Buyer Raw Materials (Fixed-Term, Full-Time)

About the role

Puratos, a global group developing, producing and distributing ingredients for bakers, pastry chefs and chocolatiers, is looking for a full-time fixed-term buyer of raw materials for its French subsidiary Patisfrance-Puratos in Rungis. The buyer joins the France purchasing team of three buyers, an assistant buyer and reports directly to the Head of Purchasing France, communicating regularly with group buyers and those of other subsidiaries.

Key responsibilities

• Gather and analyse needs, including innovation, and analyse raw material markets
• Help define raw material specifications with the various departments
• Build the category strategy and supplier portfolio, segment suppliers and share good practices across subsidiaries
• Support the group's sustainable supply chain initiatives
• Launch RFIs and pre-select suppliers, run tenders and select final suppliers
• Negotiate commercial terms, optimise minimum order quantities against storage costs and financial immobilisation, and sign short-, medium- and long-term contracts
• Monitor supplier performance, financial health and compliance with terms, regulations and specifications
• Manage supplier relationships, support innovations and track volume trends
• Lead productivity and sourcing security projects, support category rationalisation and risk analysis
• Integrate sustainability into supplier selection and communicate market information internally
• Work closely with finance on price movements and future buying outlooks, prepare budgets and improve purchasing processes and dashboards

Required profile

• Bachelor's degree (BAC+5) in Purchasing
• At least 5 years of successful similar experience and proven negotiation skills
• Knowledge of the industrial environment, especially food manufacturing
• Autonomous, rigorous, organised, proactive and good communicator in a matrix organisation
• Very good English, especially with suppliers and group buyers worldwide
• Regular travel to factories, suppliers and trade fairs

Required skills

• Very good command of Excel and SAP
• Comfortable handling figures

What we offer

• Competitive package including remuneration, benefits and training
• Performance bonus, participation bonus and CSE benefits