Job description
We are one of the world’s leading manufacturers of collagen products for the food industry. We supply high quality edible films and coatings to over 1,000 customers in more than 100 countries, delivering our purpose of ‘Creating the Added Layer of Value’.
Primarily used by customers in the production of a wide variety of sausage and meat products, our aspirations reach way beyond our current products and services, and appeal to our natural curiosity to improve what we do.
As a global organisation, we currently employ around 2,000 people spanning the Americas, UK/EMEA and Asia-Pacific regions. We offer careers in research and development, science and food technology, manufacturing and supply chain operations, engineering, sales, and a range of other business support functions. We are always seeking talented people to join the amazing colleagues we have, to keep growing our business.
About the Role
Support the implementation of global procurement and category management plans locally.
Plan and place orders for raw materials and indirect purchases.
Lead and evaluate competitive vendors for goods and services, negotiating price and commercial conditions.
Work with all departments within Devro to ensure purchase orders placed are done so in an accurate and timely manner.
Process purchase orders through the JDE process flow, advise and help purchase order raisers if required. Plan, manage and expedite delivery of purchase orders. Work with QA and production to ensure that product quantity is maintained. Work with other Devro procurement teams globally to implement and execute, procurement category management plan. Proactively foster the spirit of continuous improvement and teamwork and continue to develop closer working relationships with management and staff in other key functions, particularly operations, customer logistics and quality functions within Devro. Actively form and maintain strong business relationships both internal and eternal to Devro. Maintain records in our manufacturing computer system. Represent procurement in a variety of ad-hoc projects. Assist with tasks relating to RFP, RFQ, and tenders for capital engineering projects:
Experience
Bachelor's Degree; or 3- 5 years relevant experience in Supply Chain/Procurement
End to end procurement experience
Leading on supplier engagement for goods and services
Direct and indirect procurement including supplier negotiation
Comfortable working to tight and competing deadlines and demonstrate confidence in dealing with all internal and external suppliers.
Skills
Strong numeracy, planning skills and time management skills. Confident self-starter with excellent communication, and influencing skills.
Knowledge
Working towards or membership of CIPS. Commercially Aware with analytical and numerical skills. Computer literate with ERP and Microsoft office knowledge.
Job Type: Full-time
Benefits:
- 401(k)
- 401(k) matching
- Dental insurance
- Employee assistance program
- Flexible spending account
- Health insurance
- Health savings account
- Life insurance
- Paid time off
- Vision insurance
Work Location: In person
