Buyer Country Lead

Description

Principal Responsibilities

• Negotiation and Management of Spend ($25 to $50 Million/yr)

• Review and analyse purchase requisitions, investigates and develops sources of supplies, prepares bid specifications, issues bid requests and reviews quotations

• Analyse internal demand requirements and external market condition to identify areas of opportunity and improvement

• Lead sourcing efforts with Internal Business Partners and External Vendors

• Coordinate with global buyers where appropriate and ensure Hub compliance with global contracts

• Perform bid comparison and vendor evaluation, lead award decisions, negotiate contract terms, coordinate with Legal, and ensure on-going contract compliance

• Reporting and Compliance

• Ensure purchase order is consistent with buyer/seller contractual obligations

• Experience with analysing data to assist in compliance reporting

• Track progress with regard to compliance with preferred, use of appropriate process and controls, and savings

• Report savings and compliance metrics monthly

• Process Improvement

• Troubleshoot questions from vendors and field personnel to identify preferred purchase to pay method and to assist in questions related to, SAP and/or Coupa

• Identify root causes and propose solutions when invoice and Purchase Order do not match

• Good understanding of PO and Non/PO invoice process

• Assist vendors and field personnel in research and reconciliation of past due invoices

• Seek out opportunities for continuous improvement, increasing knowledge of the business, systems, procurement and finance department responsibilities

• Provide training to all Internal Business Partners in the requisition to pay process

• Advanced knowledge of requisitioning, purchasing and receiving modules in SAP and Coupa

• Support internal audits and external audits

• Achieve the benefits (savings and value add targets) and objectives set

• Ensure that all savings whether made by Procurement or the business which is supplier facing are recorded

• Network within the business to identify opportunities for procurement to deliver value and savings

• Monitor agreed processes with the key Internal Business Partners to ensure procurement's early involvement in projects which will incur external spend

• Ensure that where appropriate contracts exist which provide suitable levels of risk mitigation and prevention

• Negotiate supply agreements with “A” suppliers and filler metal suppliers

• Promote corporate values of the company

• Ensure code of conduct is observed in all dealings with our suppliers and business partners, fostering relationships and the basis of mutual respect

• Ensure staff and suppliers act in accordance with all appropriate safety legislation and guidelines

• Work with suppliers and internally to ensure that they comply with the Ethical Purchasing Policy

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree , preferable within Discipline Supply Chain, Business, Engineering

• Experienced minimum 10 years in Procurement or Supply Chain Management roles, or in a commercial environment

• Proven negotiation skills

• Proven ability for continuous improvement/savings/value add and a strong advocate of best practice

• Strong communication (written and verbal), organizational and interpersonal skills

• Excellent analytical and independent thinking skills

• Ability to interface with individuals at all levels of the organization to understand Business Partner's needs

• Must be able to prioritize workload with minimum supervision

• Teamwork and collaboration skills - Bilingual Spanish/ English Required key skills (functional/technical)

• Customer focus; excellent communication and interpersonal skills

• Able to work across all functions and levels of an organization

• Ability to learn quickly and adapt to change effectively; a change leader and team player

• Finance and Accounts Payable, Commercial Awareness

• Strong understanding and adherence to policies and procedures

• Strategic thinker with strong business acumen. Able to think beyond function and drive strategic solutions

• Committed to ongoing improvement

• Very strong technically: sourcing process, IT systems, negotiating, and supply chain management

• Advanced level in Excel and Powerpoint

• Quality and safety focus oriented

• Supervisory skills & team management

• Project management

• Contract negotiation and ideally drafting

• Proven ability for continuous improvement/savings/value add and to be a strong advocate of best practice

• Language skills - Fluent in English , French and / or Spanish a plus

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