Technical Buyer

Job Location: ​Franklin Park​

Company description

Ferrero is a family-owned company with a truly progressive and global outlook and iconic brands such as Nutella®, Tic Tac®, Ferrero Rocher®, Raffaello®, Kinder Bueno® and Kinder Surprise®. As the love for our brands continues to grow, so too does our global reach. Represented in more than 50 countries, with products sold in more than 170, the Ferrero Group is loved by generations around the world. The secret to our global success? 38,767  dedicated employees who celebrate care and quality to craft a business, careers and brands we are proud of. Join us, and you could be one of them.

About the Role:

We are looking for an experienced Technical Buyer to join our Procurement Team. This individual is responsible for proactively managing North America Procurement Activities for Technical Procurement Categories, guaranteeing a solid communication and collaboration between the central categories and the local teams, taking in to account the local needs and the global guidelines, to ensure that the company operational needs are met taking into account price, quality and delivery and to ensure continuity of supply running the purchase order with a set supplier base with alignment of Ferrero central procurement strategy.

Main Responsibilities:

•    Manage and execute sourcing of the specific categories for Plants (Process Equipment, Warehousing, Laboratory, Construction, MRO, Services).
•    Guarantee a solid and clear communication and collaboration between the central categories and the local teams.
•    Manage central and local stakeholders in Matrix organization.
•    Monitor Supplier Risks and drive necessary mitigation actions to ensure the business continuity.
•    Align with business and ensure that SLA’s and KPI’s for Country Technical Procurement Categories are reached and respected.
•    Ensure the right Process Governance and guarantee that Ferrero Procurement Policies and Procedures are formalized, well-known and respected.
•    Facilitate and coordinate the local implementation of TP Group guidelines, supporting the interaction between local structures and the Group functions.
•    Commercial Strategy Definition and Deployment.
•    Managing the Supplier Portfolio.
•    High Level Supplier Relationship Management.
•    Ensure Source to pay process is followed.

Who we are looking for:

•    Bachelor’s degree as minimum request.
•    10+ years procurement experience.
•    Experience working in matrix organization.
•    Strong Communication and interpersonal skills. 
•    Ability to lead and influence others.
•    Ability to problem solve and set priorities.
•    Stakeholder management skills.
•    Cross cultural environment management skills.
•    Negotiation skills.
•    Project Management.
•    Strategic mindset.
•    Technical knowledge.
•    SAP procurement module and reporting.
•    SAP Ariba desirable.

Diversity Statement

Ferrero is committed to building a diverse and inclusive culture in which all employees feel welcomed and appreciated and have the same opportunities. We believe all of our people are equally talented in their own way. In nurturing the curiosity and natural abilities of our employees, we provide them, generation after generation, the means to succeed personally and professionally, enabling them to craft their journey at Ferrero. The diversity of our talents is what makes our work environment multicultural, innovative and highly rewarding.

How to be successful in the role and at Ferrero:

Consumers, quality and care are at the heart of everything we do. So, to be successful at Ferrero, you’ll need to be just as consumer and product centric as we are - dedicated to crafting brilliant results for consumers around the world. 

Ferrero N.A. provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability or genetics.
 

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