Buyer

Responsible for providing purchasing solutions expertise using Quality, Cost, Logistics, Development, Management to deliver maximum value. Buyer will be responsible for supporting customer engagement with Learning and Development, HR, and Marketing suppliers.

SKILLS:

SKILLS AND COMPETENCIES:

- Strategic guidance (understand the current supplier base, evaluating strategic options, deciding a course of action, and beginning implementations).
- Team leadership (guiding decisions on sourcing, logistics, and resource management, as well as continuous process improvement and team-member mentorship).
- Intelligent problem-solving and customer support solutions (determining how to best satisfy Critical Customer Requirements while sustaining competitive advantage).
- Quality supplier relationships (developing mutually beneficial relationships with suppliers throughout the organization).

REQUIRED:

- Bachelor's degree and prior procurement experience.
- Two to four years relevant experience.
- Experience leading projects as well as teams, suppliers, and customers to effective solutions.
- Candidates should have a strong working knowledge of Microsoft Office suite of applications (Excel/Word/PowerPoint).

PREFERRED:

- Buying experience and/or previous customer experience highly preferred.
- Fluency (able to speak, read, write, and comprehend fluently) in English.
- Ability to demonstrate strong interpersonal, analytical, leadership, and project management skills to develop close working relationships with others both inside and outside customer.