Senior Buyer - Durham, North Carolina - Consea America

Client Overview: Our client is a leading paper and self-adhesives manufacturer founded in Italy. These materials are featured in numerous sectors and serve nearly every market, from wine to pharmaceuticals, and from visual communication to customized projects.

Job title: Senior Buyer

Mission: The Senior Buyer is responsible for playing a key role in transforming a Procurement team with the ambition to be the Best in Class. Being part of the organization means taking responsibility, taking ownership, and taking risks. Yes, the journey can be challenging, yet we are supported and empowered to perform, we are trusted to be accountable and responsible for our decisions. You will contribute to managing the procurement of raw materials for the plant, being involved in the commodity strategy definition with a specific focus on sourcing execution. You will foster long-term partnerships with suppliers, as their focal point for supplier visits, business reviews and negotiations, price lists, and quality management.

Key Responsibilities:

• Maintain effective relationships and communication with internal key stakeholders, such as Operations, Supply Chain, R&D, Quality, and Finance.
• You will prepare and conduct negotiations with suppliers regarding commercial terms, payment conditions, and delivery terms in collaboration with the Regional and Global Commodity Managers.
• Prepare and analyze performance, risk, and sustainability reports for business meetings.
• You will conduct a comparative analysis of the supplier’s capabilities and cost drivers to gain insights and improve spending efficiency and effectiveness for the raw materials.
• Support the execution and tracking of innovation and sustainability projects in line with our business and ESG targets.
• Perform other duties as assigned.
  

Qualifications and Skills:

• Degree in Economics, Business Administration, Engineering, or equivalent experience.
• 2-5 years experience in a similar role.
• Passion and interest in the Procurement area.
• Negotiation and cost-benefit analysis skills.
• Entrepreneurial spirit, analytical approach, and project management skills.
• Drive and initiative, high energy, and ability to adapt to changing environments.
• Eagerness to work in a team and to cooperate across departments in an international environment.
• Excellent knowledge of Microsoft Office package (Excel, PowerPoint, Word).
• Fluency in English.

Other information: Candidate must show proof of US citizenship/visa/alien registration. No sponsorship will be offered for this role.

ABOUT CONSEA:

Consea America is a leading executive search firm providing high-quality solutions in search and selection of Middle to Top Management across many industries including Automotive and Manufacturing, Fashion & Retail, Consumer Goods, and Health Care industries boasting long-term relationships both with clients and candidates. 

At Consea, we focus on relationships – with each other, our clients, and our candidates - in fact, serving others is one of our core values. We support open communication and recognize that giving constructive criticism can be even harder than receiving it. We appreciate the fearless and the passionate who force us to be better. Everything we do sits on a pillar of diversity - diverse perspectives, backgrounds, and ideas drive innovation and make us successful. Consea is committed to a recruitment process that results in hiring the best applicants. Consea’s Delivery Team will be responsible for sourcing, pre-selecting, pre-screen, interview, and offer.

Consea promotes equal opportunity through affirmative action in employment. Discrimination is prohibited on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, citizenship, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, disability, and qualified veteran status. Equal opportunity results when all applicants are treated consistently at every stage of recruitment.