Purchasing Operational Buyer Senior Specialist

What do you call it when 3 billion people use your products in a single day? We call it just a normal day!

We see big potential in life’s little moments. Brushing teeth. Washing hair. Showering. Shaving. Caring for the baby. Cleaning the house. Doing the dishes, and the laundry. We make the products that help make these moments a little easier.

Procter & Gamble is a global company. We are the largest company in the world in the Fast Moving Consumer Goods (FMCG) industry. We manufacture over 60 brands (such as Gillette, Pampers, Ariel, Pantene, Old Spice, Blend-a-Med, Bonux, Head&Shoulders, Always, Fairy) to nearly 5 billion customers, competing in 160 marketplaces. More than 130 000 employees in more than 80 countries worldwide work every day to provide products of superior quality and value to the world's consumers.

Very good speaking and written command of English
Bachelor’s degree / Master’s degree graduate
MS Office (Excel, Word, PowerPoint) use proficiency
Previous experience using SAP or similar tools in a similar role
Demonstrated ability to meet goals and deadlines
Strong time management and collaboration skills
Strong attention to detail and accuracy
Excellent analytical, problem-solving skills

We are looking for a passionate Purchasing Operational Buyer Senior Specialist, who is eager to make an impact on their career and take on the challenge of performing the purchasing day to day operations, including sourcing recommendations, pricing, procurement and/or payments, analysis, compiling and drawing insights from data, reporting, and developing solutions based on data within their domain.

As a Purchasing Operational Buyer at P&G your accountabilities will include:

Managing the requests for commercial information coming from our Purchasing teams, planners or plants for activation of new materials;
Verifying and validating price changes for materials with our suppliers and ensure timely implementation of new prices in P&G’s systems;
Addressing any gaps/issues/mistakes in materials price management process and ensure correctness of prices paid through invoices to suppliers;
Completing ontime and with quality the purchasing daily operations, including sourcing recommendations, pricing, procurement, payments, analysis, and governance;
Providing business knowledge, technical expertise and contributing to improving the procurement process;
Handling the transactional purchases' work, for managing vendors, orders, data;
Interacting with multiple departments, groups and users (vendors, sourcing, plants, payment and banking services, user groups) to deliver the required business results;

Becoming part of P&G, you will benefit of:

Competitive salary package, annual bonus and vacation bonus
Private medical insurance & life insurance & 24 Hours Accident Insurance
Stock Ownership Plan - You have the opportunity to buy P&G shares quoted on the New York Stock Exchange to participate in the profits of the Company and the company will match part of the investments
Flexible working schedule & Hybrid Work from Home/Work from Office option
Meal allowance and access to our private canteen
Sports Program – will allow you to reimburse sport activities
Dental & Glasses Plan - will allow you to reimburse dental and ophthalmological care
Access to a variety of learning and development platforms, including Bookster
Fresh fruits every day in the office
Employee Assistance Program – confidential expert guidance and specialist support on any work, wellbeing, emotional, financial, physical or family issue.
Parental support - additional salary protection during parental leave

About us

We produce globally recognized brands and we grow the best business leaders in the industry. With a portfolio of trusted brands as diverse as ours, it is paramount our leaders are able to lead with courage the vast array of brands, categories and functions. We serve consumers around the world with one of the strongest portfolios of trusted, quality, leadership brands, including Always®, Ariel®, Gillette®, Head & Shoulders®, Herbal Essences®, Oral-B®, Pampers®, Pantene®, Tampax® and more. Our community includes operations in approximately 70 countries worldwide.

Our consumers are diverse and our talents - internally - mirror this diversity to best serve it. That is why we’re committed to building a winning culture based on Inclusion and our ideal candidate is passionate about the same principle: you will join our daily effort of being “in touch” so we craft brands and products to improve the lives of the world’s consumers now and in the future. We want you to inspire us with your unrivalled ideas.

We are committed to providing equal opportunities in employment. We do not discriminate against individuals on the basis of race, color, gender, age, national origin, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, marital status, citizenship, disability, veteran status, HIV/AIDS status, or any other legally protected factor.