Strategic Buyer
Current- Working with internal and external Stakeholders in meeting deadlines and objectives by building the procurement strategy with category managers for their respective category.- Engage with the suppliers for RFx by negotiating terms and implementing contracts steer supplier performance with best-in-class practices such as periodic performance reviews.- Complete spend and cost data analysis to drive potential cost reduction opportunities.- Submit requests for information (RFI) to suppliers that present the potential to accommodate the needs of the business.- Create requests for proposal (RFP) and send them to short-list suppliers that expressed both the interest and capability of meeting the business requirements.- Communicate with the supplier to ensure all necessary terms are included in the contract draft (price, quality, payment & delivery terms etc.).- Collaborate with Legal to review contract clauses.- Define objectives to ensure a clear path to success with supplier, aligned with Procurement.- Analyze and manage a portfolio of designated contracts.- Assist stakeholders and accounting in on-boarding new suppliers.- Conduct meetings and interact with internal stakeholders to go over the procurement process and optimize their needs.