Procurement Specialist - Brussels
Location:Belgium, Brussels
Date Posted: 4/1/2009
Job Description:
Reviews and analyzes purchase requisitions.
Coordinates purchasing activities with manufacturing, planning and engineering departments to acquire inventory in a cost effective and timely manner.
Processes purchase requisitions, purchase change orders and requests for quotes to suppliers.
Responsible for procurement business system data input and integrity.
Participates in maximizing the procurement teams' changes, part parameters; quote table maintenance, supplier database information, error report analysis, and part number/supplier code information.
Performs cost analysis and volume planning for major commodities (e.g. materials, components, equipment and services). Monitors the cost, schedule and scope of assigned subcontracts to negotiate highest quality at best value.
Develops new supply sources where vendors and suppliers are no longer competitive.
May recommend cost saving proposals including make
Ensure compliance with Tekelec policies, procedures and directives including adherence to minimum contract terms and receipt of approvals at appropriate levels
Collaborate with the other functions to drive cost reduction related to suppliers.
Develop Requests for Proposal, Requests for Quotations or Requests for Information for specific product or service requirements.
Negotiate and draft appropriate contractual terms to achieve the most advantageous business, financial and contractual position for Tekelec in the acquisitions of goods and services.
Review and amend supply contracts or create new supply contracts for assorted corporate business services purchases.
Summary of Qualifications:
- Planning
Communicates optimal planning with all supply chain stakeholders simultaneously to ensure timely delivery
Prioritize to maximize profit and minimize loss from planning inaccuracy.
- Coordination
Liaise with suppliers, customers and other stakeholders to resolve production issues based on win-win considerations.
- Problem solving and control
Resolve work issues with all relevant stakeholders firmly and effectively and where required, escalate problems to higher level for thorough resolution
Take responsibility for own work and adhere to work standards.
- Negotiation
Builds and maintains relationships and uses persuasive communications skills; identifies and qualifies opportunities.
- Financial Responsibility
Strong analytical skills
Financial analysis/cost accounting skills
- 2 -3 years business related experience, in-depth knowledge of the Supply Management operations,
- Knowledge of purchasing practices/techniques, knowledge of contracts and contracting related processes
- Completion of an undergraduate Business Degree
- Professional accounting designation considered an asset
- EMS system, Oracle, MS Word, Excel and PowerPoint.
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