Buyer in Billingham

At CF Industries, our mission is to provide clean energy to feed and fuel the world sustainably. Our employees are focused on safe and reliable operations, environmental stewardship, and disciplined capital and corporate management. By joining CF, you will be part of a team that brings their varied experiences, wide-ranging knowledge, and diverse talents together to deliver important work and you’ll be able to pursue complex, exciting opportunities that help you continue to grow and achieve your potential in different areas.

CF Fertilisers UK Limited, a subsidiary of the multinational group CF Holdings, a leading Fortune 500 Company, is looking to recruit a highly motivated and enthusiastic Procurement Specialist. This is an exceptional opportunity to join our dynamic Procurement Team in which you will lead the development and execution of sourcing strategies for assigned areas of spend with the manufacturing site and across CF.

Support the site procurement and materials control organisation through procurement activities that enable the strategic direction of the company-wide function and all appropriately integrated relevant business functions. Provide leadership in identifying and implementing procurement best practices, build supportive internal/external relationships with stakeholders, suppliers, and plant leadership.

We offer a competitive compensation and benefits package that includes a bonus scheme, exceptional pension scheme contribution and life assurance, employee assistance programme and multiple high-quality health care schemes.

CF Fertilisers UK Limited is an Equal Opportunities, Affirmative Action employer. We support and enable each other to deliver and succeed placing equal value on all individual perspectives. Embracing a diverse and inclusive culture are at the forefront of our company values.

Job Description

In this role you are accountable for:

• Strategic Accountabilities: Lead the development of procurement strategies at the site, regionally, and potentially globally in support of the vision and strategic direction of Procurement and Material Control.
• Facilitates continuous engagement with the stakeholder community in the procurement process and category management.
• Support the site-based procurement team to deliver the short term/long term goals of the procurement function in alignment with the business and site-specific plans.
• Addresses key areas of supplier cost; safety; risk; reliability; continuous improvement; technology adoption; supplier innovation and service.
• Contribute to plant turnarounds and capital project planning through effective sourcing, negotiation, contracting, and execution.
• Contribute to the development and execution of the risk management plan that addresses key risks in the local and regional supply base.
• Manages key supplier relationships in conjunction with stakeholders to increase alignment and to create value generation between the supplier and CF.
• Supports compliance adherence to the procurement process at the site through standardisation and optimisation of the procure-to-pay process.

Operational Accountabilities:

• Participates in site meetings and supports site initiatives around safety, reliability, and the community.
• Facilitates key interactions across the manufacturing sites and with suppliers.
• Develops and executes sourcing strategies that increase productivity, improves supplier performance, and reduces cost.
• Ensures ongoing efficiencies of the procurement and material control function by reporting on the progress of key performance indicators.
• Ensures implementation and adherence of all procurement related policies, practices, and process improvements.
• Participates in and promotes the work of category management and improvement teams.
• Supports the material control function to optimize inventory levels, minimize stock outs, and sales of obsolete equipment and materials.
• Leads the sourcing process including managing proposals, developing proposal recommendations, and negotiating/awarding the final contract.
• Contributes to supplier qualification efforts including introduction of potential new suppliers.
• Issues contract releases and purchase orders and expedites materials and services as required.
• Manage supply and service agreements to facilitate any necessary improvements to increase accuracy, visibility and productivity to ensure compliance with the contract management process and any applicable state and federal laws and regulations.