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Summary:
Our client is a renowned compounder of polymers, looking to strengthen and further develop the purchasing team in their offices in North Rhine-Westphalia.
Your Tasks:
• Procurement of additives, fillers and pigments as needed and on time.
• Support to national and international suppliers, including risk management, price negotiations and awarding of contracts.
• Development of decision templates for inventory optimization and cost reduction.
• Creation of needs and market analysis.
• Controlling operational purchasing when implementing the supplier strategy.
• Conducting discussions with suppliers.
• Master and price data maintenance.
• Processing delivery disruptions and complaints.
• Reporting, monitoring and optimization of supplier performance in compliance with QM specifications.
Your Profile:
• Business administration degree with a focus on procurement or relevant vocational training.
• Ideally, you have relevant professional experience in strategic purchasing, preferably in the chemical industry.
• Negotiation and strong communication skills are desired.
• Very good office knowledge and confident use of merchandise management systems.
• Fluent spoken and written English.
• High self-motivation, a structured way of working, proactive hands-on mentality and ability to work in a team are among your strengths.
For further details or for an initial confidential telephone discussion please contact Agata Nowak on 0044 7508 251 789 or via email This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.