Strategic Purchaser (Production)

Reed Personnel Services Czech Republic s.r.o.

Place of work
Prague
Contract type
full-time
Start date
01.01.2014

Information about the position

Job description, responsibilities and duties

For our client, a prestigious international production company, REED is currently looking for a Strategic Purchaser. It is a great opportunity for career growth in an expanding international team in Prague offices. If you are looking for interesting challenges in a stable, world known company, this might be the right opportunity for you.

As the Strategic Purchaser you will be responsible for: supplier management and relationship in accordance with global sourcing strategies within the given category – e.g. metal, plastics, glass. etc.
The responsibilities of Strategic Purchaser also include:
* Improving suppliers´ performance according to the company action plan
* Optimizing purchasing processes in order to make changes and improvement for supply chain in general
* Follow supplier development, as well as new materials and technologies development
* Communicate with logistics, quality and product development in order to improve the purchasing and supply chain process

Employee perks, benefits

Location: Prague
Salary: attractive
Start date: negotiable

Company on whose behalf the position is being filled

Other manufacturing

For our client, a prestigious international production company, REED is currently looking for a Strategic Purchaser. It is a great opportunity for career growth in an expanding international team in Prague offices.

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)

Educational Specialization

Ecomomic

Language skills

English - Upper intermediate (B2)

Personality requirements and skills

As the Strategic Purchaser you are required to have these skills:
* University or high school degree in economics or similar field
* At least 2 years experience in strategic purchasing from production environment
* Advanced MS Office, especially Excel
* Excellent negotiation and communication skills, proactive mindset, ability to influence people positively
* Willingness to travel (up to 70% of time)
* Fluent English, Czech language is not required

Advertiser

Brief description of the company

REED is a specialist provider of permanent, contract, temporary and outsourced recruitment solutions. For more information visit reedglobal.cz

Reed Specialist Recruitment is the biggest family run recruitment agency, with a database of over 16 million candidates, and global expertise in 20 specialist sectors. In Czech Republic we help matching candidates with jobs they love since 2008. Our local expertise is in Accountancy & Finance, Business Support, Banking, Engineering, Human Resources, Multilingual Shared Services, Sales & Marketing, and Technology. Our offices are located in both Prague and Brno.

The company is a holder of a licence to offer recruitment services.
ID: 1941844  Datum zveřejnění: 27.11.2014