About AkzoNobel
Since, we’ve been supplying the innovative paints and coatings that help to color people’s lives and protect what matters most. Our world class portfolio of brands – including Dulux, International, Sikkens and Interpon – is trusted by customers around the globe. We’re active in more than countries and use our expertise to sustain and enhance the fabric of everyday life. Because we believe every surface is an opportunity. It’s what you’d expect from a pioneering and long-established paints company that’s dedicated to providing sustainable solutions and preserving the best of what we have today – while creating an even better tomorrow. Let’s paint the future together.
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Our AkzoNobel GmbH in Cologne is looking for the next possible starting date a:
Indirect Procurement Buyer (m/f/d)
Your Responsibilities
1. Sourcing, supporting and facilitating the acquisition of non-product-related (NPR) goods and services for our enterprise in the DACH region
2. Responsibility for indirect, NPR projects, including requirement analysis, tendering, supplier management, and price and contract negotiation
3. Supporting the attainment of NPR procurement goals, such as cost saving, payment term improvement and sustainability
4. Identification of opportunities for cost optimization as well as local implementation of global contracts in cooperation with the Regional Category Management
5. Ensuring that all commercial contracts comply to Akzo Nobel`s policies
6. Conducting spend analysis for cost reduction and supplier consolidation while assessing risks of conflicts and policy non-compliance
7. Interacting with stakeholders to understand potential challenges and business requirements
8. Resolving operational issues related to Procure-to-Pay (P2P) processes
9. Creating and maintaining relevant data for the seamless execution of the NPR buying process
10. Reviewing and recommending improvements to NPR processes to drive efficiency
Your Qualifications
11. Bachelor`s Degree in Supply Chain, Business or related field, or equivalent work experience in sourcing
12. Relevant work experience in indirect sourcing and procurement, e.g. on Professional services, Temporary Labor, Fleet Management, Marketing & Sales categories
13. Experience with supplier relationship management in an international matrix-organization
14. Ideally experience with digital tools, such as Coupa
15. Excellent communication and negotiation skills,
16. Team player, problem-solving skills, adaptability and willingness to learn about new digital solutions
17. Fluent German and English language skills
Key Accountabilities
18. Attractive remuneration in accordance with the chemical industry collective agreement, including special payments under the collective agreement
19. Above-average pension scheme
20. 37.5 hours / week
21. 30 days vacation
22. Extensive digital learning opportunities
23. Employee parking spaces
24. Hybrid working model
Your Benefits at Akzo Nobel GmbH
We are looking forward to receiving your application in English including your salary expectations and your earliest availability date via our career page.
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At AkzoNobel we are highly committed to ensuring an inclusive and respectful workplace where all employees can be their best self. We strive to embrace diversity in a context of tolerance. Our talent acquisition process plays an integral part in this journey, as setting the foundations for a diverse environment. For this reason we train and educate on the implications of our Unconscious Bias in order for our TA and hiring managers to be mindful of them and take corrective actions when applicable. In our organization, all qualified applicants receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age or disability.
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