About this opportunity

Your work environment : We now have a vacancy for a Plant Buyer, based at Valencia (Spain). The role reports to the Logistics Manager.

Your mission in Crown

The jobholder will provide a cost effective procurement service for all production materials, packaging, machine spares, all other inventory and non-inventory items and services (e.g. Catering, cleaning, etc). In liaison and close co-ordination with the Regional Purchasing Manager, this varied role will mainly consist of local Supplier Sourcing and Selection, Price and Leadtime Negotiation, local Supplier Relationship Management including hosting regular meetings and attending supplier visits, in addition to RFQ and PO Placement activities. You organise and maintain all aspects of the Procurement Supply Chain with full cooperation and collaboration with Central Sourcing Team and commodity leaders.  You reconcile the goods receipts with supplier invoices before handing over them to Accounting department for payment process. You check Orders and Invoices in case of a discrepancy and/or dispute, providing assistance in the resolution of relevant invoice queries. You manage supplier returns and claims in liaison with the Plant Quality Department.

About you

The successful candidate has preferably a Supply Chain, Commercial, Purchasing or Industrial Engineering background, with at least 3 to 5 years’ experience in a commercial engineering environment and experience of Direct Materials procurement for a manufacturing business, ideally within the packaging or FMCG sector. IT literate, you have a working experience in using ERP systems (i.e. SAP).

You should have an understanding of Purchasing best practices with continuous improvement tools and problem-solving and decision making skills. Self-starter and team working skills are essential as well as excellent negotiation and persuasive skills. You should be an effective communicator with excellent interpersonal skills. Besides Spanish, fluency in English required