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Senior Operation Buyer (German Speaking)

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Senior Operation Buyer (German Speaking)

Budapest, Hungary

Introduction
IBM is looking for a self-driven and highly motivated Sr. Operation Buyer with sourcing experience to join our IBM Procurement Services team for one of IBM"s key clients in EMEA

As a Sr. Operation Buyer, you will be supporting doors&gates, conveying systems&lifts sub categories, act as a first point of contact for all Procurement related activities of a client organization.

Your Role and Responsibilities

A sneak peek into this role:

IBM is looking for a self-driven and highly motivated Operation Buyer with proven experience to join our IBM Procurement Services team for one of IBM"s key clients in EMEA As an Operation Buyer, you will act as a first point of contact for all Procurement related activities of a client organization. You will be responsible for Procurement Advisory Services, full buyer purchase order placement and for providing support for procurement applications and process related help requests. You will be aligned by categories and will ensure smooth operation of category directives in the day-to-day business.

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Why you'll love your job:

  • You will review requisition requirements, enforce category directives and approve for automated purchase order generation or create order manually
  • You will act as subject matter expert in end to end purchasing processes
  • You will liaise with requesters/suppliers/category managers for additional information or any questions
  • You will provide guidance for client specific processes and procedures, including the procurement policy and the execution of category strategies
  • You will provide support in new supplier setups or extensions and interface with clients and suppliers on payment issues
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Required Technical and Professional Expertise

What you will bring to the team:

  • Effective communication in German is a "must" (English might so be "an option")
  • Team player attitude with attention to detail and quality driven approach
  • Strong time management and prioritization skills
  • Skills to ensure high client and stakeholder satisfaction
  • Demonstrated understanding of how to translate business requirements into Procurement operations or specifications with best value and customer service in mind

Preferred Technical and Professional Expertise

Experience with the following are bonus points, but not necessary, you can learn them at IBM:

  • Any other language is an advantage
  • IT skills: Ariba, Coupa, SAP, MS Office, SharePoint
  • Experience with dashboards and reporting tools

In return we provide you with:

  • 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 1 team and passionate on engagement
  • 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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Client-provided location(s): Budapest, Hungary
Job ID: IBM-21195321
Employment Type: Full Time

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