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

About Syngenta

At Syngenta Group, we're a global community of 56,000 innovators across 90 countries, united by a 250-year legacy of agricultural excellence. As the world's most local agricultural technology partner, we create tailor-made solutions that transform farming while protecting our planet, driven by our commitment to innovation, ethics, and integrity. Through our inclusive environment and diverse perspectives, we pioneer breakthrough solutions for farmers, society, and future generations. Join our worldwide teams of agricultural pioneers in creating a more resilient and equitable food system for all. 

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 Syngenta’s 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 RFPs. In 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.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s 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.

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.

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