Indirect Purchasing Buyer

Description
Work Arrangement: This role is categorized as onsite. this means the successful candidate to report to the GM office full time.
The Role:
You will be responsible for purchase of all or a specific portion of productive and/or non-productive materials, supplies, machinery, tooling and/or services. Responsible for actively participating in development of commodity strategy, sourcing/negotiations, global/regional material budget execution, and interface with suppliers or internal stakeholders. Work is of a complex nature involving a considerable amount of initiative, analytical work and independent judgment.
What You'll Do:

• Customer focus & Cross Functional Collaboration
  
  • Educate stakeholders on Purchasing Process, make sure budget is fully approved & SOW is clear before starting the sourcing process.
  • Identify the right suppliers to be added to the bid list after coordination with stakeholder.

• Purchasing Process
  
  • Fully responsible to select the right sourcing type & complete the whole purchasing cycle
  • Ensure a fair bid environment
  • Develop a strategic approach for the purchase
  • Negotiation process (negotiating price, T&C, Incoterm, lead time, after-service ... )
  • Mitigate legal and operational risks & protect GM's intellectual property
  • Conduct the technical evaluation process through Customer / Supplier meetings & follow ups
  • Prepare the sourcing recommendation / decision
  • Obtaining the right approvals as per local approval matrix & global procedure
  • PO / Contract awarding / creation on SAP & signing
  • Selling scrap / obsolete / mutilated parts to generate revenue through spot sale or long-term contracts.

• Internal Controls & Process Compliance
  
  • Documentation & filling of every step in the process that led to the sourcing decision
  • Full compliance with local & GM global policies & procedures.
  • Reporting / uploading the right figures timely to tracker / EGY / ESO

• Continuous Improvement
  
  • Provide value to GM by identifying cost savings opportunities and work with the stakeholders to develop them.
  • Continuously searching for better suppliers to enrich GM database & the competition

• Relationship Development
  
  • Contract management and building strategic relationship with suppliers and stakeholders
  • Work on suppliers' complaints & solving issues promptly (receiving, payment issues, pricing issues, ..)

Additional Description
Your Skills & Abilities:
Knowlege and Experience:

• 2 ~ 5 Years of Experience.

Education:

• Bachelor's degree with a very good English level (Preferred in Commerce, Business Economics or Engineering).

Competencies:

• Displays High Integrity and Honesty

• Customer focus

• Conflict Management

• Drive for Results

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