Procurement Tactical Buyer

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