The Senior Procurement Buyer negotiates and executes sourcing activities and contracts across JM Family Enterprises, leveraging procurement strategies to drive cost savings and satisfy internal customer requirements. An ideal Buyer will assist internal customers in drafting scopes of services and requirements as needed. To support and manage the procurement lifecycle, the Senior Buyer will conduct research on potential suppliers, develop RFx events, develop and manage contracts, conduct price and terms negotiations, and facilitate the protection of the enterprise from risk while maximizing value.
Responsibilities:
This individual will be accountable for maintaining and growing existing relationships to support and expand the current procurement pipeline.
Additional Responsibilities for the Senior Buyer include but are not limited to:
- Develop expertise in a managed category by analyzing current market trends
- Identify suppliers to meet business requirements
- Design, manage, and control the competitive bid process through RFIs, RFQs, RFPs, and Reverse Auctions (RFx events) as well as leading client teams in the sourcing and selection process
- Review and conduct Supplier Performance Management as requested by the Business
- Provide first-level contract review for consistency with scope/requirements, RFP documentation, pricing agreements, and corporate standards
- Negotiate and execute agreements, including contracting with Suppliers on pricing and terms and conditions
- Liaison between Legal, Corporate Insurance Services, and various departments/business units
- Drive internal compliance with Procurement policies, procedures, strategies, and guidelines on an ongoing basis
Qualifications:
- Bachelor’s degree in business management or related field
- Minimum 5-7 years of purchasing experience in a corporate environment, with an emphasis on Indirect Procurement
- Knowledge of the purchase order process
- Self-starter with an ability to work independently in a semi-fast-paced environment
- Proven negotiating skills with a strong comprehension of price/cost analysis
- Top-notch PC skills with emphasis on Microsoft Office 365 including Excel, PowerPoint, and Word
- Experience creating and negotiating Master Services Agreements, Statements of Work, and other purchasing contracts
- Highly collaborative team-oriented individual who has the proven ability to build relationships with Internal Customers and Suppliers
- Ability to establish category management capabilities to help drive compliance and performance, reduce cost, and reduce risk to the organization
- Solid analytical skills to identify, quantify, and successfully leverage data to support business decisions
- Excellent verbal, written, and interpersonal communication skills as well as organizational, time management, and planning skills
- Experience using SAP Ariba solution a plus
- CPM/CPSM certification a plus
This job description may not be inclusive of all assigned duties, responsibilities, or aspects of the job described, and may be amended at any time at the sole discretion of JM Family. All work arrangements are subject to associate performance, business need and manager discretion, and may be revised as necessary.
JM FAMILY IS PROUD TO BE AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER
JM Family Enterprises, Inc. is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer. We are committed to recruiting, hiring, retaining, and promoting qualified associates without regard to age, race, religion, color, gender, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth and related medical conditions), sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, mental or physical disability, national origin, marital status, citizenship, military status, genetic information, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, provincial, or local law.
DISABILITY ACCOMMODATIONS
If you have a disability and require a reasonable accommodation to complete the job application process, please contact JM Family’s Talent Acquisition department at [email protected] for assistance. If you have an accommodation request for one of our recruiting events, please notify us at least 72 hours prior so that we may provide assistance.
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What We Do
JM Family Enterprises, Inc. was founded by automotive legend, Jim Moran in 1968. It is a privately held company with $16 billion in revenue and more than 4,500 associates. Rooted in automotive and united in its strong culture and core values, JM Family is in the business of helping other businesses succeed. As a long-term partner, it is invested in its companies, associates and its communities. Driven by exceptional performance, current subsidiaries are in the automotive, financial services and franchising industries. Its family of companies includes: Southeast Toyota Distributors, the world’s largest independent distributor of Toyota vehicles; JM&A Group, a company committed to improving automotive dealers’ performance by offering Finance & Insurance products and services, dealership training and consulting; World Omni Financial Corp. (dba Southeast Toyota Finance), a captive financial services company driven to delivering an exceptional dealership and customer experience for Toyota customers in the Southeast; JM Lexus, one of South Florida’s leading Lexus dealers; DataScan, a provider of solutions for wholesale asset financing and inventory risk management; and Home Franchise Concepts, a multi-brand franchise network consisting of Budget Blinds, Tailored Living featuring PremierGarage, Concrete Craft, AdvantaClean, Kitchen Tune-Up, Bath Tune-Up and Two Maids & A Mop. JM Family has earned various awards for its culture, products and services, including 23 consecutive years on Fortune’s 100 Best Companies to Work For list.
