Global Indirect Domain Buyer - Brussels, België - Solvay

Solvay

Geverifieerd bedrijf

Brussels, België

3 weken geleden

Geplaatst door:

Sophie Dubois

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Beschrijving

Solvay is a science company whose technologies bring benefits to many aspects of daily life.

Our purpose—we bond people, ideas and elements to reinvent progress—is a call to go beyond, to reinvent future forms of progress and create sustainable shared value for all through the power of science.

In a world facing an ever-growing population and quest for resources, we aim to be the driving force triggering the next breakthroughs to enable humanity to advance while protecting the planet we all share.

We bond with customers and partners to address today and tomorrow's megatrends.

As a global leader in Materials, Chemicals and Solutions, Solvay brings advancements in planes, cars, batteries, smart and medical devices, water and air treatment, to solve critical industrial, social and environmental challenges.

You can count on our innovative solutions to contribute to safer, cleaner and more sustainable future.

Role Overview

We are looking for:

Are you a motivated team player who is looking to be part of a dynamic Global Procurement Team?

Are you interested in managing procurement packages like professional services and/or the mobility package, conducting negotiations and implementing contracts within corporate procurement guidelines?

This opportunity will allow you to be a constructive problem solver who will work on a daily basis with Global Procurement colleagues and other internal stakeholders across multiple Functions and Global Business Units to improve procurement performance and to roll out negotiated contracts or projects.

We count on you for:

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Business partnering

Coordinate and lead internal project teams to ensure timely completion of goals and sourcing strategies.
Develop market & customer needs knowledge
Collect relevant financial and regulatory information, and follow market trends within your segments and other support segments, perform market research and identify and analyze potential suppliers.
Collect, analyze and anticipate the demands and needs of internal customers and prescribers and integrate them into Category Strategies and projects.

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Strategic planning

Follow market trends & become a market expert for the categories within your portfolio.
Stay current on information regarding key suppliers and competitors.
Drive the creation, development & integration of Category Strategies.
Identify & develop strategies with appropriate Functions and Global Business Units to design effective collaborative or commercial savings projects in spend areas of responsibility
Building a roadmap, define the priorities, projects and action plans, and identify the resources

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Execute projects and action plans after approval.

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Contract negotiations & -management

Develop RFx and initiate sourcing strategies based on results of market analysis, emerging trends and proven technologies all in line with the various business objectives of Solvay.
Support and lead major negotiations within your perimeter
Formalize the contracts and service level agreements (SLA's) and KPI's with suppliers
Deploy the contracts within your own perimeter and communicate to all relevant stakeholders.
Organize and participate in supplier evaluation and define action plans for the suppliers.
Create contingency plans in order to handle service, delivery or quality problems.
Ensure the correct administration of procurement documents, respecting defined procedures.

You can count on us for:

A unique opportunity to be part of a growing Procurement family and participate in the ambitious transformation journey Solvay is launching in order to further upscale our Procurement capabilities.

You will bring:

Strong negotiation and business analysis skills.
Experience in an international environment.
Selfstarter that requires little oversight
Proven leadership and interpersonal skills
Ability to multitask, change gears quickly, analyze, assess and make appropriate recommendations
Ability to demonstrate a consistent approach to working with others, have a high degree of honesty, integrity and ethics
Good working knowledge of current and leading edge technologies in Procurement and eBusiness tools
Excellent verbal and written communication, presentation and networking skills.
35 years of Procurement experience related to the purchase of a variety of different packages, preferably in the chemical or similar industry.
Master in Business/Management or Bachelor's Degree in Procurement, Business, Finance, Economics or equivalent by experience.
Broad based understanding and experience negotiating contracts within the indirect spend domain.
Strong business/commercial experience in conducting negotiations, maintaining good business relationships and establishing strategic alliances.

You will get: