BuyerDate: Sep 20, 2024Location: Sant Just Desvern, B, ES, 08960Location: BarcelonaCity: Sant Just DesvernCountry: Spain (ES)Requisition Number: 36895Bunge has an exciting opportunity available for a Buyer. In this role, you will be in charge of Corporate services category for Western Europe countries, generating benefits and providing support mainly to our corporate functions based in Sant Just Desvern (Barcelona) headquarters. You will be responsible for the operational part of the procurement process within your category and the main point of contact for Barcelona stakeholders. Additionally, you will help in the management of indirect spend and capex purchases for our industrial plant in Italy.More on the Buyer role:Your future colleague will collaborate with the Procurement team (peers and category managers), Corporate teams, Industrial, BBS (Bunge internal shared service center) and other departments. You 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. You will 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.), initiate 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; you will be a key user for procurement system (SRM and SAP).Main procurement point of contact for Barcelona stakeholders and BBS support team; you will be a procurement business partner that ensures the correct coverage of requirements and urgencies.Take care of PO creation in the system and manage invoice discrepancies with the 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 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.At Bunge, people don't just come here to work, they come here to grow – solving challenges that directly impact the world with a diverse team of thinkers and doers.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 ******).Acquisition by agencies is not appreciated; we do not use agencies at this moment for our recruitment. Open proposals of candidates are at own risk.Job Segment: Accounts Payable, Agricultural, Procurement, Recruiting, Purchasing, Agriculture, Finance, Operations, Human Resources
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