Tactical Buyer (Corporate Services)

About Umicore

Reducing harmful vehicle emissions. Giving new life to used metals. Powering the cars of the future. As a global materials and technology group, we apply our specialist knowledge to offer materials and solutions that are essential to everyday life. We aim to be a clear world leader in materials for clean mobility and recycling and have turned our sustainability approach into an even greater competitive advantage. With ambitions like this, imagine what you could do?

What you will be doing:

• Manage the day-to-day operations: create purchase orders in SAP Ariba and follow them up closely, solve invoicing issues, reporting of Added Value, maintenance of supplier master data, handle internal complaints
• Assist in global projects within the Corporate Services sub-categories: Travel, HR services, Fleet, Marketing and Communications, Professional services, Financial services, etc.
• Understand business requirements and needs of all stakeholders and translate them into concrete actions.
• Execution of requests for information / proposal / quotation, evaluation of received offers and negotiating the best terms.
• Coordinate with suppliers to ensure that tasks are completed on time and within budget.
• Contract management.
• Supplier relationship management with key suppliers.
• Build up market knowledge and investigate innovations in the market.

Who we are looking for:

• A bachelor’s or master’s degree, preferably in a commercial, business or economic area (or equivalent through experience)
• 3+ years of working experience in a similar role
• Strong contracting and negotiating skills
• Experience working in an international environment
• Excellent Microsoft office skills (PowerPoint, Excel)
• SAP Ariba experience as nice to have
• English – C1
• German is a plus
• You can work autonomously
• You are driven and pursue matters
• You are communicative and can negotiate well
• You have a commercial mindset
• You are proactive

What we offer

We aim to lead the way. Not just for our customers, but for our employees too. That is why we strive to create a collaborative environment in which we can all succeed, and a culture through which we can all share ideas, develop our expertise and advance our careers. We engage in building an inclusive work culture that offers equal opportunities for all employees irrespective of their diverse backgrounds. As you would expect from a world-leading organisation, we will also reward your contribution with a competitive salary and benefits. With all this and more, imagine what you could do?

If our teams can improve battery performance, IMAGINE WHAT YOU COULD DO?