To strengthen our team in Groot Bijgaarden, we are looking for a:
Direct Procurement Manager
Your Mission
As a Direct Procurement Manager you will get the opportunity to craft and execute the purchasing strategy for chemicals, coloring, and other local commodities, managing a 40M€ spend across our 5 Belgian plants.You will report directly to the Country Procurement Manager
What you will do?
* Category and Supplier Management:You champion the category management process, aligning strategies with business objectives.
* You foster effective supplier relationships and minimize risk through sound supply and supplier management strategies.
* Drive innovation and explore new suppliers to enhance PURATOS's leverage.
* Contract Negotiation and Risk Management:You anticipate and address issues impacting PURATOS during the contract negotiations.
* Lead the RFI/RFP process, bid evaluation, and vendor contracting.
* Performance Management:You extract relevant information from Group reporting systems for analysis and decision-making.
* You drive savings and working capital improvement targets, actively seeking synergies across Belgian plants.
* You report savings according to Puratos procurement savings measurement process.
* You collaborate with Pricing to optimize profit margins by managing raw materials price evolutions.