Senior Buyer - Indirect Spend

Barry Callebaut Manufacturing Iberica SA.; Pasir Gudang; On-site; MYR 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Barry Callebaut is seeking a Senior Buyer Indirect Spend in Pasir Gudang, Malaysia to own the indirect spend portfolio across categories such as Capex, MRO, packaging, energy and facility services. The role reports to the Purchasing Manager Indirect Spend and requires strong supplier management.

You will develop sourcing strategies, manage contracts, negotiate terms, and drive cost and service improvements while collaborating with internal stakeholders to optimize total cost of ownership.

Qualifications

• English language fluency (written and spoken)
• MS Office proficiency; SAP and/or Maximo knowledge a plus
• Engineering or technical bachelor degree a plus
• 5–10 years of indirect spend purchasing experience in an international context
• Strong interpersonal skills with leadership, autonomy and analytical abilities

Responsibilities

• Analyze historical spend data and budgets for assigned categories.
• Manage contracts related to Indirect Spend in assigned categories.
• Research and evaluate vendors; understand market forces.
• Apply purchasing processes aligned with category strategy.
• Define terms and conditions for supplier agreements.
• Negotiate proposals and finalize contracts regularly.
• Support supplier relationship management and drive value through supplier innovation.
• Drive continuous cost and service improvements in spend categories.
• Monitor and report savings results on a regular basis.
• Develop sourcing strategies to achieve best total cost of ownership.
• Create action plans to continuously reduce category costs.
• Build strong relationships with internal stakeholders and Purchasing teams.
• Ensure compliance with Group purchasing processes and regular documentation.

Skills

English

MS Office

Leadership

Autonomy

Analytical skills

Change management

Result orientation

Education

Engineering/Bachelor degree

Tools

SAP

Maximo

Job description

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At Barry Callebaut, we are on a journey to transform the cocoa and chocolate industry. As the world’s leading manufacturer of high-quality chocolate and cocoa products, our actions truly shape the future of our industry. We are a business-to-business company, serving the entire food sector, from the cocoa bean to the finest chocolate product. We are a company with a purpose, we believe in doing well by doing good and reinvesting in the communities we operate. We have a long-standing commitment to sustainability and our goal is to shape a sustainable cocoa and chocolate future.We are headquartered in Zurich, and have more than 12,000 passionate Employees working in more than 40 countries worldwide.We are very proud of who we are and what we do. And of course, we are always looking for talented people to help us have a positive impact on our industry and beyond!

About the role

This position has responsibility for the indirect spend portfolio of categories assigned. The Indirect Spend covers all technical, non-technical and service spend (beside categories managed at Regional or Group level) such as Capex and MRO, Packaging, Energy, Facility Management, lab consumables/services/equipment, G&A related spend, and in general any spend beside the direct spend.The Senior Buyer Indirect Spend will report with a solid line to the Purchasing Manager Indirect Spend located in Pasir Gudang.

Key responsibilities include

• Analyze historical spend data and budget for the categories assigned, and define strategies - Yearly
• Manage contracts (Pos) related to Indirect Spend in the categories assigned - daily
• Understand market forces, research and evaluate vendors - daily
• Apply the purchasing process flows in line with the category strategy - daily
• Define particular terms and conditions - daily
• Negotiate proposals and finalize contracts – daily, monthly, yearly
• Support supplier relationship management and drive value creation through supplier innovation – weekly, monthly
• Drive continuous improvements (cost and service) of assigned sourcing categories – daily
• Monitor and report savings results – monthly
• Manage contracts related to wastes sales – annually, on request
• Develop and implement sourcing strategies to ensure the most efficient procurement of the spend categories assigned, at the best TCO.
• Create and manage ongoing action plans to continuously reduce categories costs according to the targets assigned.
• Build strong relationships with internal stakeholders and work closely with them to ensure good collaboration with Purchasing.
• Ensure the relevant purchasing practices are applied for the categories in scope (strategic, tactical, spot buy) and manage “hands‑on” the categories assigned.
• Ensure compliance with the Group purchasing processes.
• Generate reports on regular and ad-hoc basis.
• Maintain up-to-date documentation of all purchases and perform supplier performance reviews.
• Manage performance and relationships with the suppliers, to ensure that the facilities have the right supplier base, delivering the right performance (service, quality, TCO).
• Ensure a strict “house‑keeping” for the categories assigned (compliance on controls, open POs, etc.)
• Support and/or lead issues resolution between suppliers and internal stakeholders.
• Support on ad-hoc basis other projects for the country/region

About you

• Language: English written and spoken fluently.
• Knowledge in Ms Office Suite is a must.
• Knowledge in SAP and/or Maximo is a plus.
• Engineer / Bachelor degree in technical field is a plus.
• Solid experience of minimum 5/10 years in indirect spend purchasing in an international company (preferably in food / pharmaceutical / chemical industries).
• High interpersonal skills and ability to work effectively in team environment.
• Leadership and management
• Autonomy
• Result orientation
• Change management
• Analytical skills

At Barry Callebaut, we are committed to Diversity & Inclusion. United by our strong values, we thrive on the diversity of who we are, where we come from, what we’ve experienced and how we think. We are committed to nurturing an inclusive environment where people can truly be themselves, grow to their full potential and feel they belong.#oneBC - Diverse People, Sustainable Growth.

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