Regional Sourcing Specialist

Location

Zwijnaarde

Working hours

Full-time

Contract Type

Permanent

Working area

R&D

Join the team

Agriculture plays a fundamental role in fulfilling many of humanity’s basic needs: food, feed, energy. To support growers and those who take care of our environment, BASF develops innovative solutions for farming, pest-, disease- and weed control so that we can effectively contribute to improving people’s lives and business’ demands. Come join us on our journey to create solutions for sustainable agriculture.

We are seeking a Regional Sourcing Specialist to join us at our R&D Innovation Center in Ghent, Belgium.

Responsibilities

As a member of the Global Seeds Sourcing team, you will be the Regional Sourcing Specialist for Field Crops in EMEA and ANZ and you will take care of the strategic sourcing activities for FC within Europe and Australia/New Zealand.
You partner with Seed Supply Operations management in your regions to understand their strategy and align procurement resources that deliver value contributions to the business.
Ensure that objectives are met and coordinate and supervise value contributions.
Develop and implement FC sourcing strategies in close collaboration with respective business partners.
Support and coordinate sourcing events for FC in alignment with the sourcing strategies and in collaboration with Seed Supply operation contract owners.
You identify opportunities of continuous improvement, innovative solutions and synergies across Business Units, departments, and regions.

Qualifications

You have a bachelor’s degree in Agrobusiness, Business, or Supply Chain.
Additional negotiation and financial acumen training is a plus.
You have either 5-10 years.
Strategic sourcing experience or 5-10 years in Supplier Management including negotiations/contracting or 3-5 years in global business partnering.
You bring good knowledge and understanding of the Agroindustry and Seeds Business in specific.
Additionally, you have solid knowledge of Market and Spend analysis.
You are fluent in English, both spoken and written. Dutch, German and/or French is a plus.
You are an early bird and do not mind working early hours to support ANZ out of Europe.

Benefits

Responsibility from day one in a challenging work environment and “on-the-job” training as part of a committed team.
Competitive compensation including attractive benefits as well as excellent career opportunities in an international company.

Come join us in bringing the lab to the field

About BASF’s Agricultural Solutions division

Everything we do, we do for the love of farming. Farming is fundamental to provide enough healthy and affordable food for a rapidly growing population, while reducing environmental impacts. That’s why we are working with partners and experts to integrate sustainability criteria into all business decisions. We invest in a strong R&D pipeline, combining innovative thinking with practical action in the field. Our solutions are purpose-designed for different crop systems. Connecting seeds and traits, crop protection products, digital tools and sustainability approaches, to help deliver the best possible outcomes for farmers, growers and our other stakeholders along the value chain. With teams in the lab, field, office and in production, we do everything in our power to build a sustainable future for agriculture. In 2023, our division generated sales of €10.1 billion.

For more information, please visit www.agriculture.basf.com or our social media channels.

Application process

1. Application

You found the job you like on our website. Time to hit that ‘apply’-button and let us know who you are through the application form.

2. First encounter

We are intrigued by your application and call you immediately. At this point you can expect questions like: What motivates you? And what are your skills?

3. Interview

The call went great! So here you are, ready for your interview with HR and a hiring manager. We want to know more of your story and of course, you can ask about our story as well.

4. Contract

Welcome to our team. When can you start? So we can everything ready for your first day. You know, computer, paperwork, cake, balloons …

5. Onboarding

We welcome you with open arms and get you up and running. Including our eye-opening bootscamp, from the lab to the field.