Join us at Orbia Building & Infrastructure (Wavin): Where purpose comes to life.

You’re purpose driven. Growth minded. Ready to stretch your potential. Welcome to Orbia’s Building & Infrastructure business, Wavin, where our purpose ‘to advance life around the world’ drives our entire global team.

Every day, we are thinking big and working smart to solve some of the toughest challenges impacting the world. Whether it’s facilitating clean drinking water for communities, creating climate resilient cities, or designing more comfortable living spaces, we never settle for “good enough” when there’s an opportunity to make life better.

Where purpose comes to life, it changes lives. This is what we work for. How about you?

At Orbia Building & Infrastructure (Wavin), we advance life around the world by building healthy, sustainable environments. And where is our help most needed? The places we live in: cities where drinking water is leaking away, greenery is disappearing, streets are flooding after heavy rain, and outdated sewer systems are polluting our groundwater. It’s time to join our team and help build more sustainable environments!

We want to build a team of champions. That’s why we are currently looking for European Raw Materials Supply Coordinator to join our team in the Netherlands or one of the following locations( Germany ,Poland, France, Belgium, Denmark, UK) . If you want to make a difference and work for a purpose-led company, please read on.

About the role:

As the Supply Coordinator for Raw Materials, you will be responsible for mid-term (3 to 6 months forecast) supply planning for specific raw material categories (Polyethylene/Polypropylene or PVC/Additives) across Europe, implementing the sourcing strategy effectively. Your main objective will be to establish proper monthly planning of raw materials across the Business Units and resolve issues in case of supply disruptions from suppliers.

Your role will include a thorough understanding of international trade processes. To succeed, you will need to build and maintain an adequate internal and external network to balance needs and fine-tune planning challenges. You will foster European supplier contacts (their internal sales/order desks) and work closely with stakeholders in Operations, Supply Chain, and Finance to ensure an adequate and uninterrupted flow of materials. This role will be closely aligned with the raw materials category manager.

You main responsibilities will include:

• Manage the Raw Material demand to make the team and BU’s work efficiently and to make sure all KPI’s are met.
• Contribute to the European-wide category sourcing plan, focusing on the benefits achievement and plans related to the specific sub-category.
• Oversee and deliver annual planning and performance improvements in the relevant sub-category.
• Contribute to the category process of selection of strategies, processes, and management of key suppliers.
• Measure and track performance of sub-category and define improvement areas.
• Develop and manage relationships with key groups of business stakeholders.
• Develop and manage relationships with key people in the supply process at raw material suppliers.
• Manage the network of BU representatives for activities or projects related to the specific sub-category.
• Preparation and lead of monthly Supply Meeting (based on the S&OP Process).
• Adequate response to fulfilment performance and delivery issues with team.
• Continuous drive for optimizing service level.
• Development of knowledge and control to maintain relevant SAP masterdata.
• Support Category Leader, Category Managers and Sales with relevant short term supply/demand information in order to facilitate commercial decision making.
• Take care of accurate & timely reporting on key metrics like prices, volumes, (financial) bonusses and savings.
• Develop and manage import / export process and related documentation.
• Develop, maintain, and report on Supplier OTIF performance.
• Secure contract compliance, manage 100% compliance to WTC process for all raw materials, including new implementations where required, including LC process.
• Support & co-ordinate short term quality complaints

Requirements:

• Extensive supply chain experience in an International environment (including procurement, import & export).
• Manufacturing inventory management experience in a high volume environment.
• Excellent analytical skills (advanced Excel skills and other tools).
• Ability to work in a virtual environment.
• Effective and proactive communication across all mediums to a wide audience.
• Ability to influence stakeholders on different levels in the organization.
• The role is by definition very cross-functionally oriented, therefore the candidate must present and evidence a level of awareness and understanding of Service, Procurement Supply Chain, Finance and Manufacturing.
• Business experience, with understanding of procurement and planning
• Expertise related to specific category.
• Ability to argue persuasively for a course of action.
• Strong problem solving and analytical skills.
• Ability to build bridges between people, functions, suppliers. Maintain a large network.
• Proficient in English (written and oral)
• Advances proficiency with SAP.
• Continuously improvement methods

What Orbia Building & Infrastructure offers

Do you want to make a difference by working with a purpose? Count on a warm welcome at Orbia Building & Infrastructure (Wavin)! Here we take responsibility for each other and our company. We stay brave in pursuing calculated risks that fuel innovation. And we embrace diversity in perspectives, skills and talents to transform the way we work and the impact we have on the world. Above all we encourage all our employees to develop their talents and to become the best version of themselves. Together, as a strong team, we grow and deliver on our purpose every day. Orbia B&I is the place to be if you truly wish to make an impact. In addition to working with an enthusiastic, professional team in an international environment, we offer a competitive compensation and benefit package.

Organization

Orbia’s Building & Infrastructure business, Wavin, is an innovative solutions provider for the global building and infrastructure industry. Backed by more than 60 years of product development experience, we advance life around the world by building healthy, sustainable environments for global citizens. Whether it’s to improve the distribution of clean drinking water, to make sanitation accessible for everyone, to create climate resilient cities, or to design comfortable living spaces, Orbia B&I collaborates with municipal leaders, engineers, contractors, and installers to help future-proof communities, buildings and homes. Orbia B&I has 11,000+ employees and 65 production sites worldwide, serving over 80 countries through a global sales and distribution network. Our key commercial brands are: Wavin, Amanco Wavin, Pavco Wavin, Plastigama Wavin, and Bow Wavin.

Orbia Building & Infrastructure is part of Orbia – a company driven by a shared purpose: to advance life around the world. Orbia operates in several sectors including: Polymer Solutions (Vestolit and Alphagary), Building and Infrastructure (Wavin), Precision Agriculture (Netafim), Connectivity Solutions (Dura-Line) and Fluor and Energy Materials (Koura). These five Orbia business groups have a collective focus on expanding access to health and wellness, reinventing the future of cities and homes, ensuring food and water security, connecting communities to information and accelerating a circular economy with basic and advanced materials, specialty products and innovative solutions. Orbia has a global team of over 24,000 employees, commercial activities in more than 100 countries and operations in over 50, with headquarters in Boston, Mexico City, Amsterdam and Tel Aviv. The company generated $8.2 billion in revenue in 2023.

Contact us

If you have questions or want to know more about the position, please contact Ewelina Matla - Kedzierska, To apply, use the ‘apply’ button or e-mail your cover letter and English CV to  ewelina.matla-kedzierska@orbia.com.

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