Capex Procurement Specialist
Company Description
| Company Description |
Louis Dreyfus Company is a leading company in the marketing and transformation of agricultural products. Our activities span the entire value chain, from farm to table, through a wide range of business lines. We leverage our global reach and extensive network of assets to serve our customers and consumers worldwide. Structured as a matrix organization with six geographical regions and ten platforms, Louis Dreyfus Company operates in over 100 countries and employs approximately 18,000 people globally.
Job Description
| Job Description |
- Receive purchase requisitions to correctly identify the needs of our internal clients.
- Analyze each requisition to determine whether it involves the purchase of an item or a service, and request quotes from potential suppliers using the Ariba tool.
- Analyze and evaluate the received quotes based on user specifications for each requisition, verifying brand, price, warranty, and delivery time.
- Ensure the correct generation of purchase orders in SAP, verify their accuracy, and ensure that the assigned supplier receives them.
- Follow up until the purchased items are delivered, verified, and accepted by the users.
- Address supplier and internal client complaints, returns, etc.
- Identify alternative suppliers.
- Generate local, regional, or global CAPEX contracts or purchases.
- Negotiate with suppliers. Develop them in terms of quality, costs, and service.
- Participate in the formulation of objectives, strategies, and policies for the department.
- Keep the department's management indicators updated.
Experience
| Experience |
- Graduates or soon-to-be graduates in Economics, Industrial Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Business Administration, or related fields.
- More than 7 years of experience in the Purchasing area, specifically over 4 years in investment project purchasing.
- Flexibility to travel frequently.
- Advanced knowledge of English.
- Experience in team leadership is a plus.
Additional Information
| Additional Information |
- Strong organizational and information analysis skills.
- Good interpersonal relationship management with various stakeholders.
- Ability to work in interdisciplinary teams.
- Entrepreneurial mindset.
- Skilled in negotiation strategies.
- Advanced Excel skills.
- Knowledge of SAP, Power BI, ARIBA, Planview, and EBX is highly valued.
Louis Dreyfus Company is a leading company in the marketing and transformation of agricultural products. Our activities span the entire value chain, from farm to table, through a wide range of business lines. We leverage our global reach and extensive network of assets to serve our customers and consumers worldwide. Structured as a matrix organization with six geographical regions and ten platforms, Louis Dreyfus Company operates in over 100 countries and employs approximately 18,000 people globally.
- Receive purchase requisitions to correctly identify the needs of our internal clients.
- Analyze each requisition to determine whether it involves the purchase of an item or a service, and request quotes from potential suppliers using the Ariba tool.
- Analyze and evaluate the received quotes based on user specifications for each requisition, verifying brand, price, warranty, and delivery time.
- Ensure the correct generation of purchase orders in SAP, verify their accuracy, and ensure that the assigned supplier receives them.
- Follow up until the purchased items are delivered, verified, and accepted by the users.
- Address supplier and internal client complaints, returns, etc.
- Identify alternative suppliers.
- Generate local, regional, or global CAPEX contracts or purchases.
- Negotiate with suppliers. Develop them in terms of quality, costs, and service.
- Participate in the formulation of objectives, strategies, and policies for the department.
- Keep the department's management indicators updated.
- Graduates or soon-to-be graduates in Economics, Industrial Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Business Administration, or related fields.
- More than 7 years of experience in the Purchasing area, specifically over 4 years in investment project purchasing.
- Flexibility to travel frequently.
- Advanced knowledge of English.
- Experience in team leadership is a plus.
- Strong organizational and information analysis skills.
- Good interpersonal relationship management with various stakeholders.
- Ability to work in interdisciplinary teams.
- Entrepreneurial mindset.
- Skilled in negotiation strategies.
- Advanced Excel skills.
- Knowledge of SAP, Power BI, ARIBA, Planview, and EBX is highly valued.