Procurement Assistant Amarante

Procurement Assistant
Amarante
Amarante, Porto, Portugal

Founded in 1954, Fischer Connectors designs, develops and deploys
-
- end interconnect solutions for ecosystems requiring local transfer and management of data, signals and power. Its tailored electronic solutions, connectors and cable assemblies are trusted globally for their reliability in demanding environments.

Fischer Connectors is part of a Swiss-headquartered technology group with nearly 600 people worldwide, four R&D centers and six manufacturing sites, offering
- performance connectivity solutions that manage power and data flows seamlessly from sensors and devices to the cloud, enabling the emergence of new and scalable ecosystems.

For our new Plant in Amarante, near Oporto, Portugal, we are looking for a Procurement Assistant to support the development of Fischer Connectors around the world by providing assistance for all administrative, data entry and analytical tasks of the Group’s purchasing department and carrying out purchasing for the Campus in Portugal in order to coordinate and monitor the purchasing process, from the generation of the requisition to the delivery of the products/services and their payment.

WHAT YOU WILL DO IN YOUR ROLE:

1. Supporting the Group’s purchasing activities;
2. Maintaining technical data in the SAP information system (supplier files, article database);
3. Preparing analysis reports;
4. Executing and monitoring purchases for the Campus in Portugal;
5. Monitoring orders and deliveries;
6. Managing the priorities of its materials portfolio (internal and external);
7. RFQ;
8. NDA;
9. Negotiating prices;
10. Active participation in projects.

THE EXPERIENCE AND SKILLS YOU WILL BRING:

1. Professional experience in an industrial environment (Minimum 2 years);
2. Basic training in the areas of Purchasing, Management, Planning, Logistics or similar;
3. Facility in managing high volumes of information and correlating complex processes;
4. Knowledge of analytical areas such as statistics, data science;
5. Knowledge of Excel and SAP (Preferred);
6. Strong analytical skills and communication, relationship and teamwork skills with other areas and departments of the company;
7. Results-oriented and
   - focused (internal and external);
8. Advanced level of English.

Please note that if you are NOT a passport holder of the country for the vacancy you might need a work permit.

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