Key Responsibilities
• Selection of qualified suppliers (tender procedures), performance measurement and management
• Preparation, consolidation, recording, confirmation, and archiving of material and service orders for all ALS branches in Romania
• Handling of complaints and non-conformities with suppliers
• Supplier relationship management
• Market monitoring (price trends, material availability, innovations, risks, sustainability)
• Participation in the optimization of procurement processes and purchasing strategies according to instructions from ALS central procurement
• Collaboration with the regional procurement manager on European market research, negotiation of best prices, payment terms, and delivery deadlines
• Ensuring continuity of supply
• Inventory level management in warehouses
• Recording of obsolete inventory and initiation of write-offs
• Preparation of internal procurement guidelines
• Development of new materials and implementation of new supply sources
• Negotiation of commercial terms
• Creation and management of contracts
• Testing of new materials across all ALS laboratories in Romania
• Preparation of monthly savings reports and KPI performance tracking
• Collaboration with the procurement team in Prague
• Cooperation with internal departments (logistics, laboratories, quality, finance)
• Compliance with safety and corporate business ethics guidelines
• Support of other activities/initiatives as directed by senior management
• Execution of other duties as assigned
Other requirements:
• Strong negotiation and communication skills
• Analytical thinking and ability to work with data
• Customer service orientation
• Accuracy, friendliness, follow-through, multitasking, great attention to detail, decisiveness, responsibility
• Ability to collaborate across teams and departments
• Effective prioritization skills
• Good verbal and written communication skills
• Fluent and professional level of Romanian and English language
• Willingness to be flexible and adaptable to changing priorities when solving problems
• Stress resilience