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* lead purchasing activities for all the location(s) in order to buy spare parts, packaging, chemicals & ingredients, fuel / energy, cars / machinery, plant equipment, materials, office supplies, IT & telecom,services / maintenance
* design the procurement strategy based on: preferred suppliers,expertise per item, long term contracts, inventory management;
* negotiate contracts and ensure best cost effectiveness;
* analyze the markets to identify new trends and opportunities (e.g.product evolution, alternative suppliers and products, order processing methods);
* actively search for internal and external benchmarks to compare the prices of the most important product groups and to improve the purchase conditions;
* optimize inventory management technical warehouses and minimize stock levels and operating costs;
* university graduate preferably technical;
* minimum 2 years experience in a similar position;
* fluent English speaker;
* good negotiation skills (internal customers, suppliers);
* analytical person, with strong communication skills and team spirit; leader type;
* reasonable knowledge of procurement and supply chain management;
* reasonable knowledge of appropriate tools used in purchasing, maintenance and inventory management;
* driving licence B category;
Business environment.
Multinational company.
Cargill is an international provider of food, agricultural and risk management products and services. Founded in 1865 as a single grain elevator in the United States, Cargill employs more than 100,000 people in about 60 contries.