If you are ambitious, self-motivated, hardworking and a team player and interested in growing your career with an International FMCG business, please read through our job opportunity. PROCUREMENT OFFICER Key Purpose: Ensure on-time delivery of raw materials and components to meet site production requirements, maintaining the agreed stock levels, at minimum cost.

Key Responsibilities
- Raise purchase orders (long term) and scheduling agreements (short term) for raw materials/components in the right quantities, with the right supplier, at the right price, based on information coming from SAP (LTP, MRP), promotions, request scheduling or commercial.
- Manage the source list to ensure the use of the approved supplier and request info record from central purchasing.
- Follow up of orders (confirmations, problems with payments, communication with hauliers and suppliers, ... ) to ensure stable planning (no changes due to unavailability of raw materials/components)
- Evaluation of suppliers (OTIF and Vendor Rating)
- Inform central purchasing of any big issues (potential impact on CSL > 0.5%) and big variations of volume (+ or
- 20%) and work together to solve any big issues that can’t be handled locally.
- Coordinate in case of missing components/raw materials
- Search for alternatives in cooperation with R&D; formulations/packaging, production , other plants and central purchasing
- Approval for derogation/concession from plant manager
- Maintain call off parameters in SAP (lot sizes, lead times, safety stocks)
- Follow up payment issues with Central Administration in case of discrepancies
- Follow up and minimise any waiting costs from hauliers
- Provide forecasts to suppliers and central purchasing where requested or detected in a daily management locally ( EX: picks due to increase volumes of FPR )




- Optimise material cost through : o Proposals for de-complexity ( Costs and WH space ) o Buying Long principle o Reviewing MOQ’s and LT’s o Analyse non and slow movers and propose solutions to reduce
- Manage return of non conformities deliveries with the supplier in cooperation with quality department
- Build and maintain effective working relationships with suppliers, looking for the win-win.
- Build and maintain effective working relationships with contacts in other departments
- Assure continuity of the department (backup other functions, where applicable) Behavioural Competencies / Personal Characteristics:
- Adherence to MbBride principles: Always Committed, Team Working, Aspire to be the Best, Taking&Giving; Accountability
- Customer and target oriented
- Flexible, responsive, autonomous
- Punctual, accurate
- Clear and assertive in communication
- Stress resistant
- Problem solver Technical Competencies &

Qualifications:
- Master degree in applied science (economics, mathematics, etc.) or equivalent by experience in a similar function
- 1-2 year experience in a material management environment
- Good negotiation skills
- Good knowledge of English
- Knowledge of other languages is a plus (French, German)
- Strong knowledge of SAP and MS Office (especially Excel, Power BI) GAS Base Point: 26.400 euro Privacy Statement: We will use the personal information that you have submitted to us in order to consider your application for the relevant role. Your privacy is important to us. Please check our Job Applicant Privacy Notice on our career opportunities page which explains the purposes for which we will use your personal information and the ways in which we will handle and retain your information. It also explains the rights you have in relation to your information, and how to contact us with any queries or requests.

📌 Procurement Officer (Bagnatica)
🏢 McBride
📍 Bagnatica