Raw Materials Commodity Buyer

Responsibilities :

• Project Buyer – Coordination of Purchasing Activities in projects

  🔹 Competitive – Driving Purchasing Performance within the Project

  • Coordination of Purchasing Activities: Act as the key interface between the project team and the purchasing organization (commodity buyers, program, and product team). Ensure that project requirements are fully integrated into purchasing strategies and reflected in buyers’ action plans.
  • Project Cost Management: Consolidate cost data, monitor budget evolution, analyze variances, and contribute to cost‑optimization initiatives. Provide clear visibility on cost risks and support the definition of corrective actions.
  • Project Reporting: Prepare and present purchasing reviews at tactical and strategic levels, including key performance indicators such as sourcing status, risk assessments, purchasing activity progress, and alignment with project milestones.

  🔹 Resilient – Securing and Coordinating Supplier Activities

  • • Supplier Performance Monitoring: Track the performance of suppliers involved in the project (quality, delivery, capacity). Coordinate improvement plans with quality, engineering, and supply chain teams.
    • Cross‑Functional Collaboration: Work closely with engineering, quality, production, and supply chain teams to ensure alignment between technical choices, industrial constraints, and supplier commitments.

    🔹 Responsible – Compliance and Sustainable Procurement

    • • Compliance: Ensure that all purchasing activities related to the project comply with internal procedures, regulatory requirements, and corporate standards.
      • Sustainability: Promote responsible purchasing practices within the project. Ensure that suppliers meet environmental, social, and ethical expectations, including full adherence to the Verkor Code of Conduct.
      • Ethical Sourcing: Guarantee that materials and components used in the project come from responsible and compliant sources, in line with company policies and industry standards.

Qualifications and key skills expected :

• Qualifications:
• Bachelor's degree in Business, Supply Chain Management, Engineering, or a related field.
• Minimum of 4 years of experience in procurement, preferably in the battery  especiallywhen regards to electronics or BMS related purchasing activities.
• Strong negotiation, communication, and interpersonal skills.
• Knowledge of market trends, supplier evaluation, and cost analysis.
• Skills and Attributes:
• Analytical and problem-solving abilities.
• Ability to manage multiple projects and priorities simultaneously.
• Strong organizational and time management skills.
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team.
• High level of integrity and professionalism.