Senior Operational Buyer

Overview

Day to day involvement in all the Procurement activity within the business to ensure efficient management of the procurement and business targets.

Key Responsibilities

How You'll Make an Impact

• Oversee a diverse supplier portfolio, drive initial part sourcing activities, negotiate price adjustment requests, and resolve invoicing and payment discrepancies.
• Manage a workqueue and secure that POs are issued in due time.
• Ensure a close cooperation with Internal Customers (MRPCs, requisitioners) to ensure customer care and early involvement.
• Contribute to implementation and ensure usage of globally defined methods, processes and systems to ensure high process efficiency and process compliance (e.g. compliant Purchase-to-Pay (P2P) process, Procurement guidelines, IT systems).
• Support Supplier Management processes (e.g. qualification, selection, evaluation, development, classification).
• Update supplier evaluation systems to obtain and develop the best suppliers and ensure transparency and high procurement quality.
• Maintain records of all documentation, adherence of online purchasing and contract management systems.
• Support and/or lead Procurement Business Plan activities.

Skills, Knowledge & Experience

What You Bring

• Strong SAP transactional experience (PS1 ATLAS module, production environment).
• Outstanding Excel skills.
• 5+ years of experience in Direct Procurement.
• Team player with the ability to also work independently to meet fixed deadlines, goals and objectives.
• Ability to work in a complex, fast changing global organizational environment.
• Bachelor's degree.
• English - Advanced/Fluent level.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree.
• Advanced/Fluent English language proficiency.

Experience

• Proven experience in direct procurement
• Strong SAP transactional experience (PS1 ATLAS module, production environment).
• Experience working within a complex, fast-changing global organizational environment.