Job Summary:
- Issue and follow-up of purchase orders with suppliers (for products and logistical services) within the framework negotiated by Procurement and Logistics
- Ensure, through continuous demand screening and follow-up, that the right product is delivered to the right place at the right time.
- Maintain basic item data in the ERP system of Purchased Items
- Monitor capacity constraints with suppliers and develop proactive solutions
Main Duties and Responsibilities:
- Evaluation of demand and purchase proposals based on a master schedule
- Generation and follow-up of purchase orders for Traded Goods and intercompany orders, taking into consideration demand, actual stock levels, lead time, and specifications (artwork).
- Analyze demand requirements to identify supply bottlenecks in case of capacity constraints and priority setting in consultation with customer service
- Organization & follow-up of transport for inbound shipments (including direct deliveries to the customer)
- Works closely with providers to ensure efficient and effective execution of defined processes & goods transportation
- Review, update, and maintain logistic item data parameters and MPS parameters
- Handle communication and information to customer
Qualifications
Education:
- At least Bachelor degree (economics, administration)
Work Experience:
- Experience not required
Personal Skills:
- Commercially minded – Ability to understand and develop financial and pricing models and business cases
- • Able to build effective working relationships with customers, service partners and colleagues
- • Focused on continuous improvement and able to develop ideas into action.
- • Able to communicate at all levels of the organization.
- • Self-motivated, resilient, results-focused and action-oriented.
- • Good relator and able to think and act flexibly.
Technical & Personal Skills: (Certification, Licenses and Registration)
- PC Knowledge MS Office
- Knowledge of basic logistic concepts / Incoterms
- Critical thinking
- Team player
- Analytical and logic skills
Language / Communication Skills:
- Effective communication and negotiating skills
- A result-oriented and flexible personality
- Strong customer focus
- Fluent in English (written & spoken); any of these languages a plus: French, German
