Scope: The Sr. Buyer will oversee all vendor communications, including RFP/RFI, pricing terms negotiations, and contracting. Moreover, this position will be responsible for monitoring and Indirect and Capex processing purchase requisitions from manufacturing facilities, warehouses, and corporate office on ERP system and to turn those requisitions into purchase orders.
The senior buyer will be expected to proactively monitor the sourcing market and look for opportunities for improvement, financial and operational
Main Responsibilities
Manage supplier communications, including sourcing event invitations, issue resolution, pricing terms negotiations, and contracting
Create and manage business stakeholder relationships and communications during the purchase requisition process
Assess change needs, impacts, and stakeholder management activities and support change management integration activities
Manage the purchase order process, including monitoring CLM requests, guiding vendor selection process, creating orders in SAP and monitoring vendor performance
Execute sourcing events, manage business stakeholder involvement, evaluate results, communicate with suppliers on quotes, interface with contracting, and enable updates in ERP systems
Receive, analyze, and resolve supplier inquiries, disputes, and payment discrepancies
Perform one-off exception purchases, negotiate final pricing terms, and select suppliers based on singular demand
Perform data analytics, forecast demand, and identify baselines for purchasing that meet prioritized business requirements
Prioritize and validate potential strategic options, determine the benefits cases for these options, and measure the performance against established KPI benchmarks
Identify any initiatives to reduce costs to meet yearly company targets in terms of saving, cost avoidance, cash flow.
Use the procurement digital tools
Interact with various departments to support their procurement requirements and assist in sourcing projects.
Requirements:
A Bachelor's degree is required, with a preferred concentration in Business, Finance, Accounting, Logistics, Engineering, or related field
A minimum of 6 years of related business experience is required
A minimum of 3 years of Sourcing/Buying experience is required with proven success in supplier negotiations and contract commercial terms negotiations
Knowledge of Procurement processes is required
Experience working in indirect procurement preferred
Previous experience in collaborating with other functions such as Manufacturing Engineering & Maintenance, Legal, QA is preferred
May require up to 20% travel
Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities
General contract management understanding
Knowledge of Microsoft Office and SAP (MM/PP) required.
Independent decision-making capabilities.
Demonstrated effectiveness working remotely with business partners and suppliers.
Ability to negotiate costs and business terms and manage supplier relations.
Focus on delivering excellent customer service.
Excellent communication skills both verbal and written.
Possess a high level of urgency and the ability to adapt to changing priorities.
Problem solving skills, results oriented.
Ability to work independently
Ability to deploy the global strategy locally understanding clearly which are the constraints