At EcoVadis, we envision a global marketplace where sustainability intelligence influences every business decision – improving economies, people's lives and the planet we all depend on. EcoVadis counts industry leaders like Johnson & Johnson, L’Oréal, Nestlé, and Michelin, among the 55,000+ businesses on its network.

With an ambitious, purposeful mission to provide the world's most trusted business sustainability ratings, EcoVadis is driven by a diverse team sharing the core values of commitment, customer-focus, courage, integrity, kindness and happiness.

EcoVadis offers you exciting career opportunities in an innovative and dynamic environment. We are looking for passionate team players from a variety of disciplines – from CSR and sustainability experts to customer engagement and engineering talents – to join us to make a real impact on the environmental and social practices of companies worldwide.

Join us!

The Procurement Specialist 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
• PR to PO: Validate Purchase requisitions, Request for quotes from Suppliers for new products or services, Review quotes with Requesters and issue Purchase orders to Suppliers
• 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

• A minimum of two years of experience within a similar role in an international company, preferably in indirect segment.
• Business proficiency in English, spoken and written
• Proven ability to manage end to end RFx process
• Proactive and self starter 
• Having excellent interpersonal skills; ability to liaise and work confidently and collaboratively with external and internal Stakeholders
• Being highly organized; proficiency in managing documentation and monitoring progress within strict deadlines
• Analyzing and assessing Commercial Contracts
• Diligence, accuracy, attention to detail.
• Having solid analytical skills; ability to conduct cost analyses and create financial reports; ability to collect, analyze and present data to the Stakeholders.

Full time position

Location: Warsaw, Poland - Rondo ONZ, Spektrum Tower

In return for your work and energy, we offer:

• Challenge, 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
• Flexi-time and home office
• Benefits (covered or co-financed): Health care, Multisport card, Life insurance, 
• French and Polish classes
• Lunch Card (after probation period)

For more information about EcoVadis please visit our site: www.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.