About the role:

The Indirect Spend Senior Local Buyer supports the local Purchasing of General Services (HR Services, Marketing, IT, Travel, Professional Services…) in Belgium. In addition, the role will require providing strategic support to the Global General Services team, as required.

 

Key responsibilities:

Represent the BC Sourcing department in the indirect spend area in Belgium, providing support to all Belgian sites (especially to Wieze, Halle and Lokeren sites, including BC Services IT division), advocating procurement and demonstrating added value for BC. Implements purchasing processes / changes within BC. Support Global Category Managers and Head of Category in the local implementation of global initiatives. Manage all indirect spend, looking for both short term opportunities through spot buy reduction and long-term opportunities through strategic sourcing exercises. Partner with stakeholders and maintaining a proactive approach to ensure sourcing early involvement in new projects, proactively assessing new opportunities, and ensuring the smooth local implementation of global projects. Develop strategies and tactics – together with the business - to give our company a competitive advantage in either technology or cost. Prepare and run tenders for the categories in scope, dealing with all relevant stakeholders (service providers, internal customers and cross functional teams). Generating revenue through productivity initiatives, rebates and contract signing bonuses & build and maintain Supplier relationships with the objective of reducing costs, eliminating inefficiencies throughout the Procurement Cycle. Perform contract completion, contract management, and supplier management for products and services (incl. driving contracts and price negotiations). Run strategic projects (with global scope) on a regular basis. Have a leading role in the implementation of Coupa and continuous content management post-implementation (identifying opportunities, building up strategic relationships with key vendors, continuously assess opportunities to expand geographical coverage and product portfolio, leveraging economies of scale opportunities while guaranteeing optimum quality and lead time, etc.). Coordinating the operational procurement activities such as Purchase Requests review, Purchase Order issuance, following up on open Purchase Orders, resolving any invoice issues directly related to the Purchase Order, reports creation, request vendor creation / adaptation, etc. Leading the local buyer team, involving team management, coaching, assessment performance and being the first escalation point in the resolution of local issues.

 

About you:

University Degree English and Dutch written and spoken fluently. French would be highly preferable. Significant experience (minimum 8 years) in the categories in scope, with at least 3 years in a Strategic Sourcing position. Proven experience in dealing with C-suite or C-suite-1 is required. Relevant skills in purchasing: negotiation, supplier management and procurement. Team management experience of at least 2 years. Analytical capabilities in order to manage cost analysis, budgets and reports. Experience with Coupa Source-to-Pay tool, ideally with involvement during the blueprint and implementation phases.  Project Management skills.
 

We offer:

Employment on a regular basis in the sweetest company in the world. Annual bonus based on your work results. Lunch card to be used for groceries and restaurants. Private medical care in Lux Med (basic package fully financed by BC). Fit Profit sports card co-financed by BC. PPE: we care about your future, and we save money for your retirement. Cafeteria Program as a part of Social Fund. Group life insurance. Hybrid working model: min. 8 days in the office a month. As part of our work-life balance culture, we can start work between 7 am and 10 am. Free consultation with a lawyer once a quarter. Chocolate! Yes, surprising but we have chocolate in the office, for Christmas, BC’s Birthday, and many other occasions during the year. And if chocolate is still not enough, you can join one of our theme clubs, where together with other employees we develop our passions and interests. Daily delivery of fresh fruits and veggies to the office. You can purchase our sweet products with a special discount. Relax zone in the office and plenty of options to choose from: PlayStation 5, football table, pool table, Ping-Pong, library, table games, and massage chairs. Sport @work? Sure! We have treadmills and indoor exercise bikes with a laptop station. We like to party as much as we like chocolate! We have integration budgets we can use for team events. Forever Chocolate and Event Team: you can join them and have a real influence on social life in BC and CSR activities.