Buyer Mills Operations

**Buyer Mill Operations & Recycling
- Spain**

ArcelorMittal the world’s leading steel and mining company, with around 199,000 employees in more than 60 countries is currently hiring for ArcelorMittal Asturias.

**About us**
- As a global player and buyer of goods and services, European Procurement Organization (EPO) leverages technical excellence to develop best TCO solutions to secure the ArcelorMittal’s supply chain. _Managing 28.5 $bn spend worldwide _we are providing efficient and reliable services to internal customers. _

Industrial Services & Spare Parts covers 10% of this spend being present at 7 sites (plants) in 5 countries (Spain, Germany, France, Poland, and Belgium).

“Mills Operations and Recycling Services” - procurement subcategory related to long-term contracts/projects for services directly connected to the steel production or outsourcing part of it. General scope of services:

- scrap and slag management (scrap recovery and processing; slag treatment, refractory scrap recovery).
- refractory services (bricklaying, shotcreeting, etc.).
- operation on semi-finished goods (cutting, scarfing, tolling, etc.).
- solid wastes disposal.

**About the role**
- Actively participate in the strategic procurement activities for Mill Operations and Recycling for Spain
- Analyse spend and drive cost reduction
- Work closely with internal customers to ensure effective strategic procurement and business continuity
- Work closely with Lead Buyer responsible for Mill Operation & Recycling in conducting research on supply markets, price benchmarks, and supplier profiles
- The position is located in Aviles.

**Key Responsibilities**
- Execute supplier selection, negotiation, and contracting for Mill Operation & Recycling
- Develop and maintain supplier relationship
- Understand needs from internal users, support in writing technical specifications when needed (and create a consolidated view in order to deliver savings and subcategory, KPI targets, assist Lead Buyer with necessary analyses, and leading purchasing projects from the very beginning to the end:

- Reviewing/preparing tender documentation (specification; RFQ; KPI; pricelist,)
- Strategy implementation (sourcing, bundling, strategic partnership,)
- Negotiations
- Spend data analysis and basic financial analyses
- Preparing business analysis (reports, spend analysis, TCO analysis, business cases, business plans, benchmarks, FTEs analysis etc.)
- Performance reporting
- Price benchmarks
- Supplier profile
- TCO; savings ideas, cost reduction, savings innovation ideas
- Preparation of Executive Summary for management decision
- Monitoring contract implementation, execution, and compliance.
- Assist internal users with major issues
- May participate in ad-hoc transversal working groups and projects
- Responsible of RFQ process and negotiation for all spot orders
- Collaborate with Business Center of Excellent (BCoE) in Poland on administrative aspects related to contracts and spot orders.

**Your profile**

You hold a master’s degree in Economics, Procurement, Engineering or Supply Chain.

You have a Successful track record in Procurement, Economics, Engineering or User area.

Good understanding of financial processes

As a genuine buyer, you have problem-solving and analytical skills and a good ease facing numbers.

Good technical knowledge of contracts and targeted systems (i.e., SAP) but also in project management and negotiation are a plus

You are autonomous and able to work in a virtual mode with remote colleagues

You combine a strong personality/leadership and communication skills with an appetite for finding information on innovative industry trends and for market analysis.

Result and Customer oriented, you are able to work under deadline pressure and to manage the change

Fluent Spanish and English language required. Basque and other European language are additional advantage.

**What do we offer?**

An international and challenging workplace with focus on sustainability through our business.

An attractive 5-level career path with continuous development opportunities, accredited procurement qualifications and international assignment opportunities within EPO and ArcelorMittal.

Highly skilled and inspiring colleagues-business partners from different backgrounds and cultures.

Strong personal development opportunities, knowledge exchanges, continuous improvement, and teamwork.

High focus on technology and innovation, key pillars of ArcelorMittal’s values of Sustainability, Quality and Leadership.