Country Buyer

• Ensures the purchase of raw materials and packaging from approved suppliers in terms of technical quality and the transport and transit service (to be covered by a contract if possible), to do this he:

-  Prepares the consultation files and sends them to the suppliers designated by the service manager.

-  Follows up on the suppliers consulted.

-  Establishes summary files and analyzes price differences and submits the file to the manager for choice of action to be taken with suppliers.

• Keeps informed of national and international price developments and downstream impacts of the purchase price (customs, agreement between countries, currencies, etc.).
• Research suppliers, receive them and propose them for approval to avoid monopoly situations and approve and sign vendor policy
• Negotiates contracts for the purchase, transport and transit of PM and packaging.
• Evaluate and educate suppliers in the field in accordance with the requirements of our company. And report on Qualipro system.
• Follow OTIF vendors for delivery dates
• Proposes and monitors corrective actions following reports of non-conformity suppliers in the field. Report them on the Qualipro system .
• In collaboration with supply planning and stock responsible in the site , Follow and execute orders agreed with the program Suivi Follow of the strategic RM and Pack.
•  Updates Purchasing databases in the SAP system and Purchasing Info sheets.
• Ensures the updating of the Purchasing databases in the SAP system (suppliers, purchased items, Indirect acquisition costs, Purchasing Info sheets).
• Handle and track supplier complaints
• Ensures the classification of the summary files after their signature by the purchasing manager
• Ensures control on paper of transit and transport invoices.
• Ensures the processing on SAP VIM of blocked invoices.
• Ensures the validation of Orders on SAP, control of invoices , delivery docs and eventual credit notes) before passing invoices to accountant department.
• Develops tools for monitoring its activity (indicators, etc.)