Ficosa is an equal opportunity employer. We strongly believe that a diverse workforce is key to our success of gender, nationality, age or others. Our focus is not only on our People, but as well on our Planet: protecting the environmente is one of the main targets to which we dedicate all our efforts to develop products and more efficient and sustainable solutions.

MISSION

To collaborate to achieve economic, quality, service and sustainability purchasing targets and the project team’s objectives. To manage all assigned suppliers and lead all purchasing activities for assigned projects.

GENERAL FUNCTIONS

•    Apply defined strategy for all suppliers’ panel and assigned product families: develop, promote, globalize, replace or eliminate suppliers. Buyer can be dedicated to Production Suppliers or Indirect Suppliers (or both).
•    Negotiate with suppliers to achieve business objectives.
•    Lead all the assigned suppliers’ problems, following the escalation matrix.
•    Manage all assigned project-purchasing activities, following FDS.
•    Negotiate and implement technical savings with suppliers.
•    Lead sourcing processes to ensure reaching quality, price, timing, sustainability and service objectives.
•    When designated to do so, act as “Global Lead Buyer” for the global suppliers, representing Ficosa in front of the supplier as a single voice and coordinated with the buyers of the rest of the Countries.
•    Present the sourcing processes in assignments committee for the assigned suppliers.
•    Participate in purchasing monthly report processes for all projects and suppliers that are assigned.
•    Apply all standard methodologies according to Ficosa's Purchasing System.
•    Observe Ficosa’s Code of Ethics to avoid fraudulent practices. Comply with Information Security Management System (ISMS) applicable to the job, along with the training related thereto.
•    Participate in the assigned teams, guaranteeing its effectiveness, development and motivation, fostering Ficosa's values. 
•    Observe Ficosa’s Code of Ethics to avoid fraudulent practices. Comply with Information Security Management System (ISMS) applicable to the job, along with the training related thereto.
•    Actively cooperate in maintaining, promoting and improving the OHSE and Quality department.

 

 (*)     The described functions are the most representative for this position and are in no way a comprehensive list.

POSITION REQUIREMENTS

Academic background:  

Bachelor’s degree in engineering or economics

Languages:  

Fluent local language & Fluent English (spoken & written)

Experience:

Minimum of 2 years in a similar position OTHER SPECIFICATIONS

Additional training:

Specialized in purchasing, FDS or FPS would be of additional value

Ficosa is an equal opportunity employer. We strongly believe that a diverse workforce is key to our success of gender, nationality, age or others. Our focus is not only on our People, but as well on our Planet: protecting the environmente is one of the main targets to which we dedicate all our efforts to develop products and more efficient and sustainable solutions.