WELCOME TO BASF

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.

WHAT YOU CAN EXPECT

• 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.

WHAT YOU OFFER

•  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.

WHAT WE OFFER

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

HOW TO REACH US

If you need more information about the process or the vacancy, you can reach our recruiting team here.

ABOUT US

BASF is a multinational company dedicated to revolutionizing agricultural science. We are committed to developing innovative solutions that address global challenges in food security and sustainability.

Diversity is our greatest strength!

Become a part of our winning formula for success and develop the future with us - in a global team that embraces inclusion and equal opportunities irrespective of gender, age, origin, sexual orientation, disability or belief.