Procurement Project Specialist Food Preparation

**Job Description** ------------------- Project Management * Represent Purchasing on the project team and own all related project deliverables * Attend project review meetings and communicate relevant information within Purchasing * Monitor and take action to ensure project schedule is met * Participate and prepare for project checkpoints, ensuring all deliverables are achieved on time * Track the project progress, sourcing status, and other relevant information through a data-driven sourcing tool * Report Purchasing progress to the project team and Purchasing Leadership * Involve internal stakeholders (R&D, SD, Q, Design,…) at early stage on VBS activities, aiming to create value through effective innovation with strategic suppliers. * Facilitate teamwork. * Ensure a coordinated VBS approach cross categories. Purchasing & Sourcing: * Work with the Category Management team to understand and deploy category strategy within project * Support and coordinate RFQ’s, in cooperation with Category Management team * Support and coordinate negotiations and supplier business awards, in cooperation with Category Management team * Support preparations for Sourcing Board, in cooperation with Category Management team * Participate in Make vs Buy analysis to optimize product and operation costs * Support and coordinate supplier tooling quoting and ordering, in cooperation with Category Management team * Fulfill project milestone deliverables, including checkpoint deliverables and opening purchasing orders * Support and coordinate cost modeling and estimating, in cooperation with Commodity Category Management team * Support and coordinate Value Based Sourcing, in cooperation with Commodity Management team, including Early Supply Involvement and Commodity Workshops * Act as escalation point for cross function team interactions with suppliers * Support and coordinate supplier capacity and utilization reviews, in cooperation with Commodity Management team * Facilitate supplier-led innovation and coordinate with key internal stakeholde **WHO YOU ARE** * You possess a bachelor’s degree, preferably in engineering and/or have specialties in project management * You have 5+ years of experience in relevant purchasing or project management roles * You have the ability to execute strategic initiatives that drive performance and have experience leading complex projects * You have excellent written and verbal communication skills with the ability to work with diverse individuals in cross-functional teams in a dynamic environment * You have worked with Cost Modeling, Data Mining and have possess advanced Excel skills with the ability to generate effective reports that manage large data sets. * You have an expectant, positive, proactive attitude and ‘can do’ spirit to drive change and can demonstrate a history of driving for higher business performance in a fast-paced environment * You are capable of setting priorities, meeting deadlines with strong initiative and decision making, problem solving and analytical skills, with attention to details and accuracy * You are a doer with an exceptionally strong work ethic, high integrity, judgement and transparency and you inspire the same in others. * Some travel may be required; up to 25% * You are fluent in English.