Overview
Purchasing Economist Jobs in Netanya, Center District, Israel at Recruitx
Title: Purchasing Economist
Company: Recruitx
Location: Netanya, Center District, Israel
Responsibilities
- Performing ongoing controls on purchase orders – ensuring full updating of all cost components, identifying exceptions and handling gaps.
- Calculating the full cost of products and raw materials, including supplier prices and associated costs.
- Building, managing and controlling the annual procurement budget, including analyzing deviations between budget and execution throughout the year.
- Leading savings and efficiency projects – identifying opportunities, performing economic analyses, formulating recommendations and monitoring implementation.
- Preparing monthly management reports and material cost forecasts, including controlling budgetary exceptions.
- Improving processes, promoting automation and implementing advanced tools.
- Performing ad-hoc economic analyses according to the organization’s needs.
- Training relevant parties in the organization on procurement costs and loading and control methodologies.
Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree in Economics – required.
Required Skills
- Experience of about one and a half to two years or more in a financial role.
- Very high proficiency in Excel, including advanced functions – mandatory.
- Familiarity with procurement and supply chain processes – an advantage.
- Experience working with the SAP system in procurement and cost contexts – a significant advantage.
- Good level of English – an advantage.
- Ability to work with multiple interfaces, manage tasks simultaneously and withstand pressure.
- High analytical skills, critical thinking, accuracy and attention to detail.
