Direct CP Procurement Specialist (Marternity leave cover)

ROLE PURPOSE

This role is supportive to CIS Direct Procurement Manager as a part of the EAME Direct Procurement Team and should work in close coordination as with CIS DPM as with EAME DP colleagues, ensuring common strategies, standards and the establishment of a regional organization.

ACCOUNTABILITIES

• Full cycle Contract management (Supply Agreements and Purchasing Specifications ) with all direct suppliers including organizing of approving, signing, uploading and archiving of all relevant documents
• Ensure data streams and processes are well defined and documented; control the documentation flow throughout the procurement cycle
• Coordination of payment/finance issues between Suppliers, Finance, Legal and FFP teams (counter audits, reconciliation of calculations, payment delay, refund of funds, debt disputes etc.)
• Management of requests for documents and information from Syngenta to suppliers and from suppliers to Syngenta (statutory, legal, financial documents, MSDS, TDS and so on)
• Coordination of Direct Procurement development and improvement projects (Project Management) related to chemicals, packaging and tolling: constant status tracking, regular contacting with all stakeholders, ensuring of progress, control of samples sending, requesting and providing of necessary information / documents etc.
• Demonstrate the highest ethical standards and ensure Syngenta procedures are adopted and followed

• University degree in Business, Economics, Finance
• Practical experience work with documentation flows and contract management
• Fluent in English language
• Good communication and team player skills

We offer

• A competitive salary/compensation and bonus opportunities
• Voluntary medical insurance
• Meal allowance
• Regular professional trainings
• Extended paid vacation (35 calendar days per year), employee assistance program
• Opportunities for career development within the company

As a world market leader in crop protection, we help farmers to counter these threats and ensure enough safe, nutritious, affordable food for all – while minimizing the use of land and other agricultural inputs.

Syngenta Crop Protection keeps plants safe from planting to harvesting.  From the moment a seed is planted through to harvest, crops need to be protected from weeds, insects and diseases
as well as droughts and floods, heat and cold.

Syngenta Crop Protection is headquartered in Switzerland.