Strategic Operations Buyer - Capital and Factory Services

at  Mars

JOB DESCRIPTION:

For generations now, you and your family, including the four-legged members, have loved our brands, products & services. Our MGS Commercial Associates are working to ensure that everything you know and love consistently evolves to deliver the best for your family.
Mars Global Services are on the look-out for the next Strategic Operations Buyer-Captial & Factory Services to join their team in a crucial role to continue supporting all Mars Segments in providing commercial support and management. You will join a team who sit across all sites at Mars who work together in a hyper-collaborative way to achieve desirable and critical outcomes for our business.

• Purchase capital and factory services goods & services by securing price, capacity & service levels in line with commitments to the business as per the sourcing strategies by applying a wide range of sourcing tools (negotiation, e-procurement, strategic collaboration, tenders/RFP’s etc)
• Running and evaluating commercial tenders
• Fostering and maintaining relationships with internal and external stakeholders
• Develop local market category insights including benchmarking externally and importing best practices locally
• Embracing a continuous improvement mindset.