The Role
You will manage the purchase of indirect goods and services for the plant for the assigned spend category. You will make sure that purchases are compliant with requested specifications, with local laws, with Synthomer SHE standards, with Synthomer Sustainable Procurement Policy, with Synthomer Ethic Code and core Values. You deliver best value purchasing: cost savings, quality, flexibility, supplier relationships, cooperating with local stakeholders to support the site with all activities connected to Indirect Procurement
Responsibilities
- You manage and coordinate the purchase of indirect goods and services for the site and manage transactions via the SAP system and Ariba.
- You manage expenses, evaluate quotes/suppliers in order to arrive at better agreements.
- You benchmark expense categories, together with the Global Category Manager.
- You manage relationships with suppliers and actively support stakeholders in case of complaints. You apply and promote the preferred supplier approach.
- You negotiate and manage the local supplier base.
- You are proactive in innovation and new market technology opportunities.
- You apply the 'sustainability' approach in all purchasing activities.
- You act in accordance with the relevant SHE regulations, internally, externally and contractually.
- You act and behave in a safe and environmentally responsible manner in accordance with legal, internal and SHEMS requirements and work together with others to ensure a safe working environment and legal obligations are met.
- You participate in local and/or group projects and verify the economic impact.
- You work closely with and support other members of the procurement department. You are active within the local and EMEA procurement team to achieve the joint objectives.
About you
You have a relevant education and several years of experience in a similar position, preferably in an industrial-technical environment. Affinity to CAPEX (Capital Projects) is a plus. You speak fluent Dutch and English. You have negotiation and analytical skills, calculate quickly, think strategically and know how to deal with suppliers. It is also important that you are a good team worker so that we can achieve even better results together.
Are you interested?
Please contact Vincent Oloo, Procurement Manager Adhesives via 0118 678322 for additional information.
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.
Waarom Synthomer?
Wij zijn ambitieus!
Wij zijn aanzienlijk gegroeid - zowel organisch als anorganisch. Wij zijn een FTSE 250 beursgenoteerde onderneming, 22% van onze inkomsten komt van nieuw gecommercialiseerde producten en wij zijn erkend in het topsegment voor veiligheid bij de productie van chemicaliën.
Wij geloven in grote uitdaging, grote ondersteuning!
We willen je graag vanaf dag 1 laten meewerken in echte rollen. We verwachten veel, maar bieden ook veel. Dit omvat onboarding, introductie- en leermomenten, netwerkmogelijkheden, mentoring en persoonlijke ontwikkelingsplanning. Dus bereid je voor op een inspirerend carrièreavontuur op lange termijn.
Wij hebben een persoonlijke aanpak naar ontwikkeling!
Bij Synthomer vind je geen generieke loopbaantrajecten of ontwikkelingsprogramma's, maar wel een aanpak die is afgestemd op de ontwikkeling van onze medewerkers. Wij werken met jou samen om ervoor te zorgen dat je de juiste ervaringen opdoet om jouw capaciteiten te ontwikkelen en jouw loopbaangroei te versnellen.
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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.
