Procurement Specialist

  • Full-time

Company Description

EcoVadis offers an exciting, truly international opportunity to build a career while making a positive impact, in an innovative and dynamic environment. Recognized as the most trusted business in the sustainable supply chain space, EcoVadis is driven by a diverse team of over 45 nationalities making a real impact on the environmental and social practices of companies around the world by leveraging the influence of global supply chains. More than 200 global multinational companies have selected the EcoVadis solution, including Verizon, GSK, Coca Cola Enterprises, Nestle, Johnson & Johnson, Renault, ING Bank, and Subway. EcoVadis has rated over 45,000 of their suppliers with ambitious goals to continue to multiply our coverage.

Join us, we’re looking for collaborative, fun and passionate people to help us make a difference!

Job Description

The Procurement Officer provides procurement expertise and assists stakeholders to plan, develop, source, negotiate and manage procurement arrangements to effectively meet organisational, financial and business objectives.

Responsibilities will include, without being limited to:

  • Managing spend across multiple projects
  • Helping Business Units' managers to achieve their budget by optimising and pooling resources across Business Units
  • Proactively mitigating the supply risk; leading the preventive and corrective action plan process
  • Identifying areas of improvement by monitoring and analysing the existing procurement management system; developing new policies and procedures to manage suppliers' performance and costs; developing new supply strategies
  • Collecting, assessing and discussing business requirements and needs concerning goods / services to be purchased (quantities, specifications and services levels) within the assigned portfolio; ensuring that the product meets legislative requirements
  • Continuously benchmarking and improving the applicable vendor base; monitoring market, product and price development, and communicating internally with relevant stakeholders in order to support growth and profitability
  • Identifying, assessing and recommending potential vendors based on a set of established criteria and policies; preparing requests for quotations and working closely with vendors to optimize costs and quality; negotiating costs and terms for long term or key supply agreements
  • Carrying out regular audits of suppliers' performance

Qualifications

  • A minimum of four years of experience within a similar role in an international company
  • Business proficiency in English, spoken and written
  • CIPS or equivalent professional qualification
  • Proven ability to implement new processes and procedures 
  • Having excellent interpersonal skills; ability to liaise and work confidently and collaboratively with external and internal Stakeholders
  • Being highly organised; proficiency in managing documentation and monitoring progress within strict deadlines
  • Having solid analytical skills; ability to conduct cost analyses and create financial reports; ability to collect, analyse and present data to the Stakeholders.

Additional Information

Starting date: ASAP; full time position
Location: Warsaw, Poland - Rondo ONZ, Spektrum Tower

In return for your expertise and energy, we offer:

  • Challenge and opportunities to exchange skills within multinational Team
  • Ability to work in an autonomous way and in an environment where your ideas are valued
  • Casual and very friendly atmosphere
  • Competitive salary aligned with experience
  • Training
  • Health care
  • Multisport card
  • Life insurance
  • Flexi-time and home office
  • French and Polish classes

For more information please visit https://www.ecovadis.com/joinus/ and http://intro.ecovadis.com/.

EcoVadis does not discriminate based on race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, disability, veteran status or any other protected category.

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