Brazil Senior Buyer

Mission

A Buyer executes the sourcing and supply chain activities. The Buyer manages the scouting of vendors, products and services, negotiating contracts and acquiring the most cost-efficient deals without compromising on regulatory aspects, quality and ESG principles, according to Regional Procurement Head indications on Supply Chain strategies.A Buyer executes the sourcing and supply chain activities. The Buyer manages the scouting of vendors, products and services, negotiating contracts and acquiring the most cost-efficient deals without compromising on regulatory aspects, quality and ESG principles, according to Regional Procurement Head indications on Supply Chain strategies.

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Key Accountabilities

• Supporting Global Scouting & Vendor Management Department in supplier scouting and segmentation, implementing and maintaining a Vendor List of suitable suppliers; contributing to the performance management process on selected vendors;
• Maintaining operational relationships with suppliers;
• Collaborating with Business/Corporate Functions/key managers to ensure clarity of the technical specifications;
• Rolling out Supply Chain strategies (tenders, grouping needs; etc)
• Issuing Requests for Quotation and managing the receipt, evaluation, and comparison of bids;
• Defining target prices and commercial conditions ("Target Setting") and communicating these to shortlisted vendors for Best and Final Offer (BAFO);
• Negotiating and finalizing contracts and framework agreements to ensure favourable terms and conditions;
• Conducting final bid comparison, including evaluation of commercial conditions and vendor performance;
• Directly executing the procurement process on the ERP System and related.
• Negotiating the best payment terms applicable (maturity, break down);
• Managing the request and evaluation of bonds and guarantees to be provided by suppliers and/or subcontractors.
• Ensuring compliance with the organization's sustainability goals and industry standards.
• Providing info to give insights into procurement performance and procurement recommendations including best price achieved, commercial conditions, and any other relevant information.
• Arranging for the necessary periodic reporting to Heads/Managers.
• Applying Corporate procedures aimed to guarantee common processes crossover the RINA Group companies and countries, improving the internal standardization, communication, management and company integrations.
• Highlighting and sharing information that can mitigate potential risks associated with contracts and suppliers, such as financial instability, non-performance, capabilities, non-compliance, or ethical concerns.
• Ensuring that contracts comply with relevant laws, regulations, and ethical standards.

Qualifications

• College/University bachelor’s degree in Technical Subjects (e.g. Engineering) or Accounting and related/Law.
• At least 4/5 years of experience in Supply Chain, with relevant focus on negotiations activities on large scale.
• Good understanding of accounting and financial reporting principles and practices.
• Portuguese native speaker or proficient knowledge, English proficient knowledge. Spanish proficient knowledge would be a plus.
• Knowledge of Brazil market and Brazil vendor base, LATAM knowledge is a plus.
• Knowledge of ERP systems (SAP and/or D365 is a plus).
• Experience in related companies (maritime, energy, engineering, certification, etc) is a plus.

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