Senior Buyer

Responsibilities: • Responsible to contribute to, define and carry out the procurement strategy in support of VAME Transportation. • Close collaboration with key local and global stakeholders such as Sales, Engineering, Supplier Quality, and Supply Chain. • Provide reoccurring report out of all contract status including future projects to align stakeholders with customer expectations to Regional Head • Provide cost of transport scenarios and lead time estimates to stakeholders • Work closely with Vestas Transport to help support project cargo and complete delivery of wind turbines. • Understand and interpret technical specifications and make decision-based variables including best available technology at minimum required investment. • Directly coordinate new and existing regional supplier relationships and leverage internal stakeholder/category relationships to maximize global supplier partnerships • Build business cases supporting transport procurement scenarios to present to internal stakeholders • Manage the rail allocation budget and project future budgets • Work closely with fellow stakeholders to perform safety and pricing audits on contracted vendors • Manage the execution of strategic purchasing initiatives and develop reporting materials (power point presentations, business cases, etc.) • Build supplier market intelligence and ensure that supply base data is available to support business decisions • Implement and manage all aspects of the supplier development, contracting and buy to pay processes, including proper risk management Qualifications: • Bachelor's or Masters' degree in global supply chain management, engineering or other related business studies • 5 years' work experience in procurement or other related supply chain management field • Experience gathering market intelligence (understanding/interest in global markets, material trends, politics, etc.) • Previous experience building business cases or strategies (for a category, commodity, piece of the supply chain or for a business unit, etc.) • Advanced MS Excel (minimum of pivot tables, v-look up, etc.) • Contract management experience • Advanced negotiation experience for supplier negotiations (Lead negotiation experienced is preferred) • Industry experience (renewables, energy, manufacturing/factory environment, etc.) is desired • Strong interpersonal and stakeholder management skills • Solution oriented, problem solver • Cross cultural skills (will work as part of an international team) • Ability to prioritize under pressure • High level business acumen (understanding of financial statements, cash flow, EBIT, inventory, etc.) • Project management skills • Critical thinking skills • Advanced ability to create and deliver presentations and business cases • Ability to lead a cross-functional team • Aptitude for construction, transport of large goods or technology (basic understanding of construction, engineering or manufacturing concepts ie. ability to read drawings or knowledge of machining, forging, casting, welding, assembly, etc.) • Candidate needs to be self-motivated, find opportunities and have ability to make independent decisions • Role requires experience that has grown into a strategic purchasing role, not only operational procurement/buying