Procurement Specialist (m/f)

Job opportunity - Vertiv is looking for a new Procurement Specialist (1 year contract) to join our dynamic team in Zagreb! Procurement Specialist is responsible to maintain uninterrupted flow of materials and services for Direct and Indirect purposes. The role is supporting IMS business, Serial production, Presales, Sales, Services and Quality for Direct purposes as well as IT, HR, Marketing, R&D and Operations for Indirect purposes. Main activities within this role are issuing RFQs to suppliers, negotiating the terms, procuring the materials/services following established purchasing policies/procedures and track it to delivery on warehouse/to customer. Other administrative activities and coordination with Logistics department are required. Role reports to Procurement Manager. What kind of work will you be doing? - Maintain uninterrupted flow of materials/services to support the development schedules and business needs - Procure materials/services timely, optimizing the cost with the quality required - Develop and maintain good buyer-seller relationship - Ensure procurement through local and foreign sources in accordance with purchasing policies and procedures of the organization - Selection of suppliers for issuing the inquiries and obtaining quotations - Confirm lead times, delivery dates and costs - Issue Purchase Orders - Ensure Order Acknowledgements and keep delivery dates accurate - Follow-up of open Purchase Orders to ensure timely delivery from suppliers - Obtain alternative solutions if lead times are not in order with requirements - Coordinate with Logistics department regarding materials transport organization and required technical documents - Coordinate with Warehouse to stock the goods properly - Communicate shortages and provide visibility of potential interruptions to internal stakeholders - Monitor supplier performance and capacities to assess ability to meet quality and delivery requirements - Ensure data accuracy in ERP system (prices, lead times, supplier details and terms…) - Ensure PO matching and valid invoice from suppliers for finance department

What Would Be the Perfect Qualifications? - PC skills: Active user of Windows, MS Office incl. Excel, Word, PowerPoint -Practical s kills: Good organization and communication skills - Core competencies: Thorough, Meticulous, Persuasive, Able to deal with conflicts, Problem solving oriented, Detail oriented, Analytical, Operational, Communicative, Team player - Active English