Senior Purchaser

**Do you want to be part of building Vesta’s new Design Center?**

**Manufacturing and Global Procurement > Global Procurement > Blades Structural Materials + Manufacturing and Global Procurement > Global Procurement > Blades>Blades Structural Materials**

The Blades, Procurement Department is part of the overall Vestas Global Procurement Organisation. Blades Procurement is responsible for the management and development of the global supplier base within the Blades product area. The Department is split into 3 commodities with different system and materials responsibilities, where Blades Structural Materials are one of 2 material areas, covering Carbon, Core Materials, and Chemicals. The Blades procurement team consists of 26 people working in a matrix organization where colleagues are located in India, China, Portugal, Denmark, Brazil, Mexico, and the USA. The procurement work within Vestas is managed through cross-functional being teams in the context of Module and Category Management. We are responsible for developing the supply base short, medium & long term with a view to always being able to satisfy requirements (KPIs). safety, quality, delivery, and cost and thereby contribute actively to improving the high quality of the Group. All targeted at optimizing the Total Cost of Ownership and thereby maximizing our value contribution to Vestas

**Responsibilities**
- Global responsibility for the Chemicals commodity in Vestas
- Develop and implement the sourcing strategy for the Chemicals commodity, in close collaboration with the regional sourcing responsible(s)
- coordinate and cross-functional commodity team meetings and performance
- Supplier Account Manager (SAM) responsibility for defined suppliers in the EU and AME - establish and coordinating, partnerships with selected suppliers
- Conduct supplier negotiations and contract implementation
- Responsible for selection, qualification, negotiation, and contracting plus implementing projects with new, as well as existing suppliers in collaboration with the regional SR's
- Implementation of New Product Introduction within Core, Chemicals, and Carbon, in collaboration with cross-functional stakeholders such as VPS (R&D), Logistics, Supplier Quality

**Qualifications**
- Knowledge related to the Chemicals industry and products is a clear preference
- Knowledge and experience related to cross-functional collaboration (Category Management) is a prerequisite
- Skilled communication skills including fluent English skills are required (both orally and in writing)
- Advanced skills within PPT, Excel & Word are a prerequisite
- SAP Experience, but it isn´t a requirement

**Competencies**

Furthermore, the right person has:

- Desire and ability to coordinate (projects, suppliers, stakeholders)
- A structured and fact-based approach to secure that the strategy and initiatives are prioritized and implemented
- A mindset as a team-oriented person, with the ability to coordinate the team and secure joint team decisions and an open, constructive team dialogue
- A holistic and positive mindset: you are able to see the big picture from Vestas' product offerings towards customers and the ability to connect these to supplier offerings and how they can positively impact Vestas sales and cost-out programs
- Ability to seek in a creative and at times, unpredictable environment. Good inquisitive skills with a natural ability to determine the core of the problem to be solved
- A desire and wish to encourage and change the status quo
- A solution-oriented mindset - as the key milestone is to determine the solution, not the problem

**What we offer**

We offer you an exciting and exciting job with great opportunities for professional and personal development within the global leader in the renewable energy sector The position offers an innovative opportunity to coordinate and for you to put your mark on essential areas in Vestas. You will be an integral part of a highly professional, international team with a 'can-do' attitude who is keen to make a difference. Through the global responsibility then the position offers a natural stepping stone for further career development within Vestas

**Additional information**

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**About Vestas**
Vestas is the energy industry’s global partner on sustainable energy solutions. We are specialised in designing, manufacturing, installing, and servicing wind turbines, both onshore and offshore.
Across the globe, we have installed more wind power than anyone else. We consider ourselves pioneers within the industry, as we continuously aim to design new solutions and technologies to create a more sustainable future for all of us. With more than 145 GW of wind power installed worldwide and 40+ years of experience in wind energy, we have an unmatched track record demonstrating our expertise within the field.
With 29,000 employees globally, we are a diverse team united by a common goal: to power the solution - today, to