Indirect Procurement Specialist – Legal (1 year fixed-term contract)

Budapest - Hungary

Monthly Salary: Not Disclosed

Posted on: 7 hours ago

Vacancies: 1 Vacancy

Job Summary

At Syngenta our goal is to build the most collaborative and trustworthy team in agriculture providing top-quality seeds and innovative crop protection solutions that improve farmers success. To support this mission Syngenta is seeking a Hybrid Indirect Procurement Specialist Legal (1 year fixed-term contract) in Budapest.

Accountabilities

The role that plays a key part in supporting and enabling effective procurement activities across Syngentas Legal category which sits within the wider Professional Services scope. It offers a unique opportunity to help shape the role from the ground up while working on high-impact sourcing initiatives within an international innovative and highly collaborative environment.
The role will lead and support sourcing initiatives across panel and matter-level engagements encompassing preferred firm programmes and project-based addition it will collaborate closely with the billing team to analyse legal spend identifying cost-saving opportunities and efficiency improvements across Legal suppliers.
As part of a small globally distributed team the role builds deep market insight and strong trusted stakeholder relationships across regions and functions delivering measurable impact and supporting the ongoing evolution of Legal procurement at scale.
Collaborate closely with the Indirect Procurement team to prioritize and execute high-impact initiatives ensuring effective allocation of procurement resources.
Lead end-to-end new supplier tenders for the Legal category.
Provide accurate and actionable spend supplier and performance analytics for the Legal category to support strategic sourcing and decision-making.
Ensure sourcing activities align with internal policies stakeholder requirements and broader procurement strategies.

Qualifications :

Required Qualifications

Bachelors degree.
Minimum 2 years of experience working in Indirect Procurement.
Fluent English language knowledge.
Knowledge of procurement principles sourcing methodologies and related processes.
Knowledge of tendering processes and contract negotiations including experience supporting or managing competitive sourcing events.
Negotiation knowledge and skills: Understanding of negotiation strategies and commercial levers (e.g. pricing models total cost of ownership) and the ability to apply these in supplier discussions to achieve value-for-money outcomes.
Contract management knowledge: Working knowledge of contract lifecycle management including understanding core contractual terms (scope pricing deliverables SLAs termination provisions) and the ability to support contract drafting/review.

Desired Qualifications

Demonstrated willingness and ability to quickly learn adapt and apply new skills tools and processes.
Positive proactive and solution-oriented mindset with resilience when working under pressure or managing competing priorities.
Good verbal and written communication skills with the ability to clearly convey information to diverse stakeholders.
Effective time management and prioritization skills enabling the delivery of high-quality outcomes within agreed timelines.
Well-developed analytical and problem-solving skills with the ability to interpret data identify trends and recommend practical solutions.
Ability to work independently with minimal supervision while also contributing effectively as a collaborative team member.

Additional Information :

What We Offer

An environment where every voice matters professional growth is encouraged and work-life balance is prioritized
Comprehensive benefits package including health and wellness coverage tailored to your location.
Learning and development opportunities wellness programs employee assistance programs and additional benefits in accordance with local practices
Dynamic and international team with great atmosphere
Possibilities to learn and grow
High quality office environment
Possibility of working from home

Syngenta is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate in recruitment hiring training promotion or any other employment practices for reasons of race color religion gender national origin age sexual orientation marital or veteran status disability or any other legally protected status.

#LI-Hybrid

Remote Work :

Employment Type :

Contract

Accountabilities

The role that plays a key part in supporting and enabling effective procurement activities across Syngentas Legal category which sits within the wider Professional Services scope. It offers a unique opportunity to help shape the role from the ground up while working on high-impact sourcing initiatives within an international innovative and highly collaborative environment.
The role will lead and support sourcing initiatives across panel and matter-level engagements encompassing preferred firm programmes and project-based addition it will collaborate closely with the billing team to analyse legal spend identifying cost-saving opportunities and efficiency improvements across Legal suppliers.
As part of a small globally distributed team the role builds deep market insight and strong trusted stakeholder relationships across regions and functions delivering measurable impact and supporting the ongoing evolution of Legal procurement at scale.
Collaborate closely with the Indirect Procurement team to prioritize and execute high-impact initiatives ensuring effective allocation of procurement resources.
Lead end-to-end new supplier tenders for the Legal category.
Provide accurate and actionable spend supplier and performance analytics for the Legal category to support strategic sourcing and decision-making.
Ensure sourcing activities align with internal policies stakeholder requirements and broader procurement strategies.

Qualifications :

Required Qualifications

Bachelors degree.
Minimum 2 years of experience working in Indirect Procurement.
Fluent English language knowledge.
Knowledge of procurement principles sourcing methodologies and related processes.
Knowledge of tendering processes and contract negotiations including experience supporting or managing competitive sourcing events.
Negotiation knowledge and skills: Understanding of negotiation strategies and commercial levers (e.g. pricing models total cost of ownership) and the ability to apply these in supplier discussions to achieve value-for-money outcomes.
Contract management knowledge: Working knowledge of contract lifecycle management including understanding core contractual terms (scope pricing deliverables SLAs termination provisions) and the ability to support contract drafting/review.

Desired Qualifications

Demonstrated willingness and ability to quickly learn adapt and apply new skills tools and processes.
Positive proactive and solution-oriented mindset with resilience when working under pressure or managing competing priorities.
Good verbal and written communication skills with the ability to clearly convey information to diverse stakeholders.
Effective time management and prioritization skills enabling the delivery of high-quality outcomes within agreed timelines.
Well-developed analytical and problem-solving skills with the ability to interpret data identify trends and recommend practical solutions.
Ability to work independently with minimal supervision while also contributing effectively as a collaborative team member.

Additional Information :

What We Offer

An environment where every voice matters professional growth is encouraged and work-life balance is prioritized
Comprehensive benefits package including health and wellness coverage tailored to your location.
Learning and development opportunities wellness programs employee assistance programs and additional benefits in accordance with local practices
Dynamic and international team with great atmosphere
Possibilities to learn and grow
High quality office environment
Possibility of working from home

#LI-Hybrid

Remote Work :

Employment Type :

Contract

Key Skills

Purchasing
Sourcing
Procurement
Employee Evaluation
HR Sourcing
SAP
Supply Chain Experience
Federal Aviation Regulations
Contract Management
Supplier Management
negotiation
Contracts

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Syngenta Group

To help feed 10 billion people while reducing emissions and improve biodiversity. This is our mission as the global agriculture technology leader. With 59,000 employees in more than 100 countries and hundreds of thousands of agricultural partners worldwide, we are committed to transfo ... View more

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