Tactical Buyer

Brussels Airlines

Brussels, Belgium

Tasks

You are part of the Procurement Center of Excellence that supports across purchasing categories and enables the procurement function as a whole.

Foster procurement processes adoption, consistency and enhancement

Responsible of implementation of procurement-related software and systems;
Responsible for the Procure to Pay process : Manage sourcing-specific activities in the end-to-Procure-to-Pay (P2P) process including tracking purchase order generation, tracking pricing, manage order catalogues, as well as supplier contract administration & management;
Work with team members to ensure they develop deep category insight, operational sourcing knowledge, analytical skills and market intelligence;
Manage the maintenance of the spend and supplier KPI dashboards, develop additional tracking tools as needed, and produce comprehensive spend, savings & supplier performance reports for management;
Develop and organize training sessions on procurement processes, systems and best practices to the employees and user communities;
Actively manage and develop a training program and conducting training to the user community of procurement processes and systems.

Operational Procurement

Your main goal will be to support the department and the internal customer(s) in the timely processing of Purchase Requests and keep management informed of order status.

Main activities

Review purchase requisitions and make informed purchasing decisions;
Follow up on supplier onboarding with the Vendor team in Finance;
Maintain required supporting documentation for record such as quotes, supplier correspondence, contract;
Follow up on request for quotations, negotiate small value purchases with suppliers for facilities and general purchases;
Build and manage order catalogues;
Train users on the correct usage of the order management system.

Supplier Contract Management

You are responsible for the supplier contract lifecycle management system (CMS). You are responsible for the company’s supplier contract management processes and application.

Providing these services in an effective and efficient manner will ensure maximum use of the CMS and successful implementation of the Contract Policy.

Main activities

Maintain and keep current metadata in the CMS with contract status, various contract terms, including renewal options, termination notices and contract amendments;
Train and educate other users on proper use of it;
Make recommendations about future use of the system.

Procurement Performance & Process Management

You create and provide periodic reports to management team outlining contract, procurement and monitoring activity, including financial and contractual performance aspects.

Main activities

Implement plans to drive adoption of Procurement tools and processes (eg Supplier Business Partner Due Diligence, Buy: Contract, PO module, Supplier Onboarding Portal);
Build framework for supply chain finance products;
Provide the necessary input for the dashboard; Maverick buying, days payment outstanding, Cost avoidances and savings, DPO. Automate data reporting liaising with procurement system owners and business controlling/intelligence;
Liaise with appropriate counterparts in Finance, Operations and with other subject matter experts to ensure proper source-to-pay workflow and approvals;
Support procurement process compliance monitoring maintain an excellent working relationships with suppliers and other internal stakeholders;
Responsible for the deployment of procurement application to streamline and automate processes involved in sourcing ,contracting, purchasing and vendor onboarding. This included project management of the various implementation projects of different procurement modules;
Procurement Compliance & Audit Assistance;
Supply Chain Finance Program Implementation: Lead the implementation of supply chain finance programs to optimize working capital and Facilitate the onboarding of suppliers to SCF programs, ensuring smooth integration.

Tactical Procurement

You support the operational and business needs for third party services and goods by requesting and evaluating quotations from suppliers.

Draft request for quotations and evaluate supplier proposals;
Conduct market researches to support business cases, find alternative products, suppliers and markets and monitor price trends;
Analyze spend data to derive procurement measures;
Benchmark data of Lufthansa;
Maintain an excellent working relationships with suppliers and other internal stakeholders.

Your profile

Bachelor degree in Business, Business Administration, Supply Chain Management, Finance, Accounting;
First experience in a Procurement, Finance or Sales/Commercial department is a plus;
Fluent in English;
Possess outstanding computer abilities. Good knowledge of MS Office Excel, Word and PowerPoint;
Not being afraid of learning new company tailored procurement software packages;
Analytical person, proper application of mathematics;
Commercial minded as well as Process minded;
Hands-on mentality and high level of integrity;
Have good communication, interpersonal skills, and possess good critical-thinking skills;
Be able to work independently and as a team member;
Be able to pay close attention to detail and perform repetitive tasks accurately;
Have strong work ethic;
Not afraid to take ownership;
Drive for results and deadlines.