Procurement Tactical Buyer

IBM

4

(723)

Bengaluru, India (Remote)

Why you should apply for a job to IBM:

  • 4.4/5 in supportive management
  • 82% say women are treated fairly and equally to men
  • 80% would recommend this company to other women
  • 91% say the CEO supports gender diversity
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    Position summary

    e bid events, benchmarking projects

    • Analyse changing client/market conditions

    • Support sourcing projects based on client requirements

    • Communicate and negotiate with clients and suppliers through all levels of organization

    • Perform periodic analysis within managed commodity scope to identify savings, define efficiency opportunities and initiatives that should be undertaken

    • Optimize supply base opportunities across managed commodities

    • Take category guidance from the Category Manager

    • Support client specific category strategy - redirect spend through strategic contracts/channels as appropriate

    • Educate and advise clients and suppliers on strategies

    • Interface with strategic sourcing team to implement strategic contracts

    • Promote process efficiencies through focus on automated channels where applicable

    • Identify appropriate potential suppliers to fit client's business objectives

    • Negotiate and contract with exception suppliers driving additional savings and value

    • Track savings in the appropriate tool and store evidence for audit purposes

    • Communicate sourcing instructions to the operations buyers

    • Communicate supplier recommendations to clients based on objective criteria and fit for client business

    • Track and report supplier performance and resolve any supplier performance issues in conjunction with the Category Manager

    • Identify any exception opportunities to the Category Managers and make recommendations on strategic approaches that might be taken

    • Interact with parallel organizations in other geos to assure consistent global approach

    • Act in compliance with all relevant IBM business conduct guidelines and client driven procurement processes

    Required Technical and Professional Expertise

    • 4-5 years in Procurement and Sourcing

    • Working knowledge of a global procurement strategy within a large corporation and have a background in one or more of the following indirect categories: Professional services, Facilities, MRO, Marketing, Engineering, Information Technology, Software, Sales, Human Resources

    • Apply analytical skills, numerically astute with strong demonstrated problem-solving abilities

    • Apply communication skills, able to build and maintain effective and productive relationships with staff, stakeholders and suppliers

    • Apply collaboration/teaming techniques

    • Perform in matrix organization

    • Perform time management, priorities tasks and achieve set targets

    • Apply Knowledge of Business Organization and Processes, Work instructions

    • Apply Business Control Requirements

    • Apply customer satisfaction skills / client facing skills

    • Ability to complete staff-work to a high standard

    • Keen attention to detail and accuracy

    • System requirement

    • ERP : Ariba, Service Now, Coupa

    • MS Office

    Preferred Technical and Professional Expertise

    • None

    Why you should apply for a job to IBM:

  • 4.4/5 in supportive management
  • 82% say women are treated fairly and equally to men
  • 80% would recommend this company to other women
  • 91% say the CEO supports gender diversity
  • Ratings are based on anonymous reviews by Fairygodboss members.