PR Buyer ICO

Since 1792, we’ve been supplying the innovative paints and coatings that help to color people’s lives and protect what matters most. Our world-class portfolio of brands – including Dulux, International, Sikkens, and Interpon – is trusted by customers around the globe. We’re active in more than 150 countries and use our expertise to sustain and enhance the fabric of everyday life. Because we believe every surface is an opportunity. It’s what you’d expect from a pioneering and long-established paints company that’s dedicated to providing sustainable solutions and preserving the best of what we have today – while creating an even better tomorrow. Let’s paint the future together.

Responsibilities:

• Responsible for the procurement of raw materials for the ICO (Industrial Coatings) business of AkzoNobel in Europe.
• Liaison point between material planning, suppliers, and sourcing teams to ensure stability of material supply to the ICO sites.
• Executes the sourcing strategy at the local level and is the interface with local suppliers, planning, site quality, and R&D departments.
• Acts as the key procurement interface with local stakeholders & Suppliers and first escalation interface to handle local supplier issues.

Key Accountabilities:

• Implements the sourcing strategy on country/area level.
• Communicates the local requirements to regional or global sourcing teams and suppliers.
• Conducts commercial negotiations and manages relationships with suppliers managed by the regional procurement organization (if delegated by a Sourcing Director), including all sourcing activities, supplier selection, contracting, and pricing and terms.
• Drives proactively and supports the price change management for material requirements in their geographical scope, including creation or maintenance requests for purchasing info-records / outline agreements (for new and existing materials).
• Acts as the first escalation interface to handle site-related supplier issues and seeks to resolve the majority of the issues raised or decide to escalate immediately if local resolution is not possible.
• Identifies opportunities and contributes to and leads local projects, aiming to optimize MOQ, ordering volumes, lead times, payment terms, etc.

About you:

• Bachelor’s Degree in Supply Chain, Business, or related field. Master’s Degree will be an asset.
• Minimum 3 years of previous experience in purchasing/procurement role preferable, with an international understanding. Could also have gained experience in planning, sourcing, or within the broader supply chain function.
• Previous experience in working in a manufacturing industry would be beneficial.
• Fluent English skills both in the spoken and written form.
• SAP experience valuable.
• Problem Solving – Gathers and analyzes information skillfully and provides solutions in complex situations.
• The ability to gain fast and efficient responses from our network of key raw material suppliers will be essential to success in this role.
• Pulling together individuals from across various functions to work collaboratively will be key.

At AkzoNobel we are highly committed to ensuring an inclusive and respectful workplace where all employees can be their best self. We strive to embrace diversity in a context of tolerance. Our talent acquisition process plays an integral part in this journey, as setting the foundations for a diverse environment. For this reason, we train and educate on the implications of our Unconscious Bias in order for our TA and hiring managers to be mindful of them and take corrective actions when applicable. In our organization, all qualified applicants receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, or disability.