Advanced Procurement Manager CapEx

The primary goal of this role is to manage the timely and cost-effective procurement of capital materials and services, requisite contracts and agreements for the Research & Development department, as well as working within the Global Capex team and Capex buyer’s network to improve maturity and professional sourcing approach. These activities include but are not limited to supporting the SSP Strategic Sourcing Process execution through regional and/or local agreements, RFX’s, negotiations, supplier selection/development and contract management.

Responsibilities: 

• Negotiation and purchasing of goods and services as appropriate
• Contracts management
• SAP and BW use for reporting on cost, consumption, stocks, quality
• Use of appropriate tools and technics effectively to ensure that procurement delivers required targets and performances (TSC, Prosaving yearly targets)
• Reports effectively and in time
• Contributes delivering cost reduction targets
• Support implementation of the Central Procurement strategies to achieve long-term objectives: performing financial goal attainment and developing supplier relations, including quality and service level agreements and follow up
• Manage relationship with suppliers in line with O-I Sourcing Strategies, identifying the saving potential to drive commercial advantage
• Manage relationship with internal stakeholders (Engineering, Operations, Finance, and Technical depts.)
• Work with appropriate specialists to develop internal cost improvement plans
• Work with suppliers to define continuous improvement action plans and to capture potential innovation competitive advantages for OI