Technical Buyer

BASF SE • Palmyra, MO

3d • Hybrid

About The Position

Global Indirect Procurement (GPI) is responsible for purchasing technical goods and services for BASF Group. We understand the business needs, are close to our stakeholders, drive cost savings, innovation and sustainable practices by negotiating with suppliers and managing vendor relationships. We are seeking a professional like you to join our team and support the day-to-day procurement activities for the assigned category mix and locations. In this role, you will support your assigned sites and businesses with their procurement needs and will act as a first point of contact for the sites while coordinating within Procurement. You will routinely engage with the associated business units and suppliers to align supplier capabilities with BASF strategic priorities and explore creative and strategic supply solutions for new and existing technical materials and services. You will also support the North American region in the development of category strategies, providing regional input related to supply and demand market dynamics. Additionally, you will run reports in SAP and work with Master Data, performing analysis and data management. You will be responsible for a significant amount of spend and multiple sites. You will provide a strong voice of procurement to both the site leadership team and business leaders who depend on the sites that you support. You will have a high level of autonomy and will need to proactively align internally within procurement and your supervisor to ensure effectiveness and strategic alignment.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Marketing, Supply Chain, Business or a related field combined.
• 5+ years of professional experience in Procurement, Supply Chain, Engineering/Operations and/or Sales and Marketing.
• Skills in contract negotiation.
• Proficiency in market knowledge.
• Being team-oriented and capable of working in a multi-task environment will be a valued asset as you support the purchase order creation and processing as appropriate.
• Exceptional interpersonal and communication skills.
• Willingness to travel up to 25% of the time in the role.
• Applicants must be currently authorized to work in the United States on a full-time basis.

Responsibilities

• Leading and managing the sourcing process (RFI, RFQ, RFP, etc.) for key contracts and complex negotiations to ensure the most competitive supply advantage for BASF.
• Providing relationship management for key suppliers, which will include monitoring performance metrics, resolving claims and/or disputes, market intelligence, and other contributing factors affecting supply availability and pricing of products procured.
• Conducting market intelligence research by interacting with key suppliers, industry associations, and internal stakeholders to collect industry relevant information and rationalizing to assess impact current and future to BASF.
• Supporting the development of supply strategies for the North American region, you will work closely with the sites and the Procurement Category Management to develop and implement sourcing strategies for products related to this portfolio.
• Successfully engaging across the organization, you will work with all areas of BASF (Operations, Engineering, Accounting, EHS, Tax, etc.) and all levels of BASF, both global and regional.
• Working with a wide range of suppliers and multiple levels within the supplier’s organization to meet the needs of BASF.

Benefits

• Flexible work arrangements whenever possible
• Highly competitive retirement savings plan with company match and investment options
• Well-being programs that include comprehensive mental health support for you and your household family members
• Family forming benefits (fertility, adoption and surrogacy reimbursement, maternity/parental leave, and more)
• Back-up child and elder care with discount programs for families of all ages and stages
• Mentoring and career development opportunities that allow you to share, learn, and thrive
• Matching gifts program that allows you to deepen the impact of your contributions to qualified charities.
• Employee crisis support for when the unexpected happens
• Access to our BASF wine cellar, employee discounts, and much more!

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level