As a Procurement Buyer here at Honeywell, you will play a key role in driving our organization's procurement and purchasing activities. This position plays a critical part in ensuring the efficiency, cost-effectiveness, and strategic alignment within the procurement function. You will oversee purchasing processes and collaborate with various stakeholders to achieve procurement objectives.
Your role adds immense value to our company by orchestrating and optimizing the procurement function, leading to enhanced operational efficiency, substantial cost savings, and fortifying its position in the competitive business landscape.
You will be working in a team of 20 people, located in our Bucharest office, on a 3+2 hybrid schedule (3 days from the office + 2 days from home)
KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:
- Drive the purchasing process, from identifying procurement needs to supplier selection, negotiations, and contract management, ensuring that purchases are made efficiently and in accordance with organizational guidelines.
- Participate in identifying and evaluating potential suppliers, conducting due diligence, and negotiating terms to secure cost-effective and high-quality purchases.
- Monitor and control purchasing costs, seeking cost-saving opportunities, negotiating favorable terms, and optimizing the allocation of resources.
- Foster and maintain relationships with suppliers, addressing concerns, resolving issues, and collaborating on improvements to ensure a reliable and responsive supply chain.
- Ensure that all purchasing activities adhere to relevant regulations, compliance standards, and internal policies, maintaining accurate and organized records.
- Support the business on Material Master processes, identification and set-up in the system.
- Participate in implementing sourcing strategies, identifying opportunities for supplier diversity, sustainability, and innovation.
- Leverage technology solutions, such as procurement software and analytics, to enhance purchasing processes, monitoring, and reporting.
Key Skills and Qualifications:
- Bachelor’s or advanced degree in business, supply chain management, or a related field is a plus.
- Experience in procurement, purchasing, or buying is a plus
- Negotiation and contract management skills.
- Communication, problem-solving, and organizational abilities.
- SAP knowledge is a plus
- Proficient in French language both writing and speaking (b2 minimum).
WE VALUE:
- Strong management skills
- Ability to work in a fast-paced and dynamic environment
- Analytical and problem-solving mindset
- Attention to detail and strong organizational skills
- Continuous learning and self-development
- Understanding of the business goals & drivers and ability to facilitate root cause analysis and corrective action planning to achieve them.
- Makes recommendations and acts based on the data gathered.
- Creative mind with the ability to think outside-of-the-box.
- Detail-oriented and curious, Collaborative, Analytical.
