The Lead Buyer captures all indirect spend for their sites and projects in the Hub and to service the Hub by implementing the approved sourcing strategies, within corporate requirements and guidelines, in order to ensure results on all KPI’s as defined with BG’s/Sites, and to contribute to the overall result of Avient.

The focus for the Lead Buyer is on capturing all Indirect spend for his/her area in the Hub, co-developing and executing an aligned souring plan for the Hub/Sites, and supporting and challenging category mgt. in order to strive for maximum Hub/Sites profit and service.

Essential Functions

• Ensure all work is conducted in a safe and effective manner and all applicable procedures and policies are followed. Take action to correct unsafe acts, systems, and procedures.

• Abides by APM and Avient procedures/policies regarding security, inclusive of: employee security agreements; use of non-disclosure agreements with outside parties; control of APM intellectual property limited to a “need to know” only basis; no unauthorized use of cell phones, cameras, computers or Avient property; reporting security threats and incidents; proper control of Avient property and keys.

• To act as the first point of contact for all stakeholders on the sites which he/she supports, coordinating and re-directing all purchasing activities for spend between 100,000 and 500,000 Euro’s.

• To capture all indirect spend for his/her sites and define the relevant Sourcing approach, aligned with the sourcing strategies.

• To write an annual Sourcing plan for the sites.

• To serve his/her stakeholders: using APM (preferred) contracts, executing competitive bids, spot buying or coordinate specification-sourcing process towards category management.

• Implement the sourcing strategies for his/her sites.

• Collect and manage internal customers' feedback on the sourcing process to identify further TCO reduction and Purchasing value creation opportunities.

  • Increase the usage of Strategic Sourcing Methodology (SSM) on his/her sites.

    • Prepare and lead fact based negotiation and select supplier for all spend projects between 100 KEuro’s and 500 KEuro’s.

      • Lead contract implementation and resolve issues.

      • Evaluate and renew contracts by identifying and prioritizing opportunities for reduction of Total Cost of Ownership (TCO). Ensure use of strategic sourcing methodology (SSM) and best practices.

• Define and lead cross-functional sourcing teams.

  • Define and lead (global) multi BG cross-functional sourcing teams.

    • Provide team members with direction and support throughout the steps and activities of the strategic sourcing process.

      • Manage and facilitate the collaboration within the cross-functional sourcing team.

• Develop and manage relationships with preferred/approved suppliers and track/develop their performance.

  • Establish relationship with suppliers.

    • Initiate and conduct supplier performance evaluations.

      • To agree with the supplier on performance improvement, to monitor progress and ensure successful implementation.

      • Identify potential contract improvement opportunities & re-negotiations.

      • To register, process and complete actions resulting from supplier non-performance.

      • To register and process claims.

      • To drive the spend towards the preferred suppliers ensuring optimal leverage of the spend and achieving significant supply base reductions.

• Input to Category Management.

  • Collect all relevant information for Category management and discuss business needs in order to gain maximum fit for use.

    • Enforce contract compliance and report and recommend changes to Category management.

• Other duties as assigned.

Authorities

• Conclude and implement contracts with a value between 100 KEuro’s and 500 KEuro’s within proxy.

• Within the realm of the category strategies, the buyer determines the optimal supply base for his/her sites.

• Lead Cross Functional Teams

• Manage and lead supplier performance improvement projects

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Education and Experience

• Tertiary qualifications, preferably in business administration, commerce, engineering or other relevant discipline.

• Knowledge of the Category in terms of products, services and contracts.

• In-depth knowledge of Indirect Spend in terms of business dynamics, markets, innovation requirements and growth opportunities.

• Knowledge of APM global businesses.

• Recognized qualification in Purchasing.

• Substantial professional experience (>3 yrs.) in Purchasing (Indirect), business intelligence or marketing & sales.

• Negotiation and contracting skills.

• Deep understanding and knowledge of Hub/Site business needs.

• Change management capabilities.

Physical Demands

• While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to stand; walk; stoop, kneel, crouch or crawl; use hands to finger, handle or feel objects, tools, or controls; talk and/or hear. Occasionally required to sit.

• May occasionally be required to lift, push or pull up to 25 pounds.

• Specific vision abilities may require close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus.
• Occasionally requires the use of safety equipment as dictated by the work area such as safety glasses and shoes, dust mask, hard hat, respirator, face shield, hearing protection, chemical suit, gloves, aprons, etc.
• The noise level in the work environment ranges from normal office noise levels to loud.
• Proper personal safety equipment needs to be used while performing this job and that equipment is dictated by the plant safety guidelines.
• While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently exposed to wet and/or humid conditions, dust, fumes, airborne particles, chemical dust, and risk of electric shock, vibration, non-hazardous chemical agents and outside weather conditions.

• Regularly exposed to moving mechanical parts and fumes or airborne particles.

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- Provide analytical and process improvement support to corporate sourcing group up to and including data analysis, internal reporting and overall process improvement recommendations.

- Communicate with suppliers and internal customers regarding status of orders; work with both parties to resolve any issues.

- Partnering / problem solving with Accounts Payables and Suppliers to troubleshoot and resolve vendor invoice issues that have occurred in P2P systems

-Assist Sourcing Managers with managing, testing, reporting and updating for all sourcing systems, including SAP, Ariba and other sourcing systems.

- Provide coaching and guidance to other PolyOne locations on the purchasing process.

- Lead and participate in lean six sigma initiatives as assigned.

- This position will offer the opportunity to obtain LSS Green Belt certification.

- Must be able to make logical and sound decisions working in a fast paced office environment.

- Support other sourcing related projects and tasks as assigned.