Procurement Analyst

About us:
At Alfa Laval Andina we exist to accelerate the success of our clients, our people and the planet through solutions to reduce energy consumption, water consumption and heat recovery, from Peru to Guatemala we seek to optimize our clients' processes with our separation technologies, heat exchange and fluid management. Our team is growing, and we are looking for talent who share our vision and join our purpose.

About your position:
As a Purchasing Analyst you will be responsible for managing external purchases (suppliers different than Alfa Laval) and ensuring efficiency in costs and delivery times in all sales companies in the Andean & Central America region (Panama, Bogotá and Lima Offices).

About the responsibilities of your position:

- Manage direct purchase requests, related to sales and projects, and indirect purchase requests of marketing, administration, finance, human resources, consumables for operations, IT equipment, etc.
- Ensure that the purchasing and contracting process is optimal and transparent in accordance with the company's policies and procedures.
- Develop and establish purchasing strategies for the assigned categories, complementing with a TCO analysis, search for new suppliers and market analysis.
- Track purchase orders until confirmation of delivery and billing.
- Coordinate with the accounting area any deviation of supplier invoices and their payments.
- Provide office support to ensure proper functioning, this may include handling the replacement of office items, equipment, administrative assistance, messaging, etc.
- Provide support to the Team Leader Customer Service, Logistics & Purchasing in everything related to purchasing and warehouses.
- Keep the purchasing and warehouse area indicators updated.

About what you need to take on this position:

- Bachelor’s degree from Administration, Industrial Engineering, or similar careers.
- Have experience of 3/4 years or more in positions with similar responsibilities.
- English language proficiency.
- A high degree of curiosity to maintain the constant search for new ways of doing things and propose optimization solutions.
- Competencies focused on excellence in customer service, curiosity to learn and ability to relate in the organization.
- A lot of proactivity and desire to generate value for the company.
- Office 365 proficiency (mainly advanced excel proficiency)

If you find that you would like to share our vision this is an opportunity to join our team.