Operational Buyer (SAP)

Nippon Gases UK & Ireland; Madrid; Presencial; EUR 32.000 - 46.000; Jornada completa

Descripción de la vacante

NipponSanso is seeking an Operational Buyer (SAP) to drive procurement activities across assigned categories, ensuring operational excellence and compliance with procurement standards. You will manage purchase orders, support sourcing, monitor supplier performance, and maintain SAP-based procurement data.

The role requires coordinating with regional teams, ensuring continuity of supply, and contributing to cost control initiatives while delivering process improvements across the procure‑to‑pay

Formación

• Academic background in Procurement, Supply Chain, Business Admin, Finance, Logistics or related.
• CIPS or other procurement qualifications would be an advantage.

Responsabilidades

• Ensure effective execution of procurement activities in line with approved category strategies and policies.
• Manage day-to-day purchasing activities including purchase requisitions, orders, and supplier communications.
• Support stakeholders in sourcing goods/services through approved suppliers and contracted agreements.
• Collaborate with European Category Managers to implement category strategies.

Conocimientos

Procurement

Supplier management

Stakeholder collaboration

Educación

Procurement, Supply Chain, Business Admin, Finance, Logistics

CIPS qualification advantage

Herramientas

SAP / SAP S/4HANA

Descripción del empleo

Operational Buyer (SAP)

Job description

NipponSanso is one of the leading companies in the industrial and medical gasesbusiness in Europe. Serving over 150,000 customers and 350,000 patients across14 countries, we offer a comprehensive range of gas-based solutions tailored to sectors including healthcare, food, electronics, manufacturing, chemicals,electronics, and energy among many others.

We are hiring for our Procurement department an OperationalBuyer who will be responsible for ensuring the effective execution of procurement activities across assigned categories, supporting the implementation of procurement strategies and delivering operational excellence while ensuring compliance with internal and external regulations.

The role will report to the Procurement Manager UKIand to the Operational Procurement Manager Europe, ensuring alignment between local procurement activities and European operational procurement standards.

The role will act as the key link between procurementstrategy and operational execution, ensuring that purchasing activities,supplier performance, and transactional processes are managed efficiently and consistently. The Operational Buyer will be responsible for managing purchaseorders, supporting sourcing activities, monitoring supplier performance,resolving procurement-related issues, and ensuring compliance with approvedcategory strategies.

Working closely with internal stakeholders, suppliers,European Category Managers, and the Operational Procurement Manager Europeanteam, the Operational Buyer will ensure continuity of supply, support costcontrol initiatives, maintain accurate procurement data, and drive processimprovements across the procure-to-pay cycle.

MainResponsibilities: This position plays a key role in ensuring that procurement strategies defined by the Regional team and the European CategoryManagers are effectively executed at local level, delivering compliance,continuity of supply, operational efficiency, and stakeholder satisfaction. Mainresponsibilities would be as follows:

• Ensure the effective execution of procurement activities in line with approved category strategies and procurement policies.
• Manage day-to-day purchasing activities, including purchase requisitions, purchase orders, supplier communications, order tracking, and issue resolution.
• Support stakeholders in sourcing goods and services through approved suppliers and contracted agreements.
• Work closely with European Category Managers to support the implementation of category strategies and sourcing initiatives.
• Act as the link between local business stakeholders, European Category Managers, and the Operational Procurement Manager Europe to ensure procurement strategies are effectively implemented and executed.
• Monitor supplier performance related to service levels, quality, delivery, and responsiveness, escalating issues where required.
• Act as the primary point of contact for operational procurement matters across assigned business areas.
• Ensure accurate procurement data and documentation are maintained within SAP/SAP S/4HANA and other procurement systems.
• Support tendering and sourcing activities by coordinating quotation requests, supplier communications, commercial evaluations, and documentation.
• Monitor compliance with procurement procedures, contracts, preferred suppliers, and purchasing guidelines.
• Follow up on open purchase orders, overdue deliveries, goods receipt issues, invoice discrepancies, and supplier-related operational challenges.
• Collaborate with finance, engineering, maintenance, operations, and other functional teams to ensure smooth procurement processes.
• Track procurement KPIs and contribute to reporting on supplier performance, savings delivery, compliance, and operational efficiency.
• Support supplier onboarding, risk assessments, and contract administration activities.
• Identify opportunities for process improvements, automation, cost optimization, and increased procurement effectiveness.
• Promote procurement best practices and support continuous improvement initiatives across the business.

Job requirements

Academicbackground:

• Relevant education or professional experience in Procurement, Supply Chain, Business Administration, Finance, Logistics, or related disciplines.
• CIPS or other procurement qualifications would be an advantage.

Experience:

• At least 2 years of