Lead Buyer Refractory

at  Arcelormittal

We are looking for a Lead Buyer in Refractories in Luxembourg!
EPO negotiates the purchases contracts of products for the group worldwide, designing and implementing relevant strategies to anticipate market evolutions and establish transformation programs. EPO also leverages technical excellence to develop best TCO solutions, providing efficient and reliable services to internal customers and promoting high standards of Health and Safety and Golden Rules from suppliers.
Within the European Procurement Organization, in an international and multicultural environment, the Lead Buyer is responsible of the strategic sourcing of refractories.

As Lead Buyer:

• Manage relationships as Key Account Manager (KAM) to a given set of strategic Refractory suppliers.
• Lead, coordinate and execute negotiations strategy.
• Management of a specific set internal stakeholders (ArcelorMittal clusters) dealing with all Refractory related topics with Refractory users, and specific geography where ArcelorMittal is present.
• Analyze and develop the portfolio of products / equipments, develop suppliers and internal stakeholders’ strategy.

• Continuous improvement and implementation of TCO projects.Work successfully with Users and Lead User to homologate new products and suppliers, implement cost reduction programs, extend the supply base and eliminate monopolies/oligopolies.

Transversal activities: in addition to the commercial portfolio of external suppliers and ArcelorMittal plants, following the strategic sourcing experience of the candidate), the successful candidate may eventually support the Head of Refractory with transversal activities and projects:

• M&A projects.
• Financial valuations of Refractory manufacturers.

• Forecasting Refractory Raw Materials trends.Financial planning.

KPI’s:

• Performance of plants against budget.
• Development of captive and alternative sources.
• Development of low-cost alternatives.

• Management of contracts and Key Accounts.IT tools as AI developments.

Please refer the Job description for details