Buyer-Procurement

Job purposes :

Selecting and sourcing products, goods, raw materials and assets according to the purchasing strategy, negotiating and optimising their costs; coordinating the flow and stocks of products, goods and raw materials upstream of the production chain.

Working relationships :

Functional attachment: Purchasing & Supply Chain Manager

Reporting line: Purchasing / supply assistant; buyers

Cross-functional link with the sales department, production, planning and finance.

In relation with external service providers (transport, logisticians, administrative authorities (customs), suppliers and subcontractors)

Description of significant activities :

  1. Conducting a tender and analysing the responses;
  2. Drawing up specifications;
  3. Negotiate purchase contracts, optimise purchase prices;
  4. Identify (sourcing) suppliers, subcontractors and external service providers;
  5. Evaluate suppliers, control deadlines (credit management);
  6. Handle and monitor disputes with suppliers;
  7. Monitoring contract performance conditions;
  8. Set up key indicators and dashboards to measure the performance of the actions carried out: stock rotation rate, delivery times, availability rate, etc. Monitor and update the KPIs;
  9. Coordinate and participate in the realization of raw material and goods inventories by measuring the differences in order to ensure coherence between the physical stock and the computerized stock; check the stock statements and analyze them (costs and obsolescence);
  10. Define and anticipate supply requirements according to the company’s stocks and needs;
  11. Coordinate the activity of a small team;

Responsabilités exercées et latitude d’action :

  • Take all measures relating to the respect of the negotiated conditions and the respect of the specifications;
  • Take any corrective action or not with the competent authorities (customs) and report back;
  • Ensure that supply deadlines are met;
  • Leading, organising and supervising the work of his team and evaluating their performance;
  • Alert to possible malfunctions related to the transport of goods and finished products, suggest and implement corrective measures and actions.

Specific professional knowledge :

  • Mastering office automation tools ;
  • Is familiar with tendering procedures
  • Know the regulations (national and international) of the products and their transport conditions;
  • Good knowledge of logistics information systems, planning and stock management;
  • Good knowledge of customs regulations.
  • Good knowledge of E-procurement;
  • Knowledge of the company’s sector of activity and understanding of the environment in which the company operates;
  • Mastering professional technical English;

Catégorie: Shipping & supply chain
Contrat: CDI
Localisation: France

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