SR IT Buyer

Position is Hybrid work schedule

Summary of Responsibilities:

• Develop and implement Agreements with suppliers to promote an environment of continuous improvement and innovation.
• Ensure full cross-functional commitment to strategies through communication, education, and evaluation of initiatives.
• Analyse financial and market data, to build and maintain knowledge on all aspects of the external environment, to ensure that Procurement proactively manages the indirect portfolio.
• Collaborate with other OpCos to support Regional & Global initiatives and ensure costs benchmark favourably Collaborate with internal teams and stakeholders both, within Procurement and with the business areas to drive business initiatives and strategies to deliver on company goals.
• Educate both internal and external stakeholders on local and global policies and procedures.
• Manage the companys supply portfolio ensuring transparency of spending and saving opportunities.
• Develop a category plan related to Indirect categories that are country-specific and the associated achievement of cost savings.
• Ability to demonstrate innovative solutions to complicated purchasing initiatives, in a fast-moving and demanding environment.
• Develop, advocate, and implement sourcing and negotiation strategies for key spending areas to achieve short and long-term savings targets.
• Implement performance guarantee contracts to minimize risk and increase supplier accountability for non-performance.
• Participate in further improvement, optimization, and implementation of changes as required for process improvements.
• In-depth knowledge of the market/competition and an ability to gather and use relevant internal and external information to make commercial decisions (SWOT, demand/supply, supplier relationship types, H-ESG).
• Conduct periodic Supplier Relationship Management (SRM) performance reviews with key suppliers to drive performance and commercial benefits for the business.
• Identify projects and initiatives to increase efficiencies and drive resolution of detailed plans for assigned planning areas of responsibility, necessary to achieve customer delivery commitments and to maintain inventory targets, where applicable.

EXPERIENCE, SKILLS, KNOWLEDGE:

Experience Required:

• High level of commercial awareness.
• Understanding of legal issues and contractual principles to effectively formulate contracts and Agreements.
• Proficient in the management of multi-functional teams and a high level of project management skills.
• Strong project management, analytical, problem-solving, and leadership skills.
• Ability to negotiate and sustain networking relationships.
• Ability to make sound and timely decisions in a fast-paced environment.
• Strong organizational, verbal, and written communication skills.
• Strong project and time management.
• Driven, energetic, flexible, and adaptable to change.
• Strong sense of ethics and ability to maintain confidentiality.
• Must be able to manage internal clients through the ability to influence for the betterment of the company.
• High-level interpersonal skills.

Education / Qualifications / Certifications Required:

• High School Diploma or equivalent and 10+ years of relevant work experience, or associate with 8+ years of experience, or Bachelors Degree in Business, Engineering, or related field and 4+ years relevant work experience
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office suite (Excel, Word, PowerPoint and Power BI)
• Proficiency in Contract Lifecycle Management (iCertis)
• Competent of eRFX applications (Coupa) BENEFICIAL
• Solid experience with information and digital technology procurement supporting software, hardware, information security, network architecture, communications networks, and cloud services, etc.
• Preferably, candidates that has experience working in a highly regulated environment.