IBM Procurement Professional Entry Level 

United States, Alabama, Huntsville 

285969183

• Data Analysis: Leverage data and benchmarking insights to support sourcing decisions.

• Procurement Knowledge: Possess broad knowledge across Procurement, with a holistic understanding of the role and its context within the organization.

• Functional Understanding: Have a comprehensive understanding of all functional elements of Procurement, without specializing in one area.

• Sourcing Techniques: Apply key skills around sourcing techniques to achieve cost-effective and high-quality supply.

• Supplier Benchmarking: Conduct supplier benchmarking to identify best practices and optimize sourcing activities.

• Demand Understanding: Understand demand and provide cost-effective and high-quality supply in line with stakeholder expectations.

• Documentation: Document sourcing activities in a structured and auditable way throughout the sourcing process.

• Support Significant Spending Decisions: Provide critical support for significant spending decisions, ensuring transparency and accountability.

• Continuous Improvement: Stay up to date with industry trends and best practices to continuously improve sourcing processes and outcomes.

• Support Federal Procurement organization, responsible for supporting internal and/or external clients.

• Act in compliance with all relevant IBM business conduct guidelines, Federal Acquistion Regulation and its supplements, operate under a CPSR approved business system, and client-driven procurement processes.

Required Technical and Professional Expertise

• Experience with data analytics and/or data visualization tools (Microsoft Office suite).

• Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent.

• Ability to communicate professionally.

Preferred Technical and Professional Expertise

• Basic knowledge and experience in procurement or supply chain.

• Experience in SAP Aribia or SAP Fieldglass.