JOB DESCRIPTION Ecolab is seeking a Procurement Representative for our Procurement Center of Excellence in Barcelona, Spain.
If you are a passionate sourcing professional looking for new challenges in a very dynamic, truly international environment, you will enjoy belonging to the group.
Don't miss the opportunity to join a highly recognized global company, offering a competitive compensation in addition to a self-directed career journey.
Job Overview: The selected candidate will own and deploy the Sourcing Strategy for the assigned Raw Material spend at a regional level, aiming to ensure supply at the best possible TCO.
The role is in Barcelona, belongs to the European Raw Material Sourcing team and reports to the Procurement Manager.
A strong performer can expect further career advancement within Ecolab and will have the opportunity to move into other procurement and supply chain leadership roles within the organization.
This is an exciting opportunity to advance your career with a stable growing company!
Main Responsibilities: Acts as business owner for his/her categories: defining and executing sourcing strategies.
Goals: improve reliability, get competitive pricing, seek technical and commercial opportunities, reduce complexity, shorten lead times, and much more.
Applies, as sourcing methodology, the Total Delivered Cost (TDC) process and tools, from definition to implementation, to build and reinforce a best-in-class supply that meets the company goals.
Keeps a global mindset, benchmarking regional strategies within the global sourcing team; leverages the Ecolab global scale to add value and maximize benefits.
Leads saving projects or other initiatives to achieve team targets.
Collaborates across RD&E, Supply Chain, Quality, Regulatory, Marketing, and Sales to ensure action plans and project milestones are met.
Develops business continuity plans and risk assessments.
Investigates, develops, and drives actions to remedy supply disruptions and constraints.
Effectively communicates updates to internal stakeholders.
Builds and maintains expert knowledge of respective categories, competition, and innovations.
Jointly works with the business to address questions and needs surrounding suppliers, markets, materials, and services.
Education and Professional Experience: Bachelor's Degree in Engineering, Business, Finance or related field Academic qualification in Sourcing and/or Negotiation Advanced English level is a must; another European language is a plus 3+ years of experience in International Sourcing Technical background and/or experience in manufacturing processes is preferred Competencies: Procurement knowledge and strategic mindset Strong problem-solving and critical thinking Adaptive negotiator with demonstrated experiences in different situations Team player with good interpersonal and communication skills that are critical in a team-driven, multi-functional environment Demonstrated competitive drive, results-oriented, and passionate for achievement Project management basic knowledge (project chartering, milestone setting, and tracking) Our Commitment to Diversity and Inclusion: Ecolab is committed to fair and equal treatment of associates and applicants and furthering the principles of Equal Opportunity to Employment.
Our goal is to fully utilize minority, female, and disabled individuals at all levels of the workforce.
We will recruit, hire, promote, transfer and provide opportunities for advancement based on individual qualifications and job performance.
In all matters affecting employment, compensation, benefits, working conditions, and opportunities for advancement, Ecolab will not discriminate against any associate or applicant for employment because of race, religion, color, creed, national origin, citizenship status, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity and expressions, genetic information, marital status, age, or disability.
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