Operative Procurement Specialist

We are looking for a motivated Operative Procurement Specialist to join our team in Subotica!

Job Responsibilities:

• Responsibility for material availability in allocated commodities and assure optimized stock levels. 
• Placement of material orders for allocated commodities and identified demands via SAP.
• Control of order acknowledgements and follow up in case of nonconformities. Monitor goods incoming dates and escalate to suppliers in case of necessity.
• Permanently update lead times in SAP.
• Assure that demand quantities are correct, via direct planning function of operative purchasing (MRP) or close daily interaction with planning functions.
• Implementation and responsibility for execution of workflows.
• Define ideal order quantity and optimize value via usage of best scale price quantities wherever applicable. 
• Push/Pull orders on a regular base in order to optimize stock level for respective commodities.
• Coordinate forecasts with suppliers.
• Monitor procurement KPI’s and assure continuous supplier performance and stock level improvements in cooperation with commodity team.
• Clarification and problem solving in connection with blocked invoices. 
• Representing operative procurement in projects teams.
• Making procedures from operative procurement field. 
• Monthly Supplier Evaluation.
• Plans and controls material stocks (supply level, planning adjustments, etc.), analyzes inventory changes and develops an inventory strategy.
• Ensure raw material availability for the subcontractors based on customer demands and forecast.
• Align with and support strategic procurement in developing annual contracts with suppliers.
• Maintain relevant planning master data (if mandated) in applicable ERP software.
• Coordinating implementation of new products, process, tolls, and establishing procedures.

Job Requirements:

• A university degree preferred in field of Economics.

• Advanced level of English language.

• Advanced level of use of SAP system.

• At least 3 years of work experience at the same or similar position.

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