Job Description

Do you want to make a difference in the world and contribute to a sustainable future?We believe we can develop the technology and gain the know-how to make a difference. Itxe2x80x99s a big responsibility, and we are committed to making an impactful positive change. We need your skills, curiosity, and drive for change to fulfil our goal. Together, we enable our customers to produce the materials and technology needed for a better future.Come see the FLSmidth difference.Role Purpose:Manage purchasing activities for the Mining Service Business Line, continuously improve resource efficiency and ensure implementation of global procurement strategies and best practice way of working.Your responsibilities

• Manages purchasing based on specifications and according to predefined procedures and processes to ensure delivery capability.
• Supports costing activities by obtaining supplier quotations and negotiating with suppliers where required.
• Prepares costing sheets for specific products and requirements.
• Engages with stakeholders, on strategic as well as tactical purchasing related matters, to ensure right and timely involvement.
• Manages and develops the purchasing team and ensures collaboration and alignment with group directives.
• Drives efficiency through resource optimization and implementation of best practice.
• Engages in the implementation of and compliance to procurement policies, processes and reporting of KPIxe2x80x99s in alignment with group directives.
• Ensures building of strategic purchasing and sourcing competencies to engage in global initiatives as well as running local activities in alignment with Group Procurement.
• Ensures savings effectiveness through compliance to implemented global category initiatives.
• Monitors the operational performance of suppliers to ensure that FLSmidthxe2x80x99s capacity to deliver is stable and long term.
• Builds and maintains relationships with supplier to secure future delivery of products.
• Ensures the group sourcing strategy is understood within the business unit and follows up on whether objectives are met.

What you bring

• CIPS Degree / bachelorxe2x80x99s degree in relevant area or the equivalent knowledge.
• 5 xe2x80x93 10 years relevant industry experience.
• In-depth knowledge of procurement and global sourcing.
• Strong operational leadership skills.
• Solid understanding of technical specifications in purchase orders.
• Solid commercial and financial understanding.

What we offerAs an equal opportunity employer, FLSmidth embraces diversity and equality by promoting an environment of inclusion. We encourage applicants of all backgrounds and perspectives to apply xe2x80x93 the more diverse our employees are, the stronger our team is. In our commitment to equal opportunity and eliminating bias, we kindly request that you exclude personal information such as age, ethnicity, number of children, and photograph from your application materials.Kindly note that we will be reviewing applications and conducting interviews on an ongoing basis so please apply as soon as possible.All suitable candidates shall be subject to a personal suitability check which shall include but not be limited to a criminal record check, citizenship check, qualification verification and employment verification.About FLSmidthFLSmidth is the leading supplier of engineering, equipment and service solutions to customers in the mining and cement industries xe2x80x93 for more information please visit FLSmidth.com/careers

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