General Procurement Buyer Europe Multi-Countries
Job Location: Senningerberg
Luxembourg
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.
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.
About the Role:
For our HQ based in Luxembourg, we are looking for a General Procurement Buyer North Europe (Belgium, The Netherlands, Sweden, Denmark, Norway, Finland).
By covering this position, you will oversee leading sourcing activities for the specified category in close collaboration with the Region General Procurement Manager Europe Multi-Countries (EMC).
Main Responsibilities:
In this role, you will actively contribute to the execution of the category strategy on local markets for the General Procurement categories (Marketing Services, Sales services, Facility, People Services, Security, Consulting, Professional Services, IT) according to the guidelines.
You will perform analysis and monitor market trends, suppliers' concentrations & spend analysis and possible innovation, identifying sourcing opportunities and evaluate potential internal requests synergies.
Moreover, you will be led to apply the internal methodologies, procedures, and tools for RFI & RFQ. You will ensure proper alignment with internal customers' (Business Functions) requirements and demands.
Your role will be also to manage procurement activities such as vendors’ registration & qualifications in alignment with internal procedures and Ferrero Code of Business Conduct & Supplier Code.
You will ensure and maintain supplier financial analysis and performance for assigned categories.
On top of that, you will lead negotiations with the suppliers to bring the maximum value to the requesting function, in terms of TCO (total cost of ownership), service and quality (SLA/KPI).
You will contribute to define and to maintain contracts for assigned categories, measuring, and improving their utilization.
Your mission will be also to maintain, consolidate, and improve relationships with existing suppliers, to ensure continuity, manage criticalities and strengthen common objectives.
You will collaborate and support Group Category Leaders in executing strategic sourcing activities for categories assigned and with other Functions in the definition and implementation of policies.
Finally, you will support Procurement Service Center (PSC) in case of mismatches between orders, invoices and approve PO documents.
Who we are looking for:
You will bring your university background in Business Administration, Procurement, Engineering, Supply Chain or similar.
You are a professional with around 4-5 years of experience in Procurement, demonstrating knowledge in supplier selection and qualification, tender/bid management, strategic sourcing, suppliers' portfolio management, budgeting, contract management, suppliers' performance, evaluation and supplier risk management with proved experience on the assigned category.
On top of this, you will bring your fluency in English.
Join our HQ in this amazing opportunity!
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.