Strategic Sourcing Specialist (Procurement)

As a Specialist, Strategic Sourcing Capital at Mars you will be accountable for supporting execution of capital investment projects in Almaty Region, in line with the capital strategies and processes, maintaining high level of partnering with stakeholders to deliver value to Mars and timely completion of business goals.

This includes but is not limited to understanding key market/regional drivers and key suppliers, contract negotiations, obtaining contract approvals, managing supplier relationships, delivering improvements in areas such as cost, cash, quality, service as well as capturing and reporting any corresponding savings opportunities.

What will be your key responsibilities?

• Connect with the engineering teams to understand sourcing needs for the capital project;
• Execute contracting and ordering of goods and services in line with the global and regional sourcing strategies and commercial processes;
• Deliver value to Mars in terms of savings, cash, innovation, sustainability, speed to the market, simplification etc and report any opportunities in Sievo;
• Cooperate with other Capital Buyers to look for synergies and opportunities to improve and facilitate sourcing.

What are we looking for?

• University degree, preferably in Engineering, Business or related field.
• 3 years of sourcing and/or engineering experience.
• Demonstrated negotiation skills.
• Team player.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills in English, Russian and Kazakh.

What can you expect from Mars?

• Work with diverse and talented Associates, all guided by the Five Principles;
• Join a purpose driven company, where we’re striving to build the world we want tomorrow, today;
• A strong focus on learning and development support from day one, including access to our in-house Mars University;
• An industry competitive salary and benefits package, including company bonus.