Introduction
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Your Role and Responsibilities
This global procurement role is responsible for supporting the various procurement activities and tasks that are not sourcing specific. This involves several job role specialties such as business operations, policies and practices, global compliance, client services bid management, supplier contract development and negotiation in support of complex services engagements, it also includes client services by geography management and ensures maximum value add is attained. A strong knowledge of global procurement practices are essential in this job role and being able to apply procurement business techniques ensures the client's needs are being understood and satisfied, the skill of managing client experience is now an expected skill in procurement, and the need to be knowledgeable in end to end procurement is evident. Global procurement are a support function that monitors the business value being created and applying analytic skills allow the procurement professional better utilize the cognitive tools being developed. Responsibilities may include interfacing and supporting IBM's country, regional and/or worldwide procurement teams and processes and supporting IBM strategic supply issues. Therefore strong communication skills are an integral part of this job role, and as the need for "quicker to market" is driving our business then adoption and application of agile techniques and practices is becoming a key element of the procurement professionals skill set. Leads technical support and subject matter expert.
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Skills:
Environment:
Experience and working knowledge in key functional processes. Awareness of business activities.
Communication/Negotiation:
Exchanges information, ideas and concepts. Requires negotiation to achieve coordination.
Problem Solving:
Use advanced technical knowledge to perform and apply new technical procedures to the business processes. May recommend improvements to existing technical procedures based on understanding of new technologies.
Contribution/Leadership:
Working individually or as a team member, may set work priorities within well established procedures and objectives. May provide coordination of activities. Gives technical direction. Viewed as a technical expert.
Impact on Business/Scope:
Accountable for individual results, and for the impact of the results on the team, interrelated activities, or project.
In return we provide you with:
• Dynamic, diverse, inclusive, and supporting environment
• Professional, skill - growth opportunities, reskilling possibility
• Access to worldwide leading technologies
• Agile office area
• Hybrid working model
• Competitive compensation and benefit package including healthcare
And don't worry if you don't tick every single box in the requirements. We're
always looking to hire for potential and the right mindset - so we'd still love to
hear back from you.
Our awards why you might be a proud IBMer:
• Randstad: Most Attractive SSC Employer in 2020
• Family Friendly Workplace Award (2018, 2019, 2020)
• Responsible Employer recognition (2018-2021)
• Most Attractive Employer (3rd) (2020)
• Disability-Friendly Workplace Recognition (2010-2020)
• Disability-Friendly Workplace Best Employee & Role Model Employee
Award (2021)
• Stevie Awards for our Teams & Professionals (2018, 2019, 2021)
• Hungarian Outsourcing Association CSR Award (2021)
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Required Technical and Professional Expertise
The Procurement Operations Buyer is responsible for providing support for procurement applications, process related help requests and for order fulfilment transactions, full buyer purchase order placement. Client facing skills and learning procurement systems is a key attribute.
- German language role.
- Occasional client-related travel, like for example visiting the client in their home country, might be needed.
Why you'll love your job:
- Opportunity to develop client facing skills and working in a dynamic customer care environment.
- Upskilling into new areas of procurement roles possible with those able to perform successfully.
- Work with a cross function IBM team that works together as one team and that's passionate on engagement.
Preferred Technical and Professional Expertise
Preferred but not mandatory:
IT skills: ERP tools, MS Office, SharePoint
Experience with dashboards and reporting tools