Buyer II

Description

Job Summary: Responsible for receiving, analyzing, and negotiating purchase requisitions; managing suppliers; and ensuring compliance with processes and deadlines. Key Highlights: 1. Experience in negotiation and management of medium- and large-scale suppliers. 2. Strategic involvement in procurement and commercial analysis. 3. Opportunity to oversee the entire procurement cycle. Responsibilities/Activities: * Receive and analyze purchase requisitions for materials, equipment, parts, and services of medium and large scale, aiming for optimal financial, technical, and commercial outcomes; * Identify potential suppliers according to the technical and commercial requirements of purchase requisitions; request and receive quotations from suppliers; * Conduct commercial analysis of quotations to meet required financial and commercial criteria; * Negotiate with suppliers according to company-established procedures and requirements, including (but not limited to) financial terms, quality standards, payment methods, required guarantees, freight type, and others; * Evaluate suppliers’ technical capabilities and financial standing, ensuring compliance with company-established procedures and requirements; * Select the winning bidder and ensure contractual formalization through issuance of Purchase Orders or Contracts; when necessary, liaise with the Legal Department to resolve conflicts related to contractual clauses; * Send Purchase Orders to suppliers and monitor the entire process until delivery of the contracted scope, ensuring fulfillment of all negotiated conditions; * Support development of alternative supply sources to meet procurement demands; * When required, address non-conformities related to Purchase Orders identified by FLSmidth’s Quality Department, working closely with suppliers; * Follow up on Purchase Orders with suppliers to ensure adherence to deadlines, deliveries, and status updates; * Accompany internal and/or external customers during new supplier qualification visits, as well as follow-up visits related to ongoing supplies; * Contribute to achieving targets and continuously improving performance indicators established by the company; * Comply with legal, internal, customer, and supplier occupational health and safety recommendations and procedures to promote a safe and healthy work environment for yourself and your colleagues, safeguarding everyone’s health and physical integrity. Qualifications and Experience: * Bachelor’s degree completed in Administration, Engineering, or related fields. * Minimum of 5 years of experience in Procurement. * Preferred: Advanced English and/or Spanish. * Ability to read and interpret technical drawings. * Proficiency in Excel, Power BI, financial mathematics, and Microsiga ERP. FLSmidth is the leading supplier of engineering, equipment and service solutions to customers in the mining and minerals industries – for more information please visit FLSmidth.com/careers