Technical Buyer - Mississauga, Canada - BASF Canada Inc.

BASF Canada Inc.

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Mississauga, Canada

2 weeks ago

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Sophia Lee

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Description

Create Your Own Chemistry:

What We Offer You:

At BASF, we create chemistry through the power of connected minds. By balancing economic success with environmental protection and social responsibility, we are building a more sustainable future through chemistry. As the world's leading chemical company, we help our customers in nearly every industry meet the current and future needs of society through science and innovation.

We provide a fulfilling work environment with a strong emphasis on the physical and psychological safety of our employees and the communities we operate in.

We are always working to form the best team with an emphasis on diversity, equity and inclusion and through lifelong learning and development.

At BASF, we constantly strive to become an even better workplace.

As a result of our commitment to our employees, BASF has earned various awards, including being recognized by Mediacorp in 2024 as one of Canada's Top Employers for tenth consecutive year, one of the Greater Toronto Area's Top Employers for the eleventh year in a row, and twice being named one of Canada's Top Employers for Young People and Best Diversity Employers.

We invite you to join our best team on our journey to create solutions for a sustainable future

Technical Buyer

Working Model:
Hybrid (2 days in the office)

Location:
Mississauga, ON

Where the Chemistry Happens:

We are seeking a professional like you to join our team and support the day-to-day procurement activities for the assigned category mix for BASF Canada.

In this role, you will support your assigned sites and businesses with their procurement needs and will act as a first point of contact for the sites while coordinating within Procurement.

You will routinely engage with the associated business units and suppliers to align supplier capabilities with BASF strategic priorities and explore creative and strategic supply solutions for new and existing technical materials and services.

You will also support the North American region in the development of category strategies, providing regional input related to supply and demand market dynamics.

Additionally, you will run reports in SAP and work with Master Data, performing analysis and data management.

Formula for Success:

You Will:

Lead and manage the sourcing process (RFI, RFQ, RFP, etc.) for key contracts and complex negotiations to ensure the most competitive supply advantage for BASF.
Provide relationship management for key suppliers, which will include monitoring performance metrics, resolving claims and/or disputes, market intelligence, and other contributing factors affecting supply availability and pricing of products procured.
Conduct market intelligence research by interacting with key suppliers, industry associations, and internal stakeholders to collect industry relevant information and rationalizing to assess impact current and future to BASF.
Support the development of supply strategies for the North American region, you will work closely with the sites and the Procurement Category Management to develop and implement sourcing strategies for products related to this portfolio.
Successfully engage across the organization, you will work with all areas of BASF (Operations, Engineering, Accounting, EHS, Tax, etc.) and all levels of BASF, both global and regional.
Support the purchase order creation and processing as appropriate.
Work with a wide range of suppliers and multiple levels within the supplier's organization to meet the needs of BASF.

Ingredients for Success:

What We Look for in You:

Skills in contract negotiations.
Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Marketing, Supply Chain, or a related field is required.
A Master's degree would be a plus.
Professional experience in Procurement, Supply Chain, Engineering/Operations and/or Sales and Marketing.
Proficiency in market knowledge.
Being teamoriented and capable of working in a multitask environment.
Exceptional interpersonal and communication skills.
Travel will be up to 20% for this role.

Create Your Own Chemistry:

What We Offer You:
The total rewards that you receive as a BASF employee go way beyond a paycheck.

From competitive health and insurance plans to robust retirement benefits that include company-matching contributions, to making sure you never stop learning, we believe investing in you is investing in our success.

Working for a large, global organization, you'll have a chance to grow professionally and personally, expand your network and build a rewarding and dynamic career.

We also provide engaging learning and development opportunities to help you make the most of your talents and your role.

Inclusion and Equal Opportunity Employment:

BASF is dedicated to creating a diverse and inclusive workplace where our employees can be their authentic selves. We are an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for