Procurement Assistant- Part Time

Location: Clarksville, Tennessee USA

Reporting Structure: Site Purchasing Superintendent

Job Title: Procurement Assist

Who Are We?

Nyrstar is a global multi-metals business, with a market leading position in zinc and lead and growing positions in other base and precious metals. Nyrstar has mining, smelting and other operations located in Europe, the Americas and Australia and employs over 4,000 people. The company’s global operations are located close to key customers and major transport hubs to facilitate delivery of raw materials and distribution of finished products. In August 2019, Nyrstar’s operating business became majority owned by Trafigura, a market leader in the global commodities industry, providing a stable long-term platform for its marketing leading operations worldwide.

2. THE ROLE

To provide the necessary information and analysis to support procurement decision making.

To negotiate deals at the lowest possible total cost of ownership for goods and services, primarily for projects.

3. KEY ACCOUNTABILITIES

- Assist with the procurement of goods and services for the company

- Assist in the development and implementation of purchasing strategies to optimize supply chain efficiency

- Assist in production planning by ensuring availability of necessary materials and supplies

-Identifies recurrent reporting needs and make these available while reporting results to management and internal departments

-Develops, completes and sends out Requests for Proposal (RFP)

-Negotiates prices and delivery terms in accordance with Nyrstar policies

-Checks overdue deliveries, creates reminders and issues complaints letters

-Deals with complaints and disputes. Resolves problems, possibly being the intermediate between suppliers and internal users regarding shortcomings in the products, timeliness of delivery or lack of the necessary documents

-Upload Contracts and Agreements into document management system (DMS)

-Registration of new Suppliers via Ariba

4. QUALIFICATIONS/EXPERIENCE:

· A commercial or technical degree, experience in project buying is a plus

· Must be in a similar role for a minimum of 3 years

· Must speak and write fluently English

5. COMPETENCIES

Sourcing

The ability to make desk and field research for new and alternative suppliers and markets (e.g. emerging markets, technologies, …) including networking with other sites of the group and recognizing potential of globalization.

Negotiation

The ability to close the best deals for Nyrstar in accordance with Nyrstar policy of fostering long term relationships with our suppliers

SAP and SRM and other e-sourcing tools

The ability to use SAP as information tool to produce reports and analyze them, to answer specific requests and issues and solve them. The ability to use DMS and RIMS for reporting and management.

Internal procedures

Have the required knowledge of the internal procedures of Nyrstar (GCP, safety, others, …) and act as ambassador to help internal customers to comply with these procedures that are important for good functioning of the supply chain for indirect spend.

General competencies

· Operates in an orderly, efficiently manner

· Good analytical skills

· Ability to problem solve and plan under pressure

· Good organisational and communication skills

· Knowledge of relevant production processes

· Ability to work effectively under pressure

· Motivated, flexible, reliable and friendly

· Ability to use initiative and pre-empt needs

· Team player

· Ability to prioritise

· Innovative and creative in dealing with complex issues

· Ability to drive changes

APPLICATION

Please note that only applicants who progress to the next stage will be contacted. Thank you for your interest in applying for this position.

For more information on Nyrstar, please visit www.nyrstar.com

An Equal Opportunity Employer

Job Type: Full-time

Schedule:

• 8 hour shift
• Day shift
• Monday to Friday

Ability to commute/relocate:

• Clarksville, TN 37040: Reliably commute or planning to relocate before starting work (Required)

Work Location: In person

Salary : $35,500 - $45,000