Job Description

Job Purpose and Impact

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The General Buyer (CBI) will support multiple country or multiple business sourcing activities. In this role, you will execute complex procurement tasks to provide inputs to the global category team.

Key Accountabilities

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Execute medium and highly complex sourcing events. Drive the implementation of regional sourcing decisions and provide support with the implementation of global sourcing decisions. Provide inputs to the global category team for category strategy development and execution. Provide comprehensive understanding of regional stakeholder and procurement landscape. Monitor continuous regional supplier and stakeholder relationships. Follow established procedures to select suppliers for procurement of noncontracted materials, goods, services and supplies. Independently solve moderately complex issues with minimal supervision, while escalating more complex issues to appropriate staff. Other duties as assigned

Qualifications

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Minimum Qualifications

Bachelor's degree in a related field or equivalent experience Fluent or Advanced English level Proven experience in purchasing chemicals and ingredients for the industry Direct (Chemicals, Packaging, Ingredients), and indirect materials procurement (Spare Parts & Equipment and Maintenance & Technical & Professional & Facility Services procurement) * Experience with SAP and a strong industrial background