Indirect Buyer

Due to internal growth, we’re adding a talented Indirect Buyer to our regional Procurement them. This person can be based in either Charlotte, NC, or Martin, SC.

Duties:

• Support the management of the indirect spend category for North America
• Execute the purchasing strategy:
• Support the execution of overall category strategy and drive results in line with local and global procurement strategy
• Take ownership of purchasing materials and services
• Create purchase orders
• Follow-up with suppliers
• Achieve results using tools such as competitive bidding, negotiation, market analysis, and benchmarking
• Follow internal procedures for spend approval
• Manage supplier relationships:
• Deploy a SRM strategy
• Maintain master data
• Follow-up on supplier related issues based on service levels, PO activities, or projects
• Collaborate and follow-up with internal stakeholders to achieve administrative efficiency and good service level
• Coordinate CAPEX activities with the sites and other stakeholders
• Other duties as assigned

Requirements:

• Bachelor’s degree in Business, Finance, Supply Chain, or related
• BBA or MBA is a plus
• At least 7 years’ experience with indirect procurement in a variety of categories
• Proven history of contract management and category expertise
• Experience with SAP MM, Microsoft Office, Access and OneNote
• Strong analytical problem-solving skills
• Experience in continuous improvement or lean six sigma a plus
• Sense of ownership and personal accountability
• Able and willing to operate both strategically and tactically
• Effective verbal and written communication skills
• A results orientation is necessary