Main Accountabilities:
- Ensure that the sites indirect materials and services are purchased effectively (including CAPEX)
- Adopt and implement the preferred supply base and manage the local purchasing needs (requirements, market analysis, supplier selection, tendering, contract and price negotiation, through to post-contract award SRM and performance \ SLA assessment)
- Identification of process improvement opportunities, and promoting procurement best practice in a complex, multi-site operation across Europe
- Liaising cross-functionally with a diverse internal community – e.g.: operations, HR, finance, Q&SHE,
- Delivering best value purchasing: cost savings, quality, flexibility, governance and strategic vendor relationships
- Manage, lead and drive a team of 4 site buyers covering German's sites indirect needs
- Be an integral part of the the Procurement team working with stakeholders across the European region to promote the function and develop standard processes and governance
- Ensuring and promoting a proactive approach to health & safety related issue ( SHE )
Education & Requirements:
- Degree level, Ideal membership of professional procurement organisation
- Fluent in German and English
- 5-8 years procurement experience ; manufacturing / multi site
- Strong leadership and leading competencies / Good decision making capabilities
- Demonstrable mid/long terms experience typically within engineering / MRO, capex, FM and site services spend
- Projects delivery capabilities and driven by targets approach
- Highly numerate and structured mindset
- Excellent communication & negotiation skills
- Strong commercial acumen
- SAP 4/Hana - Ariba advantage
Why Synthomer?
We are ambitious!
We have grown significantly – both organically and inorganically. We are a FTSE 250 listed company, 22% of our revenue comes from newly commercialized products, and we’re recognized in the top-quartile for chemicals manufacturing safety.
We believe in high challenge, high support!
We are keen to let you contribute in real roles from day 1. We expect a lot, but offer a lot, too. This includes onboarding, induction and learning events, networking opportunities, mentoring and personal development planning. So, be up for an inspiring long-term career adventure.
We personalize our approach to development!
At Synthomer, you won't find generic career tracks or development programs but rather a one-size-fits-one approach to employee development. We'll partner with you to ensure you have the right experiences that build your capabilities and accelerate your career growth.
Warum Synthomer?
Wir sind ambitioniert!
Wir sind signifikant gewachsen - sowohl organisch als auch durch Zukäufe. Wir sind ein börsennotiertes FTSE 250-Unternehmen, 22 % unseres Umsatzes stammen aus neu vermarkteten Produkten und unsere Arbeitssicherheitsergebnisse liegen im oberen Viertel der Chemieunternehmen.
Wir stehen für große Herausforderungen und starke Unterstützung!
Wir benötigen vom ersten Tag an Ihren bestmöglichen Beitrag in Ihrer neuen Rolle. Wir erwarten viel, bieten aber auch viel an, z.B. Onboarding, Einführungs- und Lernveranstaltungen, Networking-Möglichkeiten, Mentoring und persönliche Entwicklungsplanung. Freuen Sie sich auf ein inspirierendes, langfristiges Karriereerlebnis.
Unser Entwicklungskonzept wird auf Sie zugeschnitten!
Bei Synthomer finden Sie keine typischen Karrierepfade oder -programme, sondern einen individuellen Ansatz für Ihre Entwicklung. Gemeinsam mit Ihnen stellen wir sicher, dass Sie die richtigen Erfahrungen zur Förderung Ihrer Fähigkeiten und beruflichen Entwicklung machen.
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What We Do
Synthomer is a business-to-business speciality chemicals producer. We create value for all our stakeholders by applying our expertise and innovation capabilities to provide high-performance water-based polymers and ingredients to a wide range of blue-chip customers in multiple attractive end markets.
Synthomer are headquartered and stock listed in the UK. We have more than 30 operational sites across Americas, Europe, the Middle East and Asia including four innovation centres of excellence. The Company employs around 4,200 entrepreneurial, highly skilled employees with the expertise and experience to drive our success worldwide.
