IBM Procurement Sourcing Buyer Fluent German 

Hungary, Budapest 

770493672

As 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. Business travel can be expected in BAU times, approximately quarterly and can vary on account and per client supported.

• 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. 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

• Sourcing related experience in indirect procurement categories (2-5 years are advantage)

• Fluent English and German language skills (other langeage(s) is advantage, mainly Italian or French)

• Strong decision-making skills and demonstrated negotiation expertise

• Capability and willingness to manage administrative tasks

• Supplier relationship management expertise and client facing skills

• Proactive character and team player attitude

• A chance to gain knowledge of procurement process as implemented on the IBM P2P solution, and the general IBM Procurement process
• Dynamic, diverse, inclusive, and supporting environment
• Professional, skill – growth opportunities, reskilling possibility
• Access to worldwide leading technologies
• Agile office area
• Hybrid working model
• Competitive compensation and benefit package including healthcare

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