Procurement Specialist

**Company**: IRCA Group is a leading international B2B provider of semi-finished ingredients for the bakery, pastry, and gelato markets. Our products cater to independent producers as well as large food manufacturers. We produce chocolate, decorations, creams, inclusions, pastry mixes, gelato ingredients, and other bakery/pastry essentials. Headquartered in Italy, IRCA Group boasts a strong track record of growth over the past decade, with 22 manufacturing facilities all over the world, 2000+ employee and €1 billion of revenues.

**What we offer**:IRCA fosters a dynamic environment, embracing diversity and valuing diverse perspectives and international experiences, offering a stimulating context. We promote professional growth by providing tailor-made development programs and career advancement opportunities locally and internationally. With locations worldwide, we offer the chance to work on international projects, collaborate across cultures, and gain a global perspective. Joining our team means becoming part of a global community of passionate professionals dedicated to making a difference. If you are looking for stimulating challenges and the chance to contribute your ideas for process improvement in an ever-growing company, IRCA is the right place.

**Purpose of Position**: The aim is to ensure the consistent and informed management of purchasing activities and related administrative processes to cover the absence of a colleague on maternity leave.

**Description of the main activities / responsibilities**:

- Purchasing of materials for the office
- Administration
- Back-office activities:

- Contracts lifecycle management and data entry
- Statistics and reporting preparation
- Powerpoint presentation
- Front-office activities:

- Negotiations of certain packaging materials
- Indirect services and products scouting and buying

**Requierements**:

- ** Education**: High school diploma
- ** Professional Skills**: knowledge of principal negotiation methods.
- **Experience**: 2+ years of related experience in purchasing or similar roles (administrative)
- **Language Skills**: Proficient English is mandatory. A second language (French / German) knowledge is preferred.
- **Computer Skills**: MS Office (Excel, Power Point)
- ** Behavioural Requirements**:Precision and attention to details, organizational skills, communication skills, multitasking.