Buyer Purchasing (Remote Position)

Job Title: Operational Procurement Specialist I

Hybrid work schedule: hours are flexible 8-5 EST timezone, M & F (remote), T, W and Th (onsite), after Labor Day (M, T, W, Th onsite), (F remote only)

Work as the business unit owner for Sourcing and Compliance to achieve targeted savings across all Region/BU categories, negotiate local contracts and monitor supplier performance while deploying the procurement process across the region.

Manage daily activities within the purchasing process, serving as the primary interface with business owners and supplier representatives.

Facilitate sourcing for buyer-assisted requisition channels

Contract administration experience including award negotiations, subcontractor management, procurement, performance auditing, and dispute resolution.

Familiarity of legal and commercial laws and procurement tactics.

Support operational procurement leadership in integrating operational procurement in key business functions. Provide Business Unit Stakeholders with direction in navigating to the correct procurement team member.

Demand management - analysis of business needs for supply and services.

Supplier issue resolution - includes monitoring service requirements working with the business and supplier to resolve conflicts and discrepancies.

Supplier Risk Management - leads BU supplier risk evaluations and compliance management activities.

Support supplier management, provide Region/BU support and pre-qualification of potential bidders as it relates to local, regional and/or global tenders, when required.

Support the planning of procurement priorities and projects and provides business context to Category management and collaborates on required categories.

Support improvements in purchasing and procedure efficiencies and working capital, in collaboration with Region/BU leadership and field personnel.

Support Region/BU Contract implementation, mitigate risk and ensure collaboration with the Law Department. Conduct Local BU bidding/RFx process execution through, analysis, negotiation, award and implementation. Investigates possible customer solutions with assistance from others as needed.

Experience with operational purchasing across various procurement channels (requisitions, change orders, expedited purchasing and company credit cards known as "P-Cards") desired; Experience in the procure to pay processes, tools and philosophies.

Demonstrated contract administration experience.

Exposure to eProcurement, eCatalogs, and contract management.

Contract negotiation experience and notions of Legal principles.

Strategic Sourcing experience, technical buying. Hands-on experience in SAP Ariba or Coupa including eProcurement, eCatalogs, eRFX and eAuction strategies and contract management technologies Demonstrated success in gathering data, conducting analyses, and generating high-quality outputs. Experience with process, quality control, and workflow management and design preferred

Expertise in contract negotiation and contract management BS in business related major.

Certified Purchasing Manager (CPM) or equivalent desirable