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(Senior) Procurement Direct Spend Specialist with Spanish and/or Portuguese (m/f/d)

Job ID: 40846  | Location: Lodz, Poland, hybrid work | Pay bands: 5 960 - 9 934 PLN gross

 

To our Procurement Direct Spend Latam team we are currently looking for a (Senior) Specialist. Person on this position will be responsible for purchasing and customer service for Latin America region. This is the II shift position with the knowledge of Spanish and/or Portuguese requirement.

 

 

What will you be doing?

  • Clarify demand specification with requester and provide further advice towards existing buying channels indirect spend area.
  • Carry out spot buys by requesting supplier’s quotations, negotiate and prepare award decisions.
  • Carry out transactional ordering either based on framework agreements or spot buy activities by creating, changing, and releasing SAP purchase orders.
  • Verify Purchase Orders towards supplier’s confirmation.
  • Carry out procurement Helpdesk function towards internal requesters on exceptional cases.
  • Monitor supplier timeliness and conduct dunning (Purchase Order follow-up) and handle complaints towards suppliers via SAP QM QNS.
  • Initiate Master data management process (add/change supplier).
  • Clarification of purchase order/invoice mismatches.
 


 
What are we looking for?

  • 2 years of proven experience in Procurement or Supply Chain as a minimum.
  • Good understanding of procurement function and processes.
  • Practical experience in customer and supplier service.
  • SAP MM knowledge.
  • Proficient Knowledge of MS Office (Power BI would be an advantage).
  • Languages:
    • Internal corporate language: English B2 level required.
    • Working with customers: Spanish and/or Portuguese B2 level required.
  • Bachelor's degree in Buisness, Logistics or other relevant field.
 


 
What’s in it for you?

  • Compensation Structure Components: base salary determined individually based on experience, skills, and role alignment; performance related 8% yearly bonus; language bonuses (800/1 000 PLN gross depending on the number of foreign languages spoken); 20% II shift bonus.
  • Benefits: internal and external trainings, language courses, sport card (Multisport), private health care (Medicover), additional life insurance, corrective eyeglasses refund, discount card for the restaurants.
  • Relocation package adjusted to your current location.
  • Working environment: hybrid work model at the Monopolis complex in Lodz (wheelchair accessible workplace).
  • Social culture: integrational team events, broad range of initiatives provided by Social Team, possibility to participate in the charity activities.
  • A rewarding challenge to develop your skills and career in a professional environment as part of an enthusiastic team dedicated to delivering top-class services.

 

 

Your Contact
Zuzanna Glapińska Talent Acquisition Partner Telephone: +48 42 293 49 72 | mobile: +48 538 895 907| E-mail: zuzanna.glapinska@clariant.com #LI-ZG1

 

 

Clariant is a Swiss-based global specialty chemicals company, which is concentrated and developed in three business units: Care Chemicals, Catalysts and Adsorbents & Additives. Our purpose as a company is reflected in our tagline "Greater chemistry - between people and planet", which considers the principles of customer, innovation and people orientation, as well as a focus on creating solutions to foster sustainability in different industries by offering high-value and high-performance chemical specialties.
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