Procurement Professional

As a Procurement Operations Buyer, you would be supporting procurement of Europe client. You would be responsible for managing customer requests along with interfacing with clients and suppliers for commodities. A major part of being an operations buyer would be to handle client procurement requests and follow up on deliveries.Skills required – Someone who possesses the following at a minimum:  strong communication skills both written and verbal, ability to multi task, Client facing skills, strong organization skills, attention to detail, Good presentation skills & procurement background.Responsibilities include (not limited to)Review requisition requirementRecognize Non-Catalog Purchases that should be directed to a Catalog SolutionEnsure Customer and Stakeholders SatisfactionWork efficiently with requester/client for additional information or any questionsDetermine Source from Sourcing provided Master FileNegotiate cost savings and terms when applicable (non-contracted sources)Procurement of low dollar purchases services (including source identification as needed)Price and delivery ConfirmationPO Order receipt ConfirmationKnowledge of all client specific processes and proceduresComplete Customer requests for set up of new suppliers including providing applicable informationInterface with clients and suppliers on supplier and payment issues in conjunction with   tactical commodity managerMaintain all relevant supplier documentationEnsure audit readiness of all purchasing documentsWork with cluster leads and team leadResolve blocked invoicesExpedite and Emergency Orders and follow up on deliveriesPerform special projects as needed