Senior Buyer

Description

Job Summary: A Procurement professional responsible for supervising financial planning, managing contracts, procuring materials and services, and ensuring supplier quality. Key Highlights: 1. Strategic management of contracts and suppliers 2. Focus on cost reduction and process optimization 3. Maintenance of the Quality Management System (ISO 9001) 1.1 Supervise and/or prepare the financial planning for the Procurement area, providing support to the Finance Department to ensure compliance with purchase volume forecasts. 1.2 Periodically supervise the Saffran Group's Input Cost Table, aiming to provide updated commercial information (price, taxes, freight rates, etc.) to the Controlling Department for establishing new finished product (FP) prices. 1.3 Propose, control, and monitor supply contracts—both for products and services—with suppliers, aiming to achieve best practices and results, reduce costs, strictly adhere to agreed terms, and foster partnership principles. 1.4 Procure various materials and services by contacting suppliers and evaluating proposals to meet the Company's needs. 1.5 Issue, cancel, or modify purchase orders, negotiating optimal conditions with suppliers based on contract clauses and/or purchase orders to avoid losses and unnecessary expenses for the Saffran Group. 1.6 Follow up on purchase orders—within the scope of responsibility—by contacting suppliers according to due dates and deadlines to meet the Saffran Group's needs. 1.7 Develop, qualify, and evaluate the performance of Saffran Group’s material and service suppliers to ensure conformity across the entire procurement process. 1.8 Assess the quality of services and products provided by suppliers to verify compliance with required standards. 1.9 Contact the requester of materials and/or services to resolve issues related to issued requests. 1.10 Evaluate supplier performance for each delivery (within respective product lines and purchasing groups) based on receiving inspections—or similar documents—providing feedback to users (internal customers), supplier(s), and maintaining records. 1.11 Plan and maintain the Quality Management System for the Procurement area to comply with ISO 9001 requirements. 1.12 Report irregularities and work-related problems to management, describing facts and offering opinions to support decision-making and facilitate problem resolution. 1.13 Archive correspondence and documentation of the area (documents related to the scope of responsibility) using appropriate media, in chronological and/or numerical order, to facilitate retrieval during consultation. 1.14 Manage product, requester, and purchasing group registrations for the Saffran Group, including updating, modifying, adding, and deleting information, to provide relevant data to requesting departments for inquiries and requisitions. 1.15 Ensure compliance with standards and procedures approved by the area’s Management. 1.16 Propose, control, and monitor procurement planning based on existing inventory levels and company requirements. 1.17 Support management in implementing, planning, and controlling operational activities of the Procurement department. 1.18 Perform other related tasks as directed by management. Note: Knowledge of NR and ISO standards is a plus. Employment Type: Freelance / PJ Compensation: R$5.999,00 – R$6.000,00 per month Benefits: * Medical assistance * Life insurance Work Location: On-site