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Your Role and Responsibilities
A sneak peek into this roleAs a self-driven Procurement Sourcing Buyer, you will support an external client environment.
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.Why you'll love your job:
You will provide sourcing support as assigned by the Client Sourcing Consultant and Category Strategy Leader 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. You will 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
Required Technical and Professional Expertise
What you will bring to the team:
Bachelor's degree or equivalent post-secondary experience
Fluent English and French language skills
At least 2-5 years of sourcing related experience in indirect procurement categories
Decision-making skills and demonstrated negotiation expertise
Supplier relationship management knowledge and client facing skills
Proactive character and team player attitude
Experience with dashboards
Preferred Technical and Professional Expertise
Experience with the following are bonus points, but not necessary, you can learn them at IBM:
In return we provide you with:
Dynamic, diverse, inclusive, and supporting environment
Access to worldwide leading technologies
Agile office area
Hybrid working model
Competitive compensation and benefit package including healthcare
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Randstad: Most Attractive SSC Employer in 2020
Family Friendly Workplace Award (2018, 2019, 2020)
Responsible Employer recognition (2018-2021)
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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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