BUNGE has an exciting opportunity available for a Buyer. In this role, you will be in charge of the Corporate services category for Western Europe countries, generating benefits and providing support mainly to our corporate functions based in Sant Just Desvern (Barcelona) headquarters. He/she will be responsible for the operational part of the procurement process within his/her category and the main point of contact for Barcelona stakeholders. Additionally, this person will also help in the management of indirect spend and capex purchases for our industrial plant in Italy.More on the Buyer role:Our future colleague will collaborate with the Procurement team (peers and category managers), Corporate teams, Industrial, BBS (Bunge internal shared service center) and other departments. He/she must ensure that policies are followed while deploying strategies and actions to generate value for the business, reduce costs, manage/negotiate main contracts and suppliers, and support the Procurement department in improvement projects.Main responsibilities:Lead the implementation of Procurement best practices and processes according to procurement policies.Perform procurement projects and category management initiatives. He/she is able to create and drive a Procurement action plan to generate benefits involving stakeholders.Responsible for corporate services spend optimization (consulting and HR related services, office cleaning, etc.) initiates and drive cost-saving actions, tenders, and negotiations.Provide support to our Italian team, taking care of some indirect spend purchases (machinery, spare parts and industrial services such as mechanical maintenance) and tendering and contracting medium value CAPEX projects.Manage supplier relationships and oversee their performance, negotiate contracts and spot purchases.Implement Regional (European) frame agreements and participate in Regional category projects as required.Participate and support in transactional improvement and standardization projects; he/she will be a key user for procurement system (SRM and SAP).Main procurement point of contact for Barcelona stakeholders and BBS support team; he/she will be a procurement business partner that will ensure the correct coverage of requirements and urgencies.Take care of PO creation in the system and management of invoice discrepancies with Accounts Payable department and BBS team.We are looking for different skills in our ideal candidate:Minimum 3 years of experience in a similar position.Native Spanish and advanced level of English; Italian is also highly valued.Previous experience in an international group is recommended.Experience contracting logistic services could be a plus.Results-oriented, able to make decisions, team player and customer-oriented.Good interpersonal and communication skills.Occasional travels to other Bunge countries if needed (very limited).Good level using pivot tables in Excel and MS Office.Highly valued a good expertise in SAP and SRM systems.Basic legal knowledge concerning labor agreements and contractors.Able to collect, report and analyze cost data in a timely and accurate manner to support decision making.If this description reflects your profile or ambition, we're looking forward to seeing your application and motivation in English by hitting apply!In case of questions, please reach out to Aitor Alonso (Talent Acquisition Specialist at ******).
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