Senior Buyer Indirect Procurement (Marketing & Travel) - CROP

Opportunity Description: 
To be procurement professional team who achieves the highest level of contribution to profit, growth, and competitive advantage by demonstrable best in class procurement performance and by leveraging Syngenta’s global scale and skills in all areas of spend. Ensure common strategies, standards and the establishment of a regional organization with global alignment.
•    Ensure total control of spend (around 20$MM) through proper commercial strategies for Brazil.
•    Be the Procurement representative in all Commercial Units, Functions and Project Teams for Indirect Procurement categories.
•    Ensure regulatory compliance with procurement policies and procedures.

Responsibilities:
•    Manage the categories spend of ensuring best possible value creation;
•    Based in Sao Paulo will be and acts as an Ambassador of the Procurement organization in Brazil;
•    Supports the management of strategic sourcing and relationships, including negotiation of major contracts and agreements, contract performance, service delivery, risk and spend analysis, demand consolidation, etc;
•    Development and implementation of category sourcing strategies based on long term objectives, according with Syngenta methodologies;
•    Manage the risks associated with strategic and critical suppliers;
•    Build and provide expert market knowledge for supply markets;
•    Develop SRM and risk programs appropriate to the requirements of the category and the region.
 

Requiriments:
•    Bachelor’s degree in business Marketing, Administration, Economics, Engineering or related areas;
•    Advanced English;
•    Business experience in Procurement Functions;
•    Business experience in Indirect Procurement (e.g: Marketing, Services, Travel Agencies, Events, etc.);
•    Knowledge in indirect procurement categories is mandatory;
•    Knowledge in market trends;
•    Relationship with suppliers and internal customers;
•    Business Case preparation, project management;
•    Knowledge in Purchasing Processes and Methodologies;
•    Advanced Excel and Power Point Skills;
•    Prepare RFP's, e-Auctions and Presentations with detailed analysis of the bidding processes.

Desirable:
•    Knowledge in Spanish; 
•    Post-graduation, Master’s degree or MBA is desirable
•    Knowledge of ARIBA and SAP systems

Location: São Paulo / SP

Syngenta offers:
• Competitive remuneration;
• Benefits;
• Numerous career possibilities.
 
More than just believing in the power of diversity, Syngenta has been promoting an inclusive culture that embraces differences in all forms. Here, we believe that the feeling of belonging allows people to be the best versions of themselves, building an increasingly welcoming and productive environment.
All qualified candidates will be considered for vacancies, regardless of race, gender, age, nationality or disability.
 

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.