A través de nuestros asociados, Conduent ofrece servicios y soluciones de misión crítica a empresas de Fortune 100 y más de 500 gobiernos, creando resultados excepcionales para nuestros clientes y los millones de personas que cuentan con ellos. Tienes la oportunidad de prosperar personalmente, marcar la diferencia y ser parte de una cultura donde la individualidad se nota y valora todos los días.
Strategic Buyer
The role is responsible for the negotiations, sourcing, contract / purchase order issuance, and end to end commodity management for the GBS Shared Purchasing Services (SPS) team. The work is of a complex nature involving a considerable amount of initiative, analytical work, and independent judgment. The buyer will be required to interface with all Regions as well as cross functional stakeholders including, but not limited to Manufacturing, Quality, Engineering, Finance, Purchasing, Legal and IT.
Responsibilities
Develop and manage key suppliers by utilizing sourcing and end to end commodity management practices for assigned Indirect Purchasing commodities. This includes understanding of program lead times, supplier lead times, and capacities.
Optimize cost savings opportunities through the use of competitive bidding, eAuctions, Electronic Catalogs, blanket contracts, commodity planning, opportunity assessments, business intelligence requirements, and spend analytics.
Meet cost savings targets, implement process improvement initiatives, and deliver to Key Performance Indicators.
Ensure proper routing of low value and emergency Purchase Requests with the remotely located Transactional Purchasing Services team.
Actively participate with key stakeholders to develop commodity knowledge and sourcing strategies based on changing market developments, market pricing, and technology trends.
Utilize Purchasing Sourcing Process, including but not limited to Bid list selection, RFQ development, supplier negotiations, supplier selection, obtaining sourcing approval, contract or purchase order issuance, and completion of filing requirements.
Ensure that all sourcing, contracts, and Purchase Order transactions comply with Corporate Purchasing Policies and Procedures.
Manage and resolve commercial issues with suppliers.
Provide coordination and support for other buyers as required.
Requirements
Bachelor’s Degree; preferably in Procurement, Accounting, Business, and/or Engineering
Minimum 3 years’ experience in negotiating, sourcing, and managing contracts.
Experience with Indirect Purchasing Commodities (Building Supplies, Cutting Tools, Die Supplies, Electrical, Engineering Services, Indirect Product, and Industrial Suppliers) is a plus.
Proficient computer skills including Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Project and SAP.
Very good Verbal and Written English Skills (from B2 upwards). Another European language knowledge is a plus.
Demonstrated competence in negotiating skills.
High degree of organizational skills including the ability to prioritize, handle multiple projects simultaneously and meet tight deadlines.
High level of analytical ability where problems can be somewhat complex.
Ability to travel as required.
Conduent es un empleador que ofrece igualdad de oportunidades y considera solicitantes para todos los puestos sin distinción de raza, color, credo, religión, ascendencia, origen nacional, edad, identidad de género, expresión de género, sexo/género, estado civil, orientación sexual, discapacidad física o mental. , condición médica, uso de un perro guía o animal de servicio, condición de militar/veterano, condición de ciudadanía, base de información genética o cualquier otro grupo protegido por la ley.
Para solicitantes de EE. UU.: Las personas con discapacidades que necesitan una adaptación razonable para solicitar o competir por un empleo en Conduent pueden solicitar dicha adaptación haciendo clic en el siguiente enlace, completando el formulario de solicitud de adaptación y enviando la solicitud utilizando el botón "Enviar" en la página parte inferior del formulario. Para aquellos que utilizan Google Chrome o Mozilla Firefox, descargue el formulario.primero: haga clic aquí para acceder o descargar el formulario. tu también puedes haga clic aquí para acceder a la Política de adaptaciones ADAAA de Conduent.
