Buyer

The role is responsible for managing requisitions, orders, RFQs, contracts, suppliers, and creating purchase order and other reports.

Responsibilities

• Complete purchase requisitions: Free text requisitions or requisitions without backing contract are routed to Buyer for further action. (e.g., missing price, supplier) above a certain threshold
• Manage requisitions, orders, RFQs, suppliers and items/ catalogs and contracts, plus access to purchase order reports, initiates order payments, updates POs with design changes/revisions as needed
• Start sourcing events and edit/manage RFQs and quote, send POs to supplier
• Create views to create reports, perform routine and as-needed compliance monitoring to contracts to monitor pricing, delivery and other KPI's as outlined in the contracts
• Execute contract and PO lifecycle management activities, such as reporting for expiring or aged POs and contracts and execution of contract/PO administration/clean up/close out
• Support supplier registration process
• Coordinate with suppliers and business partners to resolve routine issues such as past-due PO's, match exceptions, discrepancies with freight charges and freight billings, price/invoice issue resolution, updating/incrementing PO's, etc
• Support the solicitation of quotes and evaluation of bids as needed for items above the bid threshold not under contract and those that are not part of the global category management sourcing process
• Be a business partner to Stakeholders across Veeam for Coupa platform ensuring best user experience. Develop relationships and continually work with key stakeholders ensuring that commercial delivery and internal service are equally balanced
• Monitor compliance to business unit and corporate policies and procedures
• As organization matures, Buyer may manage an assigned sub-category
• May perform other duties as needed to drive organizational success;
• The obligation to fulfill professional goals and targets based on the performance indicators at the individual, department, company;
• The obligation to report and register on time, complete and correct data required on applications and tools / applications specific internal systems;

Requirements

• Bachelor's Degree required (a combination of education and experience will be considered)
• Previous experience in procurement - proven experience in an administrative position
• Fluent English
• Proficiency in MS Office (Excel, PowerPoint, etc)