Senior Category Buyer with French or German

OpusCapita is a leading European provider of electronic invoice and supply chain document exchange, invoice automation, and procurement solutions. Our cloud-based solutions help businesses manage their procurement, supply chain, accounts payable and accounts receivable processes, lowering costs while improving control and supporting growth. A pioneer in e-transactions for nearly 4 decades, OpusCapita is part of GEP, a global leader in AI-driven procurement and supply chain solutions. This acquisition empowers OpusCapita to deliver even more innovative, efficient, and effective solutions, all while maintaining the highest standards of compliance, globally. To learn more, please visit www.opuscapita.com 

We are hiring

Senior Category Buyer with French or German

hybrid - this position requires min. 3 days per week working from office in Torun

What you can expect to be responsible for as a Senior Category Buyer:

• Supporting category managers with category strategy plans, sourcing execution, supporting category planning and strategic sourcing tasks

• Identifying and communicating with a diverse range of stakeholders, such as suppliers, project sponsors, end-users and other supporting functions such as HR, Legal and Finance.

• Leveraging the GEP network of Category Experts and tools, to deliver insights to any project / client.

• Providing support with respect to Supplier Management/ Procurement processes and policies.

• Establishing negotiation strategies, identifying, and developing negotiation levers, validating them with stakeholders and leading negotiations to ensure savings, timely supply and other benefits for purchases, business analytics, savings reporting and tracking, stakeholder interaction as part of the S2C program

• Discussing with vendors and evaluating their products and capabilities as suppliers;

• Using SMART by GEP® technology and client ERP system for procurement operations;

• Demonstrating continuous effort to improve operations, manage SOP’s, decrease turnaround times and streamline work processes;

• Managing all supplier selection and procurement activities (e.g. RFI, RFP, RFQ, Scorecard and Bid Analysis)

• Working cooperatively and jointly to provide quality seamless customer service;

• Leading a small/medium sized team;

• Participating in firm building activities, including recruitment & mentorship of junior colleagues.

Fitting experience for the role would be:

• Proven expertise in strategic sourcing, with focus on one of the following categories: Packaging/Logistics/MRO/CapEx/Chemicals (trends, suppliers, industry specifics and terminology, legal frameworks)

• Proficiency in English and GERMAN or FRENCH (both written and spoken)

• Knowledge of the principles and practices of large-scale centralized purchasing

• Strong verbal and written communication skills in order to comfortably engage with all levels of management in client organizations

• Strong analytical, reporting and presentation skills i.e. regarding creating baselines, performing market tests/analyses, summarizing the key points succinctly by email/in presentation

• Experience with leading and executing negotiations

• Ability to manage multiple procurement projects at once and assess new purchase requirements based on spend risk etc.

• Experience with managing and mentoring small to medium sized teams, both from an operational and career perspective

• Proficiency in the MS Office package

• Sourcing/Procurement systems knowledge

• Some experience or aptitude in digitalization and automation of processes would be considered an advantage

• Any business process improvement methodology such as TQM, Six Sigma, APEX etc. would be considered an advantage

WHY JOIN US

Our vision is to build an enterprise where everyone contributes to making GEP better, more interesting, more satisfying place to be, and a better place to spend a significant part of our lives. We call it “the beautiful company”.GEP is different. It’s a place where individuality is prized, and talent respected. We recognize people who make a genuine difference by rewarding them well. We’re a learning organization, actively looking for people to help shape, grow, and continually improve us.Join us if you are one of us.

We are an equal employment opportunity employer, values the diversity of our workforce and the knowledge of our people.

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