Strategic Buyer Indirect Procurement - Maternity cover

Position Description:

• Responsible for the definition and implementation of purchasing strategies for the assigned list of materials and suppliers. 
• Participates in global commodity purchasing team meetings and supports the implementation of global purchasing strategies. 
• Systematically explores market opportunities for the assigned group of materials, suppliers or industry codes. 
• Leads the sourcing projects and supplier selection activities.  
• Conducts tenders (standard and electronic) for the selection of suppliers of materials and services.
• Negotiates and finalizes contracts, confidentiality agreements (where necessary) and other agreements required by the nature of particular assignment.
• Prepares reports and analyzes of purchased materials in order to optimize benchmark processes, time and/or costs. 
• Monitors contracts execution in accordance with company procurement procedures.
• Manages purchase orders and ensures their fulfillment aligns with internal stakeholders requests.
• Clarifies requirements and needs of internal stakeholders. Acts as supplier's main interface for all questions concerning purchasing process. 

Technical Competencies and Requirements:

• Higher education – economic or technical field of study.
• Business English fluency.
• Written and spoken Bulgarian.
• Excellent computer literacy - MS Office. 
• Experience with SAP will be considered an advantage.

Professional Competencies and Requirements:

• Previous experience in the field of strategic procurement or on a similar position - at least 3 years.
• Experience in international teams and multicultural environment.
• Experience in a manufacturing plant will be considered an advantage.

Personal Competencies and Requirements:

• Capable of making fast decisions and taking the responsibility for the results in dynamic and changing environment.
• Oriented towards goals achieving and results. 
• Focused on the added value for the internal and/or external clients.
• Team player, able to work in a multicultural working environment.
• Thinking outside the box, creativity and continuous improvement attitude.
• Flexible, adaptable and willing to acquire new knowledge and skills.

You can expect the following with us:

• Motivating compensation and social benefits package
• Opportunity to work on a variety of projects in the field of industrial automation, IIoT and robotics;
• Professional development and learning opportunities in high technology and production environment.

In case your professional qualification corresponds to the above requirements and you wish to join our growing team, please send us your CV and a cover letter. 

Only shortlisted applicants will be contacted. Your documents and personal data will be treated as confidential and will be protected according to Bulgarian Data Protection Legislation and the General Data Protection Regulation 2016/679 (GDPR).

HR contact person: Elvira Hubcheva, careersbgproduction@festo.com

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