Procurement Specialist – Temporary Position (6-12 months)

Be a part of a revolutionary change At PMI, we’ve chosen to do something incredible. We’re totally transforming our business and building our future on one clear purpose – to deliver a smoke-free future. With huge change, comes huge opportunity. So, wherever you join us, you’ll enjoy the freedom to dream up and deliver better, brighter solutions and the space to move your career forward in endlessly different directions. Wherever you join our crucial 47,000-strong Operations team, you’ll have the opportunity to make an impact. PMI’s shift from selling cigarettes to our new smoke-free products has changed the way we work. New products bring new challenges – in the way we source and buy raw materials, in the way we engineer and manufacture, and in our supply chain planning. Bring us your curiosity and a desire to challenge the everyday and we’ll give you lots of responsibility. You’ll help us improve, inject innovation and create new ways of working. You’ll be solving supply chain problems that span the whole world: a smoke-free world. Your ‘day to day’ Review and/or define together with customers their business requirements in terms of products/services needs and related standards of quality in order to establish the appropriate sourcing strategy for the assigned category. Conduct market intelligence activities (including Request for Information) to improve knowledge of available products, services and suppliers on the market. Analyze current products/services portfolio and supplier base in order to identify cost savings and synergy opportunities and further consolidate the sourcing strategy of the Purchasing function. Liaise with LA&C peers, Commercial and Operations category managers to determine which products/services can be synergized and ensure local purchasing activities are complying with PMI-29. Identify appropriate products/services and preferred suppliers based on defined standards of quality and cost savings targets. Conduct RFPs (Request for Proposals), RFQs (Request for Quotation) and negotiations with suppliers to address the defined cost saving targets and standards of quality of products/services to be purchased while streamlining the supplier base. Conduct competitive bidding (whenever required) through PMI´s sourcing application, SCOUT. Coordinate the preparation and/or review of supplier contracts with Legal department and budget owner´s department. Support supplier performance assessment by budget owner based on KPIs defined in the contracts, report on issues and recommend appropriate corrective action plans. Improve business relationship with internal customers and suppliers by conducting regular reviews to ensure customer requirements are communicated to suppliers and expected targets in terms of performance and products/services quality are met. What we offer Our success depends on our talented employees who come to work here every single day with a sense of purpose and an appetite for progress. Join PMI and you too can: • Seize the freedom to define your future and ours. We’ll empower you to take risks, experiment and explore. • Be part of an inclusive, diverse culture, where everyone’s contribution is respected; collaborate with some of the world’s best people and feel like you belong. • Pursue your ambitions and develop your skills with a global business – our staggering size and scale provides endless opportunities to progress. • Take pride in delivering our promise to society: to deliver a smoke-free future.