Strategic Buyer Indirect material EMEA

Do you want to be part of a company where everything you do make a difference? As a world leading dental company with the ambition to continue to drive innovations for the dental professionals, we can promise you an exciting and challenging environment.
We are now looking for a Strategic Buyer to join our EMEA team. In this role you will have the opportunity to influence on our way forward and being part of setting our structure. You will be part of a global team where we support each other and work together to reach our goals.
We are looking for someone to support multiple Indirect categories/projects. You will work towards different regions and will work cross functionally with many different contact settings. In this role you will partners with regional and global category management to ensure a successful implementation of global or regional led strategies and drive compliance to preferred supply base and purchasing channels. The role is responsible to ensure and continuously improve costs, quality and service level / delivery for all local deliverables in multiple categories.
Responsibilities:
Support the implementation of global and regional category strategies.
Support regional/global RFPs.
To partner with relevant stakeholders.
To cooperate and support internal stakeholders at projects.
To execute design to cost opportunities across all sites, ensuring working capital efficiency.
Guide and support the tactical buying for Indirect Materials & Services.
Ensure that Indirect materials and services are delivered in-time.
Collaborate with COE team to implement the Procurement processes & compliance requirements across the sites.
Supplier Relationship Management.
To perform negotiations with suppliers and sign contracts.
To support annual procurement targets for the site in alignment with global/regional targets (cost & savings, supplier quality, etc.).
Support Regional Sourcing Leaders with regular updates to ensure effective communication of cost saving activities.
Proactively identify saving potentials.


Qualifications / Background
Bachelor’s degree or equivalent in a related discipline.
A minimum of 2-3 years professional experience in strategic purchasing.
Strong relationship building and leading by influence skills.
Experience from identify and lead cost improvement initiatives will be a merit.
Strong business partnering skills and business acumen.
Assertiveness and ambition to solve demanding tasks.
English fluent in written and spoken. Other languages welcomed.


We are looking for someone with a multicultural and proactive mindset who has strong analytical skills. You are result oriented, flexible and able to adapt to changes. For this role you need strong communication and networking skills with the ability to influence others.
Do you get energy from working in an environment with a high pace and challenging tasks then don´t hesitate to contact us.

Please submit your application in English, no later than August 22nd, 2021.

We will review applications continuously, so be sure to send in your application as soon as possible.

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