Job Opportunities Operational Buyer - Raw Material (111333)

Join us and celebrate the beauty of human experience. Create for happier, healthier lives, with love for nature. Together, with kindness and humility, we deliver food innovations, craft inspired fragrances and develop beauty and wellbeing solutions that make people look and feel good. There’s much to learn and many to learn from, with more than 16,000 employees around the world to explore ideas and ambitions with. Dive into varied, flexible, and stimulating environments. Meet empowered professionals to partner with, befriend, and stretch your skills alongside. Every day, your energy, your creativity, and your determination will shape our future, making a positive difference on billions of people. Every essence of you enriches our world. We are Givaudan. Human by nature.  

Operational Buyer - Raw Material, your future role?

You will manage raw material availability and ensure its supply to our Taste & Wellbeing production sites across the Americas region (both North America and Latam). You will be focused on assigned vendors and raw material categories, being accountable and responsible for the entire Requisition & Fulfillment (R&F) processing. You will report to the Raw Material R&F Team Lead.

You will be part of Givaudan’s Global Business Services (GBS), which provides support to our businesses in the Americas regions. You will work under a hybrid working model, 4 days from home and 1 day a week at our GBS offices located in Martinez, Buenos Aires Province.

Your main responsibilities will be:

Purchase Order Management

• Release Purchase Orders to third party suppliers according to sourcing and fulfillment instructions defined by the global Category Managers and within quality and time constraints.
• Track and follow up Purchase Orders deliveries to ensure security of supply.

Issue resolution

• Manage Raw Material availability issue resolution with Raw Material planners of each production site.
• Coordinate delivery and quality non conformities in relation with plant partners.
• Support investigation of root cause analysis on invoice non conformities.

Suppliers management

• Manage suppliers and their performance. 
• Resolve major suppliers’ issues and complaints.
• Implement improvement action plans discussed and agreed with Vendor Performance Analyst and Category Managers.

You?

If you someone who wants to shape your own world, who excels being in a culture where you can express yourself in a creative team environment, who wants to collaborate and learn together with teams who are as passionate as you are, then join us and improve your world.

Your professional profile includes:

• University degree or advanced studies in Business Management, Industrial Engineering, International Trade or related discipline.
• At least 2 years of experience in similar roles in Procurement or Purchasing areas at international companies.
• Experience in data management, with large amount of data involved.
• Experience in SAP or other procurement systems.
• Advanced level of English, both oral and written.

Our Benefits

• Hybrid working model.
• Annual bonus.
• Medical and dental insurance coverage.
• Gym discount.
• Career Development Opportunities with access to many virtual learning sessions.
• International working environment
• Quality of Life program.

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At Givaudan, you contribute to delightful taste and scent experiences that touch people’s lives.
You work within an inspiring teamwork culture – where you can thrive, collaborate and learn from other talented and passionate people across disciplines, regions and divisions.
Every essence of you enriches our world.
Diversity drives innovation and creates closer connections with our employees, customers and partners.
Givaudan embraces diversity and is committed to building an inclusive environment where everyone impacts our world.