Senior Buyer, Indirect - London, United Kingdom - Tate & Lyle Sugars

Tate & Lyle Sugars

Verified Company

London, United Kingdom

3 weeks ago

Posted by:

Tom O´Connor

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Description

ASR Group is the world's largest refiner and marketer of cane sugar, with an annual production capacity of more than 6 million tons of sugar.

The company produces a full line of grocery, industrial, food service and specialty sweetener products.

Across North America, ASR Group owns and operates six sugar refineries, located in Louisiana, New York, California, Maryland, Canada and Mexico.

In the European Union, the company owns and operates sugar refineries in England, Portugal. ASR Group also owns and operates mills in Mexico and Belize. The company's brand portfolio includes the leading brands Domino, C&H, Redpath, Tate & Lyle, Lyle's and Sidul.

POSITION SCOPE
To manage European Services (hard/soft) for the procurement team.

Responsible for developing and implementing ASR's purchasing strategy through effective vendor relationship management, contract, ad-hoc project management, and management of suppliers and their capabilities.

You will be procuring and buying services across the business and you'll have the ability to handle a large order volume while following specific process requirements, and maintain positive business relationships with both internal and external customers.

The incumbent must be able to travel up to 25% of the time; travel will be assigned based on the current needs of the business but the intent is to leverage technology (teleconference, videoconference, etc.) to minimize the travel requirements.

ESSENTIAL CAPABILITIES (KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, ABILITIES AND PERSONAL ATTRIBUTES)

Previous experience purchasing hard services and working within an indirect buyer role
Experience with purchasing on an ERP system (SAP)
Ability to successfully negotiate price, terms, delivery, and volume levels with suppliers
Research and evaluate global suppliers based on price, quality, service, support, availability, reliability, production and distribution capabilities, reputation, financial status, and history
Develop and actively manage project procurement plans
Collaborate on specification and scope documents, review requisitions for goods and services, solicit proposals, and perform commercial evaluations
Ability to anticipate issues, perform independent/critical needs analysis, and take corrective actions resulting in thorough and effective solutions
Must have a solid understanding of TCO (total cost of ownership)
Ability to provide a superior level of customer service and follow up on a variety of issues
Excellent written and verbal communication skills including the Ability to communicate and collaborate effectively with internal and external members of the Supply Chain
Ability to present information in a clear and concise manner to all audience levels up to Csuite
Ability to work in an industrial/plant setting including functioning in factory operating areas

ESSENTIAL CAPABILITIES (KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, ABILITIES AND PERSONAL ATTRIBUTES)
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Analytical Thinking — Job requires analyzing information and using logic and analytical evaluations to address work-related issues and problems.
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Organization - Strong organization skills, attention to detail and follow-through to resolve any outstanding issues.
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Computer Proficiency

Proficiency in Microsoft Office suite (Word, Excel, Power Point, Outlook) & SAP. Microsoft Project is another tool that is used. Previous experience with MS Project is helpful.

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Energy

High positive energy to take on continuous and complex business challenges in a fastpaced environment.

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Flexibility - Adapt to change and different ways of doing things quickly and positively; does not shy away from addressing setbacks or ambiguity; deal effectively with a variety of people and situations; appropriately adapts one's thinking or approach as the situation changes.
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Ethics & Integrity

High degree of personal integrity in all business dealings.

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Execution

Attentive to detail and demonstrated ability to deliver on accountabilities in order to help the business and the team be successful.

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Dependability — Job requires being reliable, responsible, and dependable, and fulfilling obligations.
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Initiative — Job requires a willingness to take on responsibilities and challenges.
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Communication - Excellent written and verbal communication skills; appropriately communicates at all levels of the organization. Bilingual in Portuguese is a plus.
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Critical Thinking — Use logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions or approaches to problems.
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Judgment and Decision Making — Considering the relative costs and benefits of potential actions to choose the most appropriate one. It is necessary to be able to effectively and efficiently support and communicate the reasoning for such choices to colleagues and superiors.
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Management of Financial Resources — Determine how money will be spent to get the wo