Senior Buyer | Indirect Procurement

Position Challenges Act strategically within Indirect Procurement, leading sourcing initiatives, complex negotiations, and supplier and contract management at local and international levels. The role will be key in driving cost optimization, supplier development, risk mitigation, and continuous improvement, while partnering with cross-functional teams to ensure competitiveness, compliance, quality, and business continuity.

Key Responsibilities
• Lead strategic sourcing initiatives and complex negotiations, ensuring competitive commercial conditions, quality, and service levels.
• Develop and execute category and sourcing strategies based on business needs, market trends, costs, and supply risks.
• Manage contracts and strategic suppliers, including performance, commercial conditions, and continuous improvement initiatives.
• Drive cost reduction, cost avoidance, and TCO optimization, identifying and tracking savings opportunities.
• Conduct cost breakdown, market analysis, and benchmarking to support negotiations and business decisions.
• Identify and mitigate supply risks, ensuring operational continuity.
• Partner with key stakeholders across Production, Engineering, Quality, Finance, HR, IT, and Facilities.
• Ensure compliance with corporate procurement policies and internal controls. Requirements
• Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration, Engineering, Logistics, Economics, or related fields.
• Solid experience in Indirect Procurement, preferably within complex industrial or multinational environments.
• Strong experience in strategic sourcing, complex negotiations, contract management, and supplier development.
• Solid knowledge of Strategic Sourcing, Cost Breakdown, TCO, Cost Reduction, and Cost Avoidance.
• Strong analytical, negotiation, stakeholder management, and business partnering skills.
• Advanced Excel skills and experience with procurement KPIs and data analysis.
• Experience with ERP systems, preferably SAP, focused on Purchasing and Materials processes.
• Advanced English, required for interaction with international suppliers and stakeholders and assessed during the selection process.