Job Purpose and Impact

The General Buyer (CBI) will support multiple country or multiple business sourcing activities. In this role, you will execute complex procurement tasks to provide inputs to the global category team.

Key AccountabilitiesExecute medium and highly complex sourcing events.Drive the implementation of regional sourcing decisions and provide support with the implementation of global sourcing decisions.Provide inputs to the global category team for category strategy development and execution.Provide comprehensive understanding of regional stakeholder and procurement landscape.Monitor continuous regional supplier and stakeholder relationships.Follow established procedures to select suppliers for procurement of noncontracted materials, goods, services and supplies.Independently solve moderately complex issues with minimal supervision, while escalating more complex issues to appropriate staff.Other duties as assignedQualificationsMinimum QualificationsBachelor's degree in a related field or equivalent experienceFluent or Advanced English levelProven experience in purchasing chemicals and ingredients for the industryDirect (Chemicals, Packaging, Ingredients), and indirect materials procurement (Spare Parts & Equipment and Maintenance & Technical & Professional & Facility Services procurement)Experience with SAP and a strong industrial background