Procurement Specialist

• Newly created position in a fast-growing international company
• Technology and Telecommunication Industry

A pioneering company, leader in technology and telecommunications, is seeking an experienced Procurement Specialist for their Barcelona office.

• Prepares purchase orders, approves payments, and negotiates prices to ensure the procurement process goes smoothly, under general guidance.


• Prepares requests for proposals (RFP) and bid packages to take on new business categories


• Monitors contract performance to ensure compliance with contractual obligations


• Contacts suppliers to schedule or expedite deliveries to ensure resolution of problems such as shortages and missed or late deliveries.


• Build commercial relationships with local and international suppliers.


• Closely monitor PO status and shipping dates of the open purchase orders and maintain delivery dates updated in NetSuite (open PO's status).ç


• End to end PO tracking; Identify and lead action plans to mitigate any potential risk associated to our suppliers
  (e.g. potential supplier production delay, QC issue, logistics issues, etc.


• Generate and analyze reports related to Purchasing and other Supply Chain areas.


• Support buying planning process, identifying supplier production lead time, communicate potential demand,
  expected delivery dates and quantities, and request improvement in production lead-times.


• Identify potential supplier production issues, develop risk mitigation plan and communicate and escalate if
  necessary.


• Partner with Sourcing Manager supporting any sourcing activity, like cost analysis, new vendor setup, etc.


• Participate in Manufacturing and Engineering meetings.


• Coordinate with Logistics and Material teams any inventory movement/transaction and/or shipping from our
  suppliers to our locations or third parties.


• Develop and implement process improvement initiatives in the SCM department


• Define and analyze KPI's.

• Opportunity to be part of a pioneering and fast-growing organization


• Career development opportunities

• Proven knowledge of suppliers within Spain and European aerospace industry, particularly in terms of composite materials, plastics, metalworking and structural materials.


• Experience in end-to-end procurement process


• HS Diploma/GED Required and at least 5 years of relevant experience working within Supply Chain/Procurement/Purchasing


• Prior experience using NetSuite or similar ERP's.


• Excel: Pivot tables, search functions, VLOOKUP, sorting, filtering


• Must have previous Purchasing and Procurement experience (+5 years)


• Required advance English skills (writing/oral)


• Pro-Teamwork approach (Good communication, honesty, empathy, and collaboration skills).


• Negotiation skills.