Purchasing Manager

DRILL B.S. spol. s r.o.

Place of work
District Senec, Prague
Contract type
full-time

Information about the position

Job description, responsibilities and duties

• Develop Purchasing into a strongly proactive and accountable function for all sourcing activities taking place within CER, and thereby constantly increase the status of Purchasing within the company as a service provider and partner, engaging constantly with the retail network

• Develop the Procurement Area Leader structure enabling a constructive dialogue between Purchasing and internal customers, which shall lead to common decisions regarding prioritizations, supplier choices, savings etc.

• Develop a strategic supply base that will enable company CER to achieve its objectives through the responsible sourcing of goods and services

• Managing purchasing team

• Support internal customers in the purchasing process and guide them towards preferred suppliers and correct ordering process

• Develop and coordinate IS/IT support for Purchasing, leading to improvements for the internal customers as well and deepening automation of Purchasing

• Participate and work according to the Global Purchasing Strategic Plan as well as the business unit plans

• Create, implement and follow-up activities decided in the Business plan

• Develop the preferred Supplier base

• Reduce the total cost for company, not only in new negotiations but also reviewing the supplier base, current contracts and proposing cost-saving activities

• Responsibility for the quality of purchasing process, suppliers and cost-savings and targets

Employee perks, benefits

car, laptop, mobile phone and other

Company on whose behalf the position is being filled

Automotive industry, manufacture of transport equipment

Automotive importer.

Requirements for the employee

Candidates with education suit the position

Secondary with school-leaving examination
Follow-up/Higher Professional Education
University education (Bachelor's degree)
University education (Master's degree)
Postgraduate (Doctorate)

Language skills

English - Upper intermediate (B2)

Personality requirements and skills

• Solid experience from working in a purchasing background, preferably in a managerial position (e.g. 5 years’ experience in Sourcing and Purchasing).
• Ability to gather and analyse data and to present decision choices accurately and concisely to senior management.
• Fluency in Czech/Slovak and English is a must. Hungarian is highly desirable.
• Experience in automotive industry, retail network will be an advantage
• Experience of cooperation with internal customers and high demand management
• Very good command of IS/IT, especially Microsoft Office Package
• University degree
• Service-oriented and customer focus
• Negotiation
• Leadership skills
• Change management
• Project Management
• Good cooperation ability and understanding of local business culture
• Open-minded, proactive and well-organized
• Able to work on own initiative and under pressure
• Problem-solving mind set
• Lean process management
• Understands the context but work with details
• Goal-oriented

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Brief description of the company

Personnel agency specialized in the field of recruitment & executive search.

Our other business activities are concentrated in three main areas:
* Comprehensive HR Solutions;
* Training & Profesisonal development;
* Professional Services & Management Consulting.

The company is a holder of a licence to offer recruitment services.

Number of employees

50-99 employees
ID: 2903076  Dátum zverejnenia: 22.1.2017