SUMMARY OF THE ROLE
Are you passionate about purchasing and eager to make a difference? Jotun Norway is looking for a dedicated Purchaser for Indirect Materials with a blend of commercial knowledge and technical understanding. This role involves balancing daily activities with a strategic, tactical, and operational approach to purchasing.
Key Responsibilities:
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Identify and plan requirements for designated indirect materials (IM) spend areas through close dialogue with relevant departments.
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Manage spend areas locally, source, select, and approve suppliers in cooperation with user departments.
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Support and challenge departments to ensure optimal IM specifications.
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Secure the best possible agreements for IM spend areas by following the Tactical Purchasing Process and using relevant contract formats.
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Implement and follow up on local agreements, place purchase orders in our ERP system (IFS).
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Support local projects commercially and report on agreed KPIs to the local Purchasing Manager.
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Participate in sustainability discussions to support Scope 3 and Transparency Act reporting.
WHAT WE ARE LOOKING FOR AND WHAT WE OFFER
What We’re Looking For:
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An enterprising and independent individual who enjoys teamwork.
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Someone who takes initiative, leads processes, and supports their stakeholder.
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A good communicator who enjoys negotiations and can assist other departments with documents and agreements.
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A structured and analytical person with a commercial interest.
Qualifications:
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A bachelor's degree or higher in economics, administration, business, or a legal education. Other relevant education and experience will be considered.
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Proficiency in both Norwegian and English, with good written and oral skills.
Personal competencies :
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Taking action independently, creating, and taking responsibility for the results is essential.
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Following the company's policies and processes, executing plans with dedication and determination, and delivering high-quality results are crucial.
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Being organized and planning well, setting clear goals, and using available resources effectively are important.
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Quickly analyzing and understanding issues and problems, and making logical decisions based on analysis is vital.
We offer a hectic work environment, an experienced team, and a large degree of variation in the tasks, as well as:
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An exciting role in a global organization with great possibilities including travelling, development, and personal growth.
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A friendly and supportive culture. We have an informal work environment with few hierarchies. We are always striving to live our values: Loyalty, Care, Respect, Boldness.
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Continuous learning opportunities and training activities through on-the-job training and our in-house learning Jotun Academy.
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Career development opportunities across multiple disciplines and geographies.
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Leaders who focus on engaging and enabling their team, proven by consistently high employee feedback scores.
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A supportive and inclusive company culture where you can be your authentic self.
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A focus on having fun together through team buildings and social activities.
POSITION INFORMATION
Company:
Jotun A/S
Contract type:
Regular
Time Type:
Full time
CLOSING DATE (dd.mm.yyyy):
02.01.2025
WHO WE ARE
Jotun has protected property for almost a century – from iconic buildings to beautiful homes. As one of the world's leading paints and coatings manufacturers, we combine high quality with creativity and innovations.
Jotun's global headquarters is located in Sandefjord, Norway. Here, Jotun Norway has 1000 employees working in state-of-the-art facilities covering services from local factory operations at Vindal to global product development in our new research and development centre at Sandefjord, one of Northern Europe's largest privately owned R&D centres. The administration centre for Europe and Central Asia is located in Sandefjord, together with our local Norwegian operations.
We provide various career opportunities in finance and administration, IT, sales and marketing, supply chain, engineering, technical, and research and development.
Jotun is committed to an ambitious growth strategy. We believe that the real value in our companies is our employees, both as individuals and as teams. We focus on providing our employees with meaningful and challenging work, rewarding them through continued learning and development driven by our values of Loyalty, Care, Respect and Boldness.
Visit our Career Page to learn more about life at Jotun.
Jotun’s company culture welcomes and values differences in people. Our more than 10,200 employees on all continents represent 90 nationalities, four generations and a diversity of professions, genders, abilities, ethnicities, beliefs, cultures, etc. We are committed to representing the societies we operate in, promoting equality, equity and zero-tolerance for discrimination.
If you are applying for a position and require additional support in the interview process, please let us know how we can accommodate this.
If you think this role is what you could do next, apply now!
What We Do
Jotun is one of the leading paint manufacturers in the world. With a wide range of products within interior decoration and exterior protection, the Jotun logo can be found in more than 100 countries.
The company was founded in Sandefjord, Norway in 1926. The fonder Odd Gleditsch Sr. had witnessed whaling boats rusting away in the Antarctic. He quickly discovered the penguins; these caring creatures that overcame the toughest weather conditions. The penguin soon became Jotun’s official symbol and ambassador of the company’s values: Loyalty, Care, Respect, and Boldness.
Almost a century later, our mission remains the same: “Jotun Protects Property”. Jotun has grown into a multi-national company widely renown for high-quality paints and coatings. The Jotun Group consists of 67 companies and 40 production facilities across the world, and the more than 10.200 employees are united by a strong company culture, The Penguin Spirit.
For more information, visit our company site at www.jotun.com or our career site at jotun.com/career
