ALTERNANCE - International Junior Packaging Purchaser (F/H) Saint-Gobain

International Junior packaging purchaser supporting the Global Packaging Category Purchasing Manager on:

Procurement:

• Analyze the Saint-Gobain needs and define the specifications with internal customers
• Identify potential savings (sourcing of new suppliers or packaging alternatives, process optimization, VA/VE analysis, supplier panel rationalization) and propose industrial trials in coordination with R&D and local countries
• Launch global tenders by using the Saint-Gobain e-tool
• Analyze offers, prepare and lead negotiations with potential supervision of the Global Packaging Category Purchasing Manager
• Draft purchasing contracts with the support of the legal department
• Monitor contract application and evaluate suppliers using the Prosource-SRM e-tools and developing CSR assessments of suppliers

Risk & contingency management:

• Screen markets evolutions to anticipate inflation and supply disruptions risks
• Identify supplier risks (dependency, single-source, financial health)
• Perform SWOT analyses and Porter and/or Kraljic matrices for each portfolio
• Manage supply shortages
• Negotiate disputes/claims
• Coordinate corrective and preventive actions with suppliers

Sustainability:

• Manage the communication to the countries following the recommendations from the Sustainable packaging steering committee (TEAMS/Yammer, Webinar)
• Support countries in their sustainable packaging road map through workshops
• Contribute to the development on piloting tools related to sustainability (CO2 dashboard, CO2 bridge, KPI tracking..)
• Work closely with suppliers to achieve sustainable packaging objectives (CO2 reduction, recyclability & recycled content incorporation performances)

Education

• Master's degree in Purchasing, School of Management, Engineering school.

Knowledge /Experience /Technical competencies

• Languages: English (compulsory good written and oral levels), another language is appreciated, French (good written and oral levels)
• Interest in purchasing
• Ability to understand technical constraints and dialogue in a technical environment
• Fit with IT tools (Microsoft Office, Teams..), database

Skills and Abilities

• Organized and self-driven,
• Communication skills in a multi-cultural environment ,
• Reactivity, Team player,
• Ability to work on different subjects in parallel
• Tenacity , Analytic skills,

Position to be filled in Paris la Défense for a period of one year contract.