Plant Purchasing Lead

Plant Purchasing Lead Job Description

Plant Purchasing Lead Job Overview

As an Plant Purchasing Lead, you will be responsible for supplier relationships,  according to the  portfolio, for obtaining, maintaining, improving performance, quality, safety, cost, payment terms – improving cash flow, delivery terms, covering the requirements requested by the beneficiary; Creates and maintains a formal, legal and ethical framework for all acquisitions, according to Tenneco policies and processes.

Responsibilities Plant Purchasing Lead:

• Responsible for implementing the European and global procurement policies of the organization at the factory level.
• Executes regional sourcing and factory level capital equipment procurement strategies aligning them with global Tenneco requirements.
• Coordinates procurement projects in collaboration with other local or international colleagues to eliminate duplication or conflicts of activities.
• Manages the implementation at local Tenneco Ploiesti level of procurement contracts for goods and services.
• Identifies best practices in purchasing products and services and implements them.
• Identifies suppliers and ensures the evaluation of their performance, depending on costs, delivery times, payment terms, flexibility.
• Negotiates and administers goods and services contracts, including Long/Short Term Supply/Goods Agreements (LTA), Non-Disclosure Agreements (NDA)
• Performs financial analyses, participates in the process of creating specifications, defines the evaluation strategy and selection criteria.
• Is responsible for the contract management process at the factory level;
  
  

Plant Purchasing Lead Qualifications

• Higher education, economics, engineering, law or similar.
• MBA or other similar masters – preferred.
• Minimum 3 years in indirect procurement, capital or services role.
• SAP R/3 Intermediate.
• Experience in negotiating commercial contracts and resolving disputes.
• Minimum 2 years’ experience in an industrial, multinational environment.
• Project management. Ability to manage projects of medium complexity.
• Experience in working within management systems.
• Negotiation skills;
• Ability to communicate and act in multicultural environments.
• Very good knowledge of English. Knowledge of a second European language is an advantage;

Skills

The ideal candidate for this position has excellent organizational skills, can work well under pressure, has strong attention to detail, is accustomed to working in a fast-paced environment and meeting tight deadlines. .