Procurement Manager

NCH Corporation

Place of work
Lovosice, District Litoměřice
Contract type
full-time

Information about the position

Job description, responsibilities and duties

KEY ROLES:
* Provide leadership to the Purchasing team. Purchasing is focussed mainly on raw materials (basic and specialty chemicals), packaging, manufactured products, cleaning equipment and industrial maintenance supplies.
* Manage a high-performing Purchasing team in the Czech Republic. The team will identify new suppliers, obtain samples and bids, review supplier quality control procedures and prepare purchasing contracts. The Manager would take the lead role in supplier negotiations. The team may also place purchase orders, review and report supplier performance and continually qualify new suppliers.
* Quickly develop understanding of current Company's operating practices.
* Work with the management team to develop competitive proposals for potential customers, and provide negotiating support to VP Supply Chain Europe and Procurement Director Europe.

Employee perks, benefits

WE OFFER:
* Be part of a global US Company.
* New working environment.
* Team of professionals with international experience.

Information about the selection process

Please send your application in English language!

Requirements for the employee

Candidates with education suit the position

University education (Bachelor's degree)
University education (Master's degree)

Personality requirements and skills

WE REQUEST:
* Ideal candidate would have 5+ years specific experience in roles of increasing responsibility related to Purchasing in a manufacturing environment.
* Fluent Czech and English are required, additional European languages are preferred.
* Experience in purchasing of chemical raw materials or in manufacturing of liquid soaps/detergents, industrial cleaners, and/or water treatment compounds is a plus, but is not required.
* Engineering background is desirable.
* Familiar with modern ERP systems (e.g., Oracle, SAP).
* Top management presence - comfortable presenting to and negotiating with senior management in English.
* University education preferred.
* The successful candidate will be a team player with a profit-oriented approach comfortable in a high-speed working environment.
* He or she will be highly organized, analytical and detail oriented with strong communication skills and the ability to work well under pressure to meet or exceed deadlines.

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Brief description of the company

NCH Europe cleans and conserves water, saves energy and delivers best-in class maintenance solutions. We focus on Industrial and Infrastructure businesses in Europe. We have a presence in 25 countries and have over 2,000 associates. NCH Europe has accreditations in ISO 9001, ISO 14001, OHSAS 18001 and Investors in People.

NCH Europe is part of NCH Corporation which has a revenue of $1B coming from a portfolio of profitable and growing operating companies. From its creation in 1919 in Texas as a manufacturer and supplier of industrial maintenance solutions NCH Corporation has a presence in over 55 countries worldwide.
ID: 1937012  Datum zveřejnění: 24.11.2014