At Planeta DeAgostini we are looking for a CMC Procurement Specialist for one of our divisions, w hich is Planeta DeAgostini.
Overall Objectives :
Plan and carry out CMC purchasing activities, interacting with suppliers and making sure that the purchasing process goes smoothly and that the goods are delivered on time
What you will do :
Production Planning Info Collection :
Manage and collect CMC production planning information (including gifts, upselling, flowpacks) for all titles and countries.
Specifically, collect updated product demand and inventory information quantities.
Purchasing Execution and Supplier Management :
- Pursue the purchasing optimization strategy (e.g. Orders grouping, consolidating shippings departure from China / Bangladesh, MOQ,...)
- Coordination of dates before placing orders
- Generate and maintain orders in the ERP system (SAP)
- Managing and reviewing order confirmations, monitoring delivery deadlines, sending reminders
- Monitor order processing
Liaise with :
- CMC Procurement responsible to highlight possible issues
- Finishing and Printing Team to have a common and unique view per collection
- Import Export Team for updates on the timeline of incoming goods or goods ready for export and in case of problems
- Operations Stock Team to have input of information about stock recovery
- Admin Team for checking invoices accuracy and clarify any differences with the supplier
Geographical scope : France, Spain, Portugal, Belgium, LATAM
Main Internal Stakeholders :
- Procurement CMC Responsible
- Procurement Finishing & Printing Team
- Import / Export Team
- Operations Stock Team
- Admin Team (AP)
Main External Stakeholders :
- CMC / Gadget Suppliers (China / Bangladesh) IT Tools :
- AS 400
- AS 400
- MS Excel
Communication
The ability to :
- communicate effectively, in a positive way
- respecting different cultures and adpating the comunication to the differt stakeholders (e.g. different country, style or way to comunicate)
Team work
The ability to :
- develop good communication among procurement team members and internal stakeholders
- share information about suppliers, business decisions
Problem Solving
The ability to :
- clearly identify and separate real problems
- adopt analytical and flexible / creative thinking to propose solutions
- put in place durable and effective solutions
Technical Background
- have a good knowledge of the main characteristics of the products
- experience in managing suppliers
- proficiency in MS Excel
- good Knowledge of SAP MM Module