Senior Site Buyer

Join us and celebrate the beauty of human experience. Create for happier, healthier lives, with love for nature. Together, with kindness and humility, we deliver food innovations, craft inspired fragrances and develop beauty and wellbeing solutions that make people look and feel good. There’s much to learn and many to learn from, with more than 16,000 employees around the world to explore ideas and ambitions with. Dive into varied, flexible, and stimulating environments. Meet empowered professionals to partner with, befriend, and stretch your skills alongside. Every day, your energy, your creativity, and your determination will shape our future, making a positive difference on billions of people. Every essence of you enriches our world. We are Givaudan. Human by nature.

A Senior Site Buyer with the global leader in the creation of Taste & Wellbeing and Fragrance & Beauty, an important member of our Regional Procurement team, and based in our Dubai office - Your future position?

To support our growing business activity and ambitious growth aspirations in the region, we are now hiring a ‘Senior Site Buyer’ for our Regional Indirect Material and Services (IM&S) team.

You will be a business partner and be responsible for supporting the sourcing and contracting of indirect materials and services for our teams at the Regional Head Office in Dubai, as well as supporting our growing commercial presence and footprint across the Middle East and Africa region.

You will optimise cost in line with Givaudan’s Global and Regional Category strategies and procurement guidelines. You will be the primary contact for the Dubai site, responsible for operational and tactical sourcing of IM&S categories. You will closely collaborate with our stakeholders in the Dubai office and coordinate procurement activities for the site.

As an individual contributor, you will be based in our Dubai office in the United Arab Emirates and report to the Regional Head of Procurement for Europe, the Middle East, and Africa. You will ensure that Givaudan achieves and exceeds our purpose goals and objectives. The role offers excellent opportunities for both personal and professional development.

You will work for a company that touches billions of consumers more than a hundred times a day. With its heritage stretching back over 250 years, Givaudan has a long history of innovating scents and tastes. Our passion is to collaborate with customers and partners to develop game-changing innovations in the food & beverage, fragrance and beauty industries. We have a culture that works to inspire, challenge and capture the heart and soul of consumers and customers. Our customers and suppliers in the region have local, regional, and international profiles, bringing diversity and a range of rich experiences to your daily job.

Sounds interesting? It could well be your perfect opportunity if you love staying ahead of the curve, always aiming to exceed customer needs and believing in value creation.

In this exciting role, you will be responsible for –

Sourcing :

• Advise and assist site stakeholders in evaluating and pricing alternative materials.
• Identify and drive local cost savings and cost avoidance opportunities in line with Indirect Material and Services, business targets and business needs.
• Support initiatives to reduce Total Cost of Ownership (TCO) and packaging costs.
• Support the global and regional category management teams in implementing global and regional strategies across the site. This includes sourcing (including RFx’s and e-auctions), pricing, rejections, supplier inventory management, supply chain management, obsolescence, and resolving invoice discrepancies.
• Provide sourcing support to local site stakeholders and liaise with the Procurement Shared Service Support team as appropriate.
  
  

Vendor Selection :

• Select vendors based on corporate assessment criteria (quality, financials, sustainability/responsible sourcing, risk, etc.) and consolidate the preferred supplier base.
• Initiate search for new or alternative materials or products.
• Investigate and approve requests for vendor creation.
  
  

Negotiation and Contract Management :

• Solicit and analyse quotes, negotiate prices and delivery terms and investigate invoice discrepancies.
• Implement global, regional and local agreements, and support the financial targets as outlined by IM&S Procurement and the business.
• Conduct local negotiations with suppliers and ensure adequate contract coverage within the portfolio and for spend as defined by the Head of Procurement, IM&S EMEA, following the global delegation of authorities and signatories policy.
• Review and approve purchase requisitions, orders, and other vendor-related administrative workflows.
• Measure the performance of vendors based on the quality of work, cost, timelines, and other relevant parameters.
• Ensure that appropriate risk evaluation is conducted within the IM&S risk framework and implement mitigation actions that meet business needs.
• Facilitate the escalation and resolution of issues regarding sourcing and contracting.
  
  

Reporting, Process Management, and Delivery :

• Support the site and the Procurement Shared Service Support team in sourcing and contracting matters on a daily basis.
• Serve as the first point of escalation for the site to the Procurement Shared Service Support team.
• Create and update information in SAP as required.
• Implement the IM&S processes and systems on-site, adhering to global procurement guidelines.
• Maintain existing catalogues and implement new catalogues as needed.
  
  

Adoption of AI and Technology :

• Leverage AI and advanced technologies to enhance procurement processes and decision-making.
• Stay abreast of emerging technologies and industry trends, ensuring the organisation remains competitive and innovative.
• Collaborate with IT and data analytics teams to develop technology solutions that support procurement objectives and enhance stakeholder engagement.
  
  

You?

Your professional profile includes:

• A bachelor’s or university degree focused on procurement, business studies or any other relevant discipline.
• 5+ years of relevant indirect procurement experience in international work environments.
• Knowledge of packaging commodities will be advantageous.
• Preferably have experience within the Middle East and Africa region.
• Good knowledge of procurement processes and awareness of the complexity of workflows in the region.
• Comfortable working on actionable recommendations and executing effective implementation plans.
• Working knowledge of ERP systems, such as SAP, would be advantageous.
• Fluent in English.
• A team player and comfortable with diversity.
  
  

Benefits

Your benefits in Dubai -

• Excellent opportunities for progressive learning and development.
• A creative, inspiring, and inclusive work environment.
• Attractive compensation package.
• Private health insurance.
• Support for childrens education*.
• Annual flight ticket allowance for self and eligible dependents*.
• Performance bonus*.
  
  

(* As per company policy)

At Givaudan, you contribute to delightful taste and scent experiences that touch people’s lives.

You work within an inspiring teamwork culture – where you can thrive, collaborate and learn from other talented and passionate people across disciplines, regions and divisions.

Every essence of you enriches our world.

Diversity drives innovation and creates closer connections with our employees, customers and partners.

Givaudan embraces diversity and is committed to building an inclusive environment where everyone impacts our world.

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