Category Buyer

oin EUROAPI’s Procurement team where you will enable optimal efficiencies that never compromise on integrity and ethics. You will be responsible for building strong relationships with suppliers to ensure a steady supply of quality products that contribute towards our global commitments of improving our environmental footprint, achieving procurement excellence, inventory management.Are you a **seasoned buyer from chemical and/or pharmaceutical industries** looking for their next challenge? We are offering the opportunity to join the Procurement team as a **Category Buyer - Raw Materials (M/F)** on a permanent contract.You will work directly with the Head of Direct Spend Procurement and other category buyers to develop and implement products and sourcing strategies.This position could be based in one of our 3 French Locations (Paris, Elbeuf, Vertolaye).

**Main responsibilities**:

- Have a detailed understanding of the spend for the covered categories
- Achieve substantial savings
- Build and propose budget that support EuroApi ’s financial objectives and drive the performance KPIs.
- Have a three years visibility on Cost Improvement programs (CIPs) and find initiatives by:

- Promoting and supporting the implementation a global multiple-sourcing approach when it makes sense
- Sharing and leveraging CIPs across the sites
- Identifying break-through CIPs
- Understand the feedstock and cost drivers of his/her commodity and anticipate markets trends
- By having good understanding of the stakeholders needs, define the most appropriate approach process to create conditions for efficiency
- Build and implement competitive and innovative product family and supplier strategies,
- Engage with technical lead specifiers from operations,
- Deliver saving objectives at portfolio perimeter,
- Promote attractiveness of EUROAPI and reinforce the relationship with suppliers,
- Ensure procurement technical excellence (Total Cost Ownership (TCO), Supplier Relationship Management (SRM), Market Intel, Risk Management, Innovation, CSR, HSE, compliance, quality)
- As per the Head of Direct Spend Procurement mandate, be the Key Supplier Manager for specific suppliers.
- Build within your network an ambitious budget and long-range planning according to business plans priorities and participate to local cross domain reviews,
- Lead negotiations linked to your perimeter and support global negotiations when needed.
- Recommend the best suitable processes and tools to maximize the efficiency, savings and customer service level.
- Measure, and communicate KPIs and related actions plan to enhance suppliers performance in term of technology, quality, responsiveness, delivery, cost and ethic.
- Drive the development of new market opportunities,
- Reinforce and develop suppliers’ knowledge, capacities and strategies,
- Set-up and drive a SRM program for your perimeter,
- Report activity, negotiations results, suppliers ID cards and price offers and share information across procurement organization,
- Support other sites with cross border tenders, negotiations, and projects to globalize when relevant and performant for EUROAPI,
- Follow and manage activities to exit from mono-sourcing at site or regional level,
- Take ownership of some subcategories of raw materials for all our sites.
- Promote networking and lead “cross fertilization” programs between the buyers of every site and with other purchasing entities whenever it can result to efficiency and economy of scale.
- Understand the informal structure and adapt his/her behavior accordingly
- Be the primary procurement contact for the site and attend site meetings related to raw materials, quality, issues/shortage, and new projects,
- Ensure the appropriate level of communication between procurement and site functions,
- You will work closely with sales and development teams to anticipate needs and propose innovative solutions.

**Our Requirements**

At least 5 years ‘s experience in procurement within an environment where he/she demonstrates his abilities to influence both suppliers and internal/external stakeholders, and to lead key impacting sourcing projects.
- Experience in an industrial/FMCG company where the purchasing function is mature, performing and seen as strategic.
- Business and/or engineering executive education (University, School of Management, postgraduates programs)
- Ideally but not mandatory, experience in chemical and/or pharmaceutical industries with scientific background (MScs in chemistry, biology or pharmaceutical),
- Fluent in both French and English,
- Team player with strong interpersonal and communication skills,
- Experienced negotiator, highly flexible with a strong capacity to adapt
- Ability to maintain effective relationships with internal stakeholders and suppliers based on trust and credibility,
- Results-oriented with strong business analytical skills,
- Creative mindset to innovate & challenge to get amazing deals delivery.

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