Job Title : Procurement Desk
Location : Santa Maria da Feira
Company : Faurecia
Salary :
Open Date : 2023-05-13
Close Date : 2023-09-13

The role of procurement desk platform support is to assist the different IDP Commodity buyers with people specialized in segment of activity supporting them on negotiation preparation and strategy analysis for further deployment by PSP Clerk in the system. He/She is also supporting requesters to better understand the strategy deployed, responsible of the contract during the serial life and communicate with the suppliers to unblock some points. They will be the first point of contact of PSP.

The right candidate will need to become familiar with all aspects of purchasing at Faurecia and develop a good working knowledge of Faurecia core procedures (FCPs), tools and IDP processes.

The main missions of the role are:
Support IDP commodity:
Supporting general purchasing commercial activities
Support buyers in their dealings with business group (BG) key stakeholders (Operations, Finance,
Group…)
Support commodities on advanced analysis to efficiently deploy their strategies (buying channel)
Support on preparation of future negotiation
Proactively propose new opportunities for savings and negotiation

Contract management:
Manage serial contracts (payment terms, invoicing and renewal of existing contracts)
Support buyers for strategic RFQ
Deployment of strategic RFQ and follow up of contracts deployment

Operational Support:
Support requesters to deploy their contracts with alignment to commodity strategy
Contact suppliers to discuss/resolve operational topics (invoice conflicts, payment terms clarifications, credit note collection etc.…)

Qualifications and Competencies

The ideal candidate will have/be:
Minimum education level: Bachelor’s degree in Business or Purchasing

Experience / Technical and behavioural skills:
Minimum 2 years’ experience in Purchasing related environment
Strong Analytical skills
Agility using office tools mainly Excel and Powerpoint
Good Organizational Skills
International minded
Strong written and oral communications skills
Negotiation skills
Minimum knowledge of contractual and legal aspects
Curiosity and willingness to learn
Availability to travel

Nice to have:
Automotive Industry experience
Financial skills