Buyer, Operational

**Job Summary**

The global challenge for procurement within SABIC is to secure uninterrupted supply of goods, materials, and services to our businesses, while creating value for the business. Value created by improving total cost of ownership, leveraging buys on local, regional, and global scale and by reducing procurement costs. As a part of the Procurement organization, the Site Procurement Team manages best in class operational processes and maximizes value for money in purchasing and managing materials & services by exploiting economies of scale and maintaining the same high performance and service level for all customers.

**How You Can Be the Impact**
- Ensure the availability of goods and services as required (in time, in place, according to specifications and accompanied by necessary certificates) so that manufacturing processes (production, maintenance, projects) can be executed as planned: without stress and the risk of huge losses due to interruptions and delays. (Expediting)
- Achieve this result at the lowest possible cost by challenging in-company demands, policies and practices and reaching optimal and commercial conditions.
- Deliver a compliant procurement dossier.
- Ensure compliance to regional legislation (i.e., Reach), global standards, requirements, policies, and procedures including EHS.
- Support on complaint handling / claim.
- Support on supplier evaluation.
- Share knowledge of procurement processes and policies with the internal organization. (stakeholders)

**What Matters to SABIC**
- Senior secondary vocational education with an enhanced curriculum / higher professional education. (MBO+ / HBO).
- Operational purchasing experience and preferably procurement specific education in the mentioned field. (e.g. NEVI 1, CIPS).
- Several years of experience in operational procurement, supply chain or technical position in a process plant.
- A minimum of 2 years working experience with internal customer base.
- Familiarity with manufacturing and materials, preferably a technical and or chemical background.
- Steady & robust personality, able to work successful on a Global scale within Shared Services, in a technical environment with turnaround managers, project managers and other stakeholders. Administrative affinity and knowledge of SAP-MM and Ariba including accuracy.
- Fluency (both written and Oral) in English and Dutch

**FURTHER INFORMATION**

Responses from employment agencies will not be considered.**If you enjoy relating to people from different groups, if you like collaborating with colleagues from other cultures, and want to BE THE IMPACT, SABIC is your choice**

For more information about this role you can contact: xx, Recruiter on +31 (0)xx.
Important notice: Please be informed that a reference check, an employment verification and E-assessment is be part of our recruitment process. A Certificate of Good Conduct can be requested depending the level of the role in our organization and/or function, allowing us to request dependent of local regulations. We strive to be diverse in backgrounds and experiences

Responses from employment agencies will not be considered.

**Chemistry that Matters**

A career at SABIC provides you with an opportunity to leave a lasting positive impact to the world and yourself. From excellent health and well-being benefits to our comprehensive learning programs. We offer a wide range of benefits and offerings that recognize that our people have unique motivations and ambitions. It’s all about matching what matters to you with what matters to us. Let’s explore what matters

As one of the world’s largest diversified chemical companies, we activate the power of human capital to address society’s future challenges. Through partnerships, we enable life-saving medical innovations and help fight world hunger. We are driving the circular economy for the benefit of communities and our planet through sustainability initiatives, such as our TRUCIRCLE portfolio. Today, the company serves customers in more than 140 countries with a global workforce of close to 29,000 talented individuals. Our values - Inspire, Engage, Create, and Deliver - are the foundation of our success.

It is all about matching what matters to you with what matters to us. We are mindful about the importance of the team we are building and how our team members impact to our culture. We believe that good ideas come from anywhere, being inclusive to diverse perspectives is stimulating, encourages innovation and is critical to our mission. Let us explore this together
- We are proud to be a diverse and an equal opportunity employer.We are fully committed to a culture of respect and inclusion._