Raw Material R&F Operational Buyer

at  Givaudan

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Raw Material R&F Operational Buyer
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Raw Material Operational Buyer - Your future position?
In this role reporting into the R&F Raw Material Team leader you will be focusing on assigned vendors or categories, accountable and responsible for the entire
Requisition & Fulfillment (R&F) processing. You will manage raw material (RM) availability and plant or region specific issue resolution to ensure security of
supply.

PO Management:

• Release Purchase Orders to 3rd party suppliers according to sourcing and fulfillment instructions defined by the global Category Managers and within quality and time constraints
• Track and follow up closely Purchase Orders deliveries to ensure security of supply
• You will import licenses and end-use certificates for concerned raw materials
• Run consignment stock consumption reports and associated settlements. Coordinate physical stock reconciliation with suppliers

Issue Resolution:

• Manage Raw Material availability issue resolution in coordination with plant Raw Material planners
• Coordinate delivery and quality non conformities in relation with respective plant partners
• Support investigation of root cause analysis on invoice non conformities
• Support the timely follow-up on planning, quality and accounts payable escalations ensuring appropriate commercial relations with the supply base.

Supplier Management:

• Manage suppliers and their On Time In FULL (OTIF) performance.
• Resolve major suppliers’ issues and complaints.
• Implement improvement action plans discussed/agreed with Vendor Performance Analyst and Category Managers