Procurement Operations Buyer

Introduction
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Your Role and Responsibilities

A sneak peek into this role:

As an Operations 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.

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 requisitioners/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

Required Technical and Professional Expertise

What you will bring to the team:

• Strong communication skills and fluency in English and (German or French)

• 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

• No Professional Expertise is required but experience in any operational role is a bonus. As per Technical Expertise experience with Outlook Excel SAP and ServiceNow is an advantage.

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)

Preferred Technical and Professional Expertise
Additional language knowledge is a huge advantage (German French Italian)

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)