EWI - Global Talent Solutions

Ewi Talent Solutions is one of the leading freelance recruitment businesses within the Wind Farm construction and maintenance.

We support projects across Europe, Asia and USA working with OEMs, EPCs & Sub-Contractors, Service Organisations, & Utility companies.

Position: External Buyer

Job type: Temporary contract

Location: Remote working

Job Responsibilities:

• Handling of complex assignments associated with Indirect Spend regarding different commodities like Tooling & consumables, Catalogization (marketplaces and e-commerces used in the company), Facility Management and Training.

• Data extraction and analysis. Generation of insights. Analytical profile.
• Maintain and improve relationship with internal business partner as a key account. Solutions oriented.
  • Obtaining budgets and specifications.
  • Participation in developments
  • Improvement and coordination of shared processes.
  • Anticipate the need via a constant communication.
  • Understand the "pain point" of your business partner

• Have a leading role during the whole procurement phase and strategy development. Animate and define the pace at each step. Be a constant link between Internal and external business partner during all the negotiation.
• Global cost optimization through innovation, negotiations, cost driver identification, working capital management, process improvement. Ability to manage Total Cost of Ownership and see beyond the purchasing phase.
• Supplier Base optimization. Maintain relationship to preferred supplier, source new suppliers and drive to a pragmatic and optimized IoT of suppliers.
• Maintain the Price data base UpToDate
• Lead the process until contract signature and support Tactical purchasing team for the P.O creation.
• Contracts creation and negotiation. Presentation of the contract to the internal business partner and follow up with contract management.

Experience:

• 3 years of experience in Indirect Spend or purchasing environment, managing related categories.
  
  

Knowledge, skills, and abilities:

• Strong communication skills, both written and verbal.
• English and Spanish fluent is a must, French and German are a big plus.
• High level of Microsoft Excel and strong analytical skills.
• Proven effective negotiation skills
• Proven ability for cross functional cooperation
• Advanced problem-solving skills and proactivity
• Project Management and Leadership skills are welcomed.
• SAP Basic skills
• Capacity to travel

Conditions:

• 40h a week.
• Availability to visit the office in Pamplona when needed.
• Availability to travel abroad to attend meetings if needed
• 1 Year contract, reconductible and with the possibility to may be internalized during the external contract period.

If interested and suitable or would like further information regarding this position, please respond directly to Dionne Tricker at EWI with an updated CV to [email protected]

ewi is committed to equality in the workplace and is an equal opportunity employer. ewi is acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy.