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Lesaffre

Fermentation specialist advancing food and health

Technical Buyer

Procurement & SourcingPosted on Nov 10
Full-timeCérences, France€39k - €45k /yr

About the Job

Requirements

  • Possess a solid technical foundation, with at least a Licence or Master's degree in Maintenance, Mechanics, Industrial Engineering, or a related field.
  • Have at least 3 years of experience in a similar position.
  • Have command of technical English.
  • Be able to use office tools, particularly Excel, and have experience with a computerized maintenance management system (GMAO), specifically CARL.

Responsibilities

  • Negotiate purchasing terms for equipment, spare parts, and technical services according to internal customers' needs.
  • Manage maintenance, repair, subcontracting, and equipment rental contracts by negotiating supplier rates and validating contract terms.
  • Manage the supply of spare parts required for the plant's operation and for investment and new-works projects.
  • Maintain relevant performance indicators for managing the technical purchasing process and optimize stock value.
  • Regularly verify suppliers' financial standing.
  • Monitor the market and communicate potential changes or supply constraints to technical teams so they can anticipate them.
  • Collaborate with the Strasbourg unit and the Poland subsidiary on selected topics to identify purchasing synergies and optimize safety stocks.
  • Work with Group technical purchasing on major investments and framework contract management.

About the Company

Lesaffre

Fermentation specialist advancing food and health

Lesaffre is a global fermentation company with a long history and a turnover of €3.2 billion. It employs about 11,700 people from 100 nationalities and operates on all continents. The company develops and produces fermentation-derived ingredients and solutions for food, health, naturalness, and environmental sustainability, working with customers, partners, and researchers to harness the power of microorganisms. Its products come from fermentation processes that use microorganisms to transform raw materials into ingredients and additives for scale, safety, flavor, nutrition, and sustainability. Compared with competitors, Lesaffre combines global reach, large-scale production, and a deep, century-long expertise in fermentation, along with a strong network across customers, researchers, and regions. The company’s goal is to nourish 9 billion people in a healthy way by 2050 while making the most of the planet’s resources, using fermentation as a key solution to food and health challenges.

Company size
1,001-5,000
Company stage
Not listed
Total funding
Not listed
Headquarters
Marcq-en-Barœul, France
Founded
1853

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