As the world's population grows, so does demand for quality foods, feed ingredients for livestock, industrial products and alternative fuels. As one of the world's leading agricultural processors, ADM plays a pivotal role in meeting all of these needs. We produce the food ingredients, animal feeds and feed ingredients, biofuels and other products that manufacturers around the world use to provide a better life to millions of people around the globe. With more than 32,000 employees serving customers in more than 160 countries, a global value chain that includes 500 crop procurement locations, 250 ingredient manufacturing facilities, 38 innovation centers and the world's premier crop transportation network, we connect the harvest to the home. Learn more at www.adm.com
An opportunity has arisen for a Buyer JDE, located in Szamotuly, Poland.
The Hub Purchasing Buyer will have responsibility for the procurement of all goods and services needed by the Corporate Functions (IT, HR, Finance, Legal, and others) for ADM entities in Europe.
Reporting to the HUB Manager, the main duties of this role will be to:
- Timely and accurate review of all submitted PRs (purchase requests) and conversion to POs (purchase orders) across all ADM locations – responsible for ensuring compliance with the Global Non-Commodity Procure-to-Pay Policy
- Understanding critical items and services, and developing and implementing strategies to mitigate supply risks
- Partnering with PR creators across all locations to provide on-time, robust communication
- Support the deployment of the Hub & Spoke procurement infrastructure in Europe. This will involve significant interaction with Global Procurement, and all locations, and require constant collaboration with location stakeholders to achieve a world-class purchasing model
- Assisting in developing KPI's to track Procure-to-Pay metrics (POs before invoice, PO cycle time, on-time delivery, PO consolidation, and others), and collaborate with Global Procurement and location colleagues to drive continuous improvement in these areas
- Communicate approved purchase orders to suppliers and overall management of relationships with key suppliers – submission of Supplier Incident Report forms for all issues related to delivery, quality, price, etc.
- Manage the supply base of the locations developing mutually beneficial relationships with key suppliers
- Identify and present opportunities for cost reduction. Drive sourcing projects and negotiations with local and regional suppliers as needed.
- Partner with the Shared Services team to ensure timely payment of supplier invoices and work
to address P2P issues which may cause bottlenecks for invoice processing - Work with locations to ensure maximization of strategic/contracted supplier agreements
The successful candidate will possess the following:
- Innovative professional with proven ability to think strategically and manage aggressive assignments
- Driven team player with excellent written, verbal and interpersonal skills
- Strategic focus with an ability to prioritize and self-manage
- Knowledge of JD Edwards (Procurement module) and understanding of Global Non-Commodity Procure-to-Pay Policy elements is preferred
- Two to five years of purchasing experience (preferred in corporate services, indirect functions)
- MA in Economics or equivalent
- English - advanced knowledge (both spoken and written)
