World-changing careers, enabled by Johnson Matthey!
The prestige award for Best Employer for 2022 and 2023 – in the category of foreign investment in the Republic of North Macedonia, is a great recognition for all team members, who make Johnson Matthey a great place to work and develop talents!
With more than 200 years history, join us and help to accelerate the transition to net-zero! As a Buyer you’ll contribute to JM’s mission as a world leader in sustainable technology, transforming energy and reducing carbon emissions for a cleaner, brighter future.
As a Buyer, you will help drive our goals by:
- Act as primary contact to local stakeholders, for their demands around end-to-end procurement services and deliverables for assigned categories
- Own and deliver local saving plans for spending in assigned category, actively supports development of above market strategies and saving initiatives delivering benefits to local sites and businesses
- Represent local requirements with procurement category management teams and contribute to global solution for best application and value delivered locally
- Develop local communication around applicable procurement projects, policies and strategies; support local implementation of savings plans and supplier management practices as per global strategies, including steering spend proactively to JM preferred or approved vendors
- Own and deliver key local strategic initiatives not covered with global strategies and resources, or requiring local specific solutions and management; participate and contribute to global strategies and projects
- Act as liaison between site(s), suppliers and procurement category/supplier managers for supplier performance management and reviews
- Pro-actively form relationships with Procurement counterparts in other JM businesses to create network that can uncover additional improvement opportunities at a regional level.
- Support resolution of escalations from local stakeholders and suppliers
- Provide strategic procurement support for end-to-end procurement services in the assigned Plant
- Resolve issues, quality complaints and other supplier and / or stakeholders related escalations, which were not resolved via Business-as-Usual processes; involve global teams where needed
Key responsibilities to succeed in this role:
- Proven experience in managing procurement processes focused on sourcing, supplier management and stakeholders’ engagement
- Knowledge of procurement best practices delivering optimal service and performance of procurement function to the local / regional business
- Full proficiency with Microsoft Office
- Advance knowledge of English language
- Have good communication skills and customer-focused mindset
- Stakeholder management and influencing skills
- Ability to communicate clearly with internal and external stakeholders
- Be trustworthy and self-motivated
Even if you only match some of the skills, we’d love to hear from you to discuss further!
What we offer:
We make sure salaries are fair, competitive and aligned to individual roles, experience and responsibilities. We are also supportive of hybrid and flexible working and where applicable, offer life, medical and other benefits that support our employees’ financial and physical wellbeing, such as:
- Competitive salary
- Private health insurance
- Discretionary annual bonuses & salary reviews
- Incentivized referral bonus program
- Hybrid model of working
- Team building events
- Professional development budget (Certifications, e-learning platforms and conferences)
- Psychological Health Support Program (Elements and other wellbeing initiatives)
- Wellbeing support
Ready to make a meaningful impact on your career and the environment? Join us and help shape a sustainable future while advancing your career!
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