Procurement Specialist

InPost España; Madrid; Presencial; COP 183.041.000 - 274.562.000; Jornada completa

Descripción de la vacante

A logistics company is looking for a procurement specialist in Central, Madrid. You will enhance profitability by finding goods and services at optimal costs. Requirements include at least 3 years of relevant experience, strong negotiation and communication skills, and fluency in English. This position offers flexible working hours and a competitive salary.

Servicios

Language platform

Wellbeing programme

Flexible working hours

Online platform for lifelong learning

Competitive salary

Flexible remuneration services

Formación

• Minimum 3 years of experience in procurement or similar role.
• Strong knowledge in purchasing and supplier selection.
• Fluent in English; French is a plus.

Responsabilidades

• Implement purchasing strategies and manage supplier relationships.
• Conduct market research to identify trends and optimize procurement.
• Negotiate contracts and create purchase orders.

Conocimientos

Negotiation skills

Communication skills

Organizational skills

Analytical skills

Problem-solving

Educación

Bachelor’s degree in business, logistics, or related field

Descripción del empleo

Overview

Everything you are looking for and more

As a procurement specialist you will be responsible for finding goods and services for InPost Iberia at the best value regarding quality and price. Your underlying duty will be meeting budget constraint to increase profitability and to help us keep growing.

Responsibilities

• Implementing purchasing strategies. Sourcing for global sourcing strategies, leveraging industry best practices, commodity experience, sourcing methodology and global partnerships
• Ensuring that all purchases adhere to Procurement Policy.
• Managing supplier relationships; tracks supplier performance, supply/availability, pricing, and quality
• Auditing all ongoing purchases in the company to identify potential savings and contribute to the EBITDA objectives (starting with largest purchases).
• Benchmarking current suppliers with better market alternatives, group suppliers or creative solutions, testing new purchases and making them a reality.
• Collaborating with various internal departments to ensure that they fulfil all customer requests.
• Maintains strong internal stakeholder relationships through follow up and communication regarding material arrival issues arising in the supply chain
• Negotiating sale agreements and supply contracts in ways that benefit their company.
• Conducting market research to keep abreast of emerging trends and business opportunities.
• Proactively resolves issues (i.e., material shortages, quality issues, etc.) with vendors and internal customers using organizational savvy and critical thinking skills.
• Negotiates contracts with key suppliers, provides supplier evaluations, and proposes alternative solutions.
• Creates and tracks all purchase orders and contracts.
• Anticipates and plans for inventory needs and ensures timely arrivals.
• Seeks to reduce dependency on single-source suppliers through contracts and strategic partnerships.
• To review, develop and implement purchasing activities and ensure that purchased items are both cost-efficient and of high quality

Requirements

• At least 3 years of experience in a similar position.
• Bachelor’s degree in business, logistics, or a related field may be required.
• Previous experience in a similar position.
• Superb written and verbal communication and negotiation skills.
• Great organizational, planning skills, excellent networking and time management skills.
• The ability to identify market trends and make decisions.
• The ability to follow client specifications.
• Strong knowledge of all aspects of purchasing, supplier selection, cost analysis and negotiation.
• An agile worker who can adapt to shifting business needs in a fast-growing environment.
• Comfortable managing and reporting on multiple projects concurrently
• Exhibit a sense of internal and external customer service behind a drive to deliver and achieve results.
• Ability to concisely communicate escalations, requirements and issues to suppliers, peers, management, and customers with clarity.
• Keeps an entrepreneurial mindset, deep curiosity, and a passion for learning & growth.
• Demonstrates strong self-efficacy and ability to take initiative in problem solving.
• Exemplary written and verbal communication; strong diplomatic and collaboration skills.
• Acts with integrity and honesty.
• Fluent level of English, French will be a plus.

What do we offer?

• Language platform
• Wellbeing programme
• Flexible working hours
• Online platform for lifelong learning
• Competitive salary
• Flexible remuneration services can be contracted

Why join us?

• Because we don’t settle — we go further and multiply impact (10X Attitude).
• Because we design every transformation around real customer value (Passionate About Customers).
• Because we make things happen fast and smart — not perfect, but done (Go, Go, Go).
• Because we believe the future belongs to those who rethink what’s possible (Dare to Disrupt).
• Because we win together — diverse, collaborative, driven by one shared vision (One Goal, One Team).

Inclusive Culture

InPost has an Equal Opportunities Plan that promotes equality at all levels. We aim for equality in the company's workplaces, as it is focused on promotion, within and outside the company, as well as gender equality, diversity, equity and inclusion of people regardless of their abilities and conditions.