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Job Description: As a Specialist, Strategic Sourcing Capital at Mars you will be accountable for supporting execution of capital investment projects in Almaty Region, in line with the capital strategies and processes, maintaining high level of partnering with stakeholders to deliver value to Mars and timely completion of business goals. This includes but is not limited to understanding key market/regional drivers and key suppliers, contract negotiations, obtaining contract approvals, managing supplier relationships, delivering improvements in areas such as cost, cash, quality, service as well as capturing and reporting any corresponding savings opportunities. What are we looking for?
• University degree, preferably in Engineering, Business or related field. • 2 years of sourcing and/or engineering experience. • Demonstrated negotiation skills. • Team player. • Strong verbal and written communication skills in English, Russian and Kazakh. What will be your key responsibilities? o Connect with the engineering teams to understand sourcing needs for the capital project. o Execute contracting and ordering of goods and services in line with the global and regional sourcing strategies and commercial processes. o Deliver value to Mars in terms of savings, cash, innovation, sustainability, speed to the market, simplification etc and report any opportunities in Sievo o Cooperate with other Capital Buyers to look for synergies and opportunities to improve and facilitate sourcing
Skills: Action Planning, Commercial Acumen, Contract Management, Stakeholder Partnering, Data Control, Negotiation Competencies: Communicates Effectively, Ensures Accountability, Competitive Bidding, Dealing with Ambiguity, Manages Complexity, Optimizes Work Processes, Plans and Aligns, Supplier Relationship Management, Integrity and Trust