Lead Buyer Technical Parts

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

**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 in 5 countries (Spain, Germany, France, Poland, Belgium).

**About the role**

Based in Avilés, the Lead Buyer plays a dual role for the Purchasing of Technical parts:

- local role (Alpha): Manage a team of Buyers located in Spain to purchase spare parts links to his/her sub-category in his/her cluster
- transversal role (Beta): drive procurement for a specific transversal activity at European level through strategy definition and planning of implementation in the different clusters (Master Plan).

Local and transversal approaches are combined by definition of Annual Project Portfolio build by the Lead Buyer for his hub, in close cooperation with the Sub-Category Management and other Lead Buyers

Ensuring that all requirements of his hub for the sub-category are fulfilled by his Buyers in due time with the best solution (Alpha role), the Lead Buyer also monitors key steps of projects conducted in other hubs for the specific activity he is in charge of (Beta role).

**Key Responsibilities**
- **In his Alpha role, and for his/her cluster, the Lead Buyer is responsible for**:

- Deploying Health & Safety local policies and procedures
- Managing his teams (daily management, GEDP process, salary evolution, evaluation).
- Participating to HR processes (career committee - succession planning) at his/her own cluster level
- Ensuring communications with cluster stakeholders at his own cluster level
- Defining list of projects to be done by his buyers for his/her own cluster (annual Project Portfolio) and saving objectives
- Monitoring progress of projects according to plan for the buyers based in the cluster
- Negotiating or supporting negotiation of contracts, selecting suppliers
- Preparing when necessary files for Investment Allocation Committee (IAC)
- Managing validation and signature process
- Monitoring spot order procurement process executed by his buyers or by BCOE
- Processing with Users Claims with high complexity and impact
- Evaluating efficiency of his team
- **In his Alpha role, and for his/her cluster, the Lead Buyer also participates to**:

- Monitoring and evaluation of supplier panel of sub-category
- Information of users about contracts
- Definition and execution of contract deployment plan
- Deployment of EPO improvement projects (tools, processes )
- Certification audits (ISO, safety, environment)
- **In his Beta role, for his/her specific activity and for all clusters, the Lead Buyer**:

- In close collaboration with the lead users he/she deploys strategy through definition of 3-5 years Master Plan across all clusters
- Participates to definition of Project Portfolio of other Lead Buyers
- Monitor key steps of projects : definition of objectives (kick-off meeting), list of suppliers to be consulted, definition of cost target, technical alignment when offers are in English, selection of suppliers short list, final negotiation rounds and selection of supplier, finally at contract level.
- Evaluates results of strategy deployment

**Your profile**

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

You have a Successful track record in Procurement or Engineering department with about 5 years of relevant procurement / engineering experience and people management experience.

You have problem-solving and analytical skills and a good ease facing numbers.

You have a good technical knowledge of contracts and targeted systems but also in project management and negotiation.

With a technical background, you are able to discuss on technical topics as well as implement and manage the change

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

Result and Customer oriented, you are able to work under deadline pressure.

On top of Spanish, you are fluent in English. Any additional European language is appreciated.

**What do we offer?**

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

An attractive 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.

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

High focus on technology and innovation, key pillars of Ar