Senior Strategic Buyer

GEA Group; Bogotá; Presencial; COP 180.000.000 - 240.000.000; Jornada completa

Descripción de la vacante

GEA Group in Bogotá seeks a seasoned procurement professional to drive category strategies, manage supplier relationships, and lead large-scale negotiations across international markets.

The role focuses on cost control, contract management, and cross-functional collaboration with category managers, project procurement, and SAP Ariba-based processes.

Formación

• 10+ years of experience in procurement processes.
• Profound background international contract management
• Solid cost analysis and management experience
• Inter-Cultural Sensitivity
• Experience with implementation of corporate procurement
• Work experience in complex organizations
• Profound negotiation experience across the supplier markets
• Market analysis experience
• Systems: SAP Ariba, SAP CP
• Ability to network and build lasting relationships
• Internal stakeholder /supplier relationship management
• Strong ability to translate business requirements into RFx
• Very good analytical capabilities, problem-solving skills and ability to think strategically
• Takes ownership of the work, successes and mistakes
• Very good communication skills
• Services and delivery expert
• Negotiation Expert for Large and complex negotiations
• Contract and contract framework experience
• Commercial/analytical and engagement skills

Responsabilidades

• Works closely with category managers to implement category strategy.
• Adapts and implements catalogues and framework contracts at divisional/regional level.
• Runs RFQs, conducts negotiations, and makes awarding decisions.
• Executes supplier selection and develops supplier base.
• Resolves supplier issues (quality, delivery, service).
• Monitors supplier performance and communicates results.
• Pursues automation and digitalization in tools.
• Ensures cost, availability, innovation, and quality in sourcing plans.
• Ensures procurement process compliance.
• Accounts for achieving KPIs and reporting.
• Experience preferred in beverage industry construction and field installation projects.

Conocimientos

Negotiation

Cost analysis

Supplier management

RFx translation

International procurement

Cross-cultural sensitivity

Stakeholder management

Analytical thinking

Communication skills

Strategic thinking

Herramientas

SAP Ariba

SAP CP

Descripción del empleo

• Works closely with category managers of respective category and project procurement managers implementing the category strategy and linking it into the business
• Adapts and implements catalogues and framework contracts on Divisional/ regional level in compliance with guidelines
• Runs negotiations, manages RFQs, negotiations, awarding decisions and follow-up with suppliers, takes awarding decisions in line with category strategy
• Executes supplier selection along strategy, requirements, supplier base development, and identification of new suppliers
• Direct involvement in and solving of issues with suppliers (e.g., quality, delivery and service issues), etc.
• Monitors and communicates performance of suppliers
• Strives for automation and digitalization practices and tool improvement
• Ensures cost, availability, innovation, and quality within the sourcing plan creation and execution
• Ensures compliance with procurement process, policies and other statutory requirements within category
• Accountable for achieving agreed KPIs and their reporting
• Experience preferred in beverage industry construction and field installation projects: quotation, competitive bidding and procurement

Professional Knowledge and Experiences:

• 10+ years of experience in procurement processes
• Profound background international contract management
• Solid cost analysis and management experience
• Inter-Cultural Sensitivity
• Experience with implementation of corporate procurement
• Work experience in complex organizations
• Profound negotiation experience across the supplier markets
• Market analysis experience
• Systems: SAP Ariba, SAP CP
• Ability to network and build lasting relationships
• Internal stakeholder /supplier relationship management
• Strong ability to translate business requirements into RFx
• Very good analytical capabilities, problem-solving skills and ability to think strategically
• Takes ownership of the work, successes and mistakes
• Very good communication skills
• Services and delivery expert
• Negotiation Expert for Large and complex negotiations
• Contract and contract framework experience
• Commercial/analytical and engagement skills