaranteeing its effectiveness, development and motivation, fostering Ficosa's values.
- Observe Ficosa’s Code of Ethics to avoid fraudulent practices. Comply with Information Security Management System (ISMS) applicable to the job, along with the training related thereto.
- Actively cooperate in maintaining, promoting and improving the OHSE and Quality department.
(*) The described functions are the most representative for this position and are in no way a comprehensive list.
POSITION REQUIREMENTS
Academic background:
Bachelor’s degree in engineering or economics
Languages:
Fluent local language & Fluent English (spoken & written)
Experience:
Minimum of 2 years in a similar position
OTHER SPECIFICATIONS
Additional training:
Specialized in purchasing, FDS or FPS would be of additional value
Ficosa is an equal opportunity employer. We strongly believe that a diverse workforce is key to our success, regardless of gender, nationality, age or others. Our focus is not only on our People, but as well on our Planet: protecting the environment is one of the main targets to which we dedicate all our efforts to develop products and more efficient and sustainable solutions.