Client Description:
Adecco Human Resources is recruiting a Buyer with French/English for our client, an industrial group active in the field of electricity production and transport and railway infrastructure, which offers from high-speed trains, metros, monorails, and trams, to turnkey systems, services, infrastructure, signaling and digital mobility.
Responsibilities:
- Prepare and launch of Request for Quotation with suppliers;
- Lead project negotiation;
- Monitor Procurement project QCDT (Quality, Cost, Delivery, Technology) & legal project evolution (First-Article-Inspection, Business Award, Product development);
- Prepare Business Award / Bid Comparison Chart and secure agreement;
- Place and manage Purchase order contract in SAP;
- Update suppliers’ data in SAP and on dedicated platform;
- Ensure the on-time delivery and quality are secured especially during the ramp-up phase of the project;
- Consolidate the commodity needs, inputs;
- Support the elaboration of the commodity strategy;
- Provide Commitment in Tender Phase in agreement with Commodity Manager;
- Represent the commodities towards projects, platforms, and solutions;
- Ensure effective teamwork with internal customers and stakeholders in problem solving;
- Manage specific supplier panel relationship (negotiation, specific agreement, local supplier QCDT performances);
- Assess properly all risky suppliers and manage the associated mitigation plan;
- Manage initial issues before escalation to line manager.
Candidate Profile:
- Degree level qualification;
- Experience in a relevant position;
- Negotiation/Influencing skills, Analytical skills, Process-oriented mind-set, Technical abilities, Very Good Communication and presentation skills;
- Proficiency in written and spoken English/French;
- Experience with ERP systems, preferably SAP.
