Purchasing Manager - Food Sector

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Do you like managing the entire purchasing process, negotiating and finding the best prices? We are looking for someone with a passion for negotiation to join the purchasing team of our Group. Apply for Purchasing Manager to join our team! Work location: Grupo Lusiaves Headquarters - Leiria Responsibilities: - Negotiate and purchase materials and/or services in the food sector; Negotiate and purchase materials and/or services in the food sector; - Manage suppliers and contracts; Manage suppliers and contracts; - Process purchase requests and monitor their compliance; Process purchase requests and monitor their compliance; - Analyse the market and identify new business/partnership opportunities; Analyse the market and identify new business/partnership opportunities; - Optimise costs and processes; Optimise costs and processes; - Analyse data and produce reports. Analyse data and produce reports. Profile: - Higher education in Management and/or a similar field; Higher education in Management and/or a similar field; - Minimum of 3 to 5 years of experience in similar roles; Minimum of 3 to 5 years of experience in similar roles; - Experience in Purchasing in the food sector (preferred); Experience in Purchasing in the food sector (preferred); - Good knowledge of the English language; Good knowledge of the English language; - Excellent communication and negotiation skills; Excellent communication and negotiation skills; - Proactivity and results orientation. Proactivity and results orientation. Grupo Lusiaves is a national reference in the poultry and agro-industrial sector. We grow sustainably and meet the needs and desires of our customers by providing them with the best products and services, with the aim of generating value and creating wealth. We always combine quality with food safety, both socially and environmentally. We invest strongly in business verticalisation, supporting it with technological innovation; the Group ensures the entire production process, guaranteeing its presence at all stages of the value chain of this sector, namely from the production of maize and compound animal feed, through poultry production, food product processing, and animal health and nutrition. We know that, in this process of growth and expansion, national and international, our people are what drive us to go further!