What you can change — your duties

• To ensure the best price on a global supply market for all products in the commodity under their responsibility;
• Lead the global implementation of the commodity strategy including action plans in each region (road maps) under their responsibility;
• Responsible for strategic and tactical steering of the purchasing volume in the assigned commodity;
• To represent the global commodity towards suppliers in their responsibility and internal stakeholders;
• To execute annual price negotiations with all relevant suppliers in order to (over-)achieve the budget saving/ppv target;
• To ensure implementation of global and regional purchasing initiatives (e.g. sourcing committee, processes & procedures, IT tools, etc.);
• Responsible for supplier management starting from new supplier introduction to supplier phase out, compiling supply market intelligence, identifying purchasing risks, opportunities and ensuring data transparency.

Impress us – your qualifications

• College/university degree in business administration or comparable studies (preferable with a major in Purchasing Management);
• Demonstrated experience in Purchasing, with an emphasis in a comparable Commodity with strong negotiating skills;
• Experience to work in a larger scale company;
• Comfortable with functioning in a global matrix operating environment;
• Strong collaborative team member, multi-cultural and/or global experience;
• Demonstration of JSS core values: team spirit, customer focus, creativity, quality orientation and cost awareness;
• Proficient in Microsoft Office tools, especially Outlook and PowerPoint as well as a Global Purchasing System;
• Strong Business Excellence thinking. (Problem solving tools such as LEAN; 6S, KAIZEN and or RedX).