Sourcing Buyer (Professional Services, Facilities & Logistics)
Job Description
At IBM work is more than a job – it’s a calling: To build. To design. To code. To consult. To think along with clients and sell. To make markets. To invent. To collaborate. Not just to do something better but to attempt things you’ve never thought possible. Are you ready to lead in this new era of technology and solve some of the world’s most challenging problems? If so lets talk.
Your Role and Responsibilities
A sneak peek into this role:
You will be responsible for supporting sourcing requirements and supporting client category management team and managing the contractual commitments for a given category. You will report to the Budapest Procurement Service organization but at the same time you will become part of the extended team of our clients as well who might provide additional business guidance. You will conduct tendering activities market analysis including market drivers supplier profiles and relative negotiating positions and support client sourcing strategies.
Business travel can be expected in BAU times possibly quarterly and varies per client supported.
Why you’ll love your job:
- You will provide sourcing support as assigned by the Delivery Sourcing Manager and Client Category Lead and contribute to operational levels of excellence.
- You will own primary responsibility to achieve client success against all contractual commitments at a category level.
- You will be responsible to understand category deliverables savings commitments milestones and obligations– includes supporting reporting analytical readouts that recognize opportunities to improve.
- You will contribute to integrated sourcing strategy which delivers savings and drives category transformation through time. Deliver and execute on sourcing events to support the strategy including tail spend management and supplier consolidation.
- You will communicate and negotiate with clients and suppliers through all levels of organization primary interface to key category client stakeholders.
- You will have the responsibility for achieving best overall value for IBM’s client when acquiring or contracting for goods and services.
- You will develop and maintain effective relationships with key client stakeholders to understand and interpret their requirements and longer term strategies to ensure procurement can meet and exceed where possible these requirements.
Required Technical and Professional Expertise
What you will bring to the team:
- Bachelor’s degree or equivalent post-secondary experience
- At least 2-5 years of sourcing related experience preferably in indirect procurement categories
- Fluent English language skills and another European language (DE FR IT NL SP etc.)
- Demonstrated negotiation expertise
- Supplier relationship management expertise
- Strong communication and client facing skills
- Proactive character
- Able to juggle multiple priorities in a matrix environment
Preferred Technical and Professional Expertise
Experience with the following are bonus points but not necessary. You can learn them at IBM:
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Technology: Ariba SAP Coupa MS Office suite Outlook -
Experience with dashboards data and reporting -
Category specific expertise
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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
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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Date Posted
10/28/2024
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