JOB DETAILS
Position Job Title: Buyer Utilities and MRO AFEMEA & ASC
BG and BU: Amcor Flexibles Europe, Middle East & Africa (AFEMEA) & Amcor Specialty Cartons (ASC)
Function: Procurement
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Location: Czech Republic/ Prague
Line Manager’s Job Title: Group Procurement Manager MRO & CAPEX
Application deadline: 17.07.23
Job Purpose
The Buyer Utilities and MRO is a pro-active and result driven change agent and procurement professional. He/She is capable of influencing internal and external network, capturing and shaping ideas, building strategies (including make or buy decisions) and taking full ownership of projects, in order to implement strategies aimed at maximising value for Amcor. The responsibility includes ensuring an uninterrupted supply of quality services and goods at optimum cost, monitoring total cost of ownership and implementing saving/ optimization initiatives. The buyer contributes to the creation and implementation process of the overall Flexibles/ASC strategy and to develop the specific category procurement strategies. The Buyer manages supplier relationships, negotiations, contracting and internal communication, manages change and internal stakeholders, ensuring strategies are being successfully implemented.
Categories that fall under the Standard Indirect portfolio:
Utilities: electricity, natural gas, LPG, heat/chilled (from a distribution network), water supply…
MRO: equipment, components and supplies that are offered as standard catalogue items by the suppliers
Waste: production waste and obsolete material: on-site service (containers, pickup…) and re-sell
The Buyer Utilities and MRO will execute strategies aiming at optimizing TCO, standardizing approach and centralizing the management decision of the procurement categories.
Principal Accountabilities
Strategy Deployment / Implementation
- Support in the development of effective sourcing strategies for the relevant categories in order to ensure quality of services and significant cost reductions
- Follow the set standards with respect to Purchasing and ensure consistency with the Amcor requirements and standards
Results Achievement
- Runs tenders or other commercial exercises, provides pricing/ offer, spend analysis in a timely manner as required while creating and maintaining accurate purchasing documents
- Selects, validates and or decides on management approach for vendors with less valued purchases while considering legal aspects of contracts
- Routinely interprets the purchasing policy and/or seeks new strategies and/or suppliers. who may qualify to do business with Amcor Flexibles based on market and benchmark analysis
- Initiates activities to improve TCO, simplification, supplier performance and improve accuracy of the (expected) delivery information for respective category products to increase the customer satisfaction.
- Identifies areas of improvement
- Identifies, evaluates and develops performance indicators to monitor availability forecast accuracy, excess stock measurement, supplier shipping performance for respective category
- Ensures accurate reporting and follow up of savings planned and realized in the category
Negotiation and contract management
- Negotiate contracts with suppliers specifying: quantity, delivery schedules other KPIs, etc.
- Manage the key suppliers and regularly review and monitor contract realization and delivery
- Identify and resolve issues or escalate issues, if required
- Ensure transparency in carrying out execution purchasing procedure
Relationship Management
- Cooperates with other departments and the area procurement network to assist contracting and planning and consults other departments in order to identify purchasing needs and requirements
- Effectively communicates
- Solve any supply issues and communicate/ discuss impact with relevant stakeholders
- Provide support in preparation of necessary forms, records, reports and other documents
- Contribute towards Purchasing excellence
- Organize internal communication to ensure: customer satisfaction, communication on changes, market updates, hints and tips.
- Organize and setup presentations and overviews for the quarterly reviews, budget meetings and other category specific meetings
Qualifications/Requirements
- University Degree in Procurement, Economics or Business Administration
- 4+ years of relevant working experience in indirect procurement within a matrix business environment
- Experience in sourcing at least one of the category Utilities or MRO, preferably in regional scope or multisite
- Strong experience in the selection of suppliers (inquiry and negotiation) as well as in the selection, preparation and execution of international commercial agreements.
- Effective participation in cross-functional projects in international environment
Other Skills
- Excellent Communication and influencing skills, as this role has many touch points with both internal and external customers. Ability to work well with diverse users/clients/business partners and team members
- Strong problem solving skills
- Good analytical and conceptual skills particular emphasis on accuracy combined with the ability to drive results
- Efficient project and time management skills.
- A high degree of commercial awareness
- Manage and adhere to timelines on assigned projects and tasks
- Pro-active and efficient in operation. Can do attitude.
- Fluent in English is required, additional European language is an asset
- Advanced Excel skills
- Willingness to travel when required
