Job Description:
Junior Buyer Directs Procurement Operations
Huntsman Corporation is a publicly traded global manufacturer and marketer of differentiated and specialty chemicals. Our chemical products number in the thousands and are sold worldwide to manufacturers serving a broad and diverse range of consumer and industrial end markets. We operate more than 70 manufacturing, R&D and operations facilities in approximately 30 countries and employ approximately 9,000 associates within our four distinct business divisions.Huntsman offers unsurpassed opportunities to build a successful future. Our diverse portfolio creates a range of career fields including manufacturing, research and development, technical services, sales and marketing, customer service - and the list goes on.
Huntsman is seeking an Junior Buyer supporting the GBS located in Costa Rica. This position will report to the Direct Procurement Team Lead.
As the Junior Buyer you will:
- Execution of the purchase to pay process by ensuring order accuracy, placing purchase orders, and processing invoice disputes in a compliant manner for multiple purchasing areas.
- Ensure alignment, support, and follow-up of logistic and operational activities in line with demand and in accordance with company targets including the order confirmation process.
- Manage and maintain all levels of purchasing data including pricing and order profiles, supplier data, and orders placed according to strategic sourcing expectations.
- Collaborate with the commercial purchasing and key stakeholders by being the daily operational contact between purchasing and several manufacturing sites or administrative departments.
- Identify process improvement opportunities to drive automation, streamline processes, and create efficiencies based on strategic optimization and the procurement strategy and in consultation with the business. Provide and share status updates to internal stakeholders on purchased goods and services, within standards of information management.
- Ensure, follow-up and control the compliance of processes and organizational policies regarding environment, health, and security standards.
Required Qualifications:
Minimum Qualifications:
- Bachelor's degree in Logistics, Supply Chain, Engineering, Business Administration or related.
- 6+ months of experience in a similar role.
- B2 English required.
Skills and knowledge:
- Understanding of the purchasing process.
- Capable of working with Microsoft Office package.
Huntsman offers unsurpassed opportunities to build a successful future. Our diverse portfolio creates a range of career fields including manufacturing, research and development, technical services, sales and marketing, customer service - and the list goes on. Here, you can make an impact and make a difference. Come join us.
Huntsman is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace and is an affirmative action employer. We provide equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all qualified applicants for employment, without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, gender identification, sexual orientation and/or expression or any other characteristic protected by law in every location in which we have facilities national or local.
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