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A Day in the Life…
As an Indirect Purchasing (Buyer) Specialist, reporting to the Purchasing Manager, you will be a key player in optimizing L'Oréal's indirect procurement strategies in Romania. You'll work within a small, dynamic team, collaborating closely with internal stakeholders across various departments to ensure cost-effective and compliant sourcing. This role offers a unique opportunity to contribute directly to L'Oréal's growth and digital transformation, leveraging cutting-edge technologies and innovative procurement strategies.
Your responsibilities will include:
- I. Purchasing Activities:
- Needs Analysis & Sourcing: Understanding purchasing needs and demands, identifying potential suppliers/vendors for goods and services, and staying up to date with industry trends. This includes researching market dynamics and conducting benchmarks/RFXs to support stakeholders.
- Negotiation & Contract Management: Negotiating with suppliers on price, quality, delivery time, and other commercial terms. Preparing purchasing-specific terms and conditions, pricing quotes, and utilizing appropriate negotiation techniques. Challenging budget needs compared to supplier quotations.
- Supplier Relationship Management: Maintaining healthy & ethical relationships with vendors/suppliers. Preparing and participating in business review meetings with stakeholders and targeted suppliers.
- Budget & Cost Optimization: Checking budget availability before purchasing actions, evaluating sourcing projects/commercial offers, and proposing commercial solutions to optimize costs. Collaborating with the Purchasing Manager and Division Controllers to evaluate savings from initiatives.
- II. Strategic & Collaborative Responsibilities:
- Stakeholder Alignment: Deep understanding of business needs, expectations, priorities, and goals. Close collaboration with Zone teams and stakeholders to ensure continuous process improvement. Coordinating with cross-functional teams and communicating with internal and external parties to meet deadlines.
- Value Creation & Innovation: Identifying new opportunities to bring tangible value, innovation, and competitive advantage in cooperation with stakeholders. Contributing to and implementing the company's program and affiliate sourcing actions.
- Risk & Opportunity Management: Identifying risks and opportunities of current projects or initiatives in collaboration with the Purchasing Manager.
- III. Compliance & Best Practices:
- Internal Compliance: Adhering to company rules and regulations, including compliance with the current procurement platform's way of working. Developing tools and resources to raise the maturity of procurement processes and promote excellence.
- Sustainability: Supporting sustainability initiatives within the Purchasing department at the local level.
We Are Looking For…
The ideal candidate possesses:
- +3 years of experience in purchasing (Marketing services, Business services, Retail & Promo categories) or relevant experience.
- Strong blend of strategic thinking, analytical skills, and a proactive approach.
- Romanian and English fluency.
- You should be comfortable working independently and as part of a small team.
- Your key skills include:
- Business Acumen: A deep understanding of business principles and their application to procurement.
- Influencing: The ability to effectively communicate and persuade stakeholders to adopt your recommendations.
- Data Analysis: Proficiency in analyzing data to identify trends, insights, and opportunities for improvement.
- Cost to Value: A focus on maximizing value for money and achieving cost savings.
- Compliance: A strong understanding of procurement regulations and compliance requirements.
What’s In It For You…
- A place for you to leave your comfort zone and grow beyond your potential (here, you’ll be encouraged to try new things and take risks!)
- An environment where people of every ethnicity, social background, age, religion, gender and sexual orientation as well as people with disabilities are accepted, can speak up, will thrive and are celebrated!
- A place where you can contribute to something bigger! Many of our brands have societal /environmental causes to make concrete difference
- Unlimited access to the L’Oréal “MyLearning Platform” to boost your competencies development.
- Access to the L'Oréal Share & Care package: 25 days annual leave, meal tickets, work from home up to 2 days per week, health & life insurance, personalized Onboarding Plan, career coaching, etc.
- Cherry on the cake: products from our brands’ portfolio on special occasions.
Who We Are
L’Oréal is present in 150 markets on five continents. For more than a century, L’Oréal has devoted itself solely to ‘Create beauty that moves the world’; it is now the industry world leader with €42 billion consolidated sales. Together, we solve complex challenges at scale, while making sure we stay committed to making the world a more inclusive and a better place for everyone & our planet. Within the Corporate division, we drive efficiency and innovation across the entire organization. This role offers a unique opportunity to contribute to L'Oréal's digital transformation and cutting-edge procurement strategies.
We’re committed to guaranteeing inclusive recruitment processes and to advocating for hiring and promoting each candidate in an ethical and equitable way. The Group strictly prohibits discrimination against any applicant for employment because of the individual’s gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, visible and/or invisible disabilities, socio-economic and/or multicultural origins, health conditions, age, religion, or any other characteristics protected by law.
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