Procurement Buyer - Indirect

Tasks/ Responsibilities:

- Ensure that the prices maintained in SAP are accurate by updating prices when requested by the buyer or when a new price list is received from a supplier.

-Responsible for the creation and maintenance of accurate purchasing documents as the Scheduling agreement or Purchase Order in SAP, in accordance with the SLA agreed with their customers.

-Resolve/take the necessary steps to resolve the payment issues for which they are responsible within SLA.

-Investigate the root cause of the price discrepancy and take the necessary action to resolve the issue.

-Collects and prepares inquiry data from SAP for complex spending pools, on a needed basis.

-Ensures SLAs are met as agreed with the Customers (e.g. 10 working days for issuing the PO).

-Payment Issues Analysis & Resolution.

-Price Blocked Invoice Resolution.

-Produces complex data analysis, at Customers’ request.

-Provides monthly reports and follow-up for the number of PRS versus number of PO.

-Purchasing Document Creation and Maintenance.

-Understands and uses SAP functionality to gather and process data for the different reporting requirements.

-Works with team coordinators/Procurement supervisors in identifying opportunities for improvement and suggest solutions.

Qualifications & Skills:

• Engineering Background is a must.
• 1 to 3 years of experience in procurement or similar roles.
• Computer knowledge: Excel medium level, PowerPoint, Word, SAP.
• Excellent customer service: commitment to solve problems and requests, understanding of the customer needs business and priorities.
• Good administrative skills; particular emphasis on accuracy.
• Good communication skills, as this role has many touch points with both internal and external customers.
• Good problem-solving abilities. Solves the majority of problems with no/minimal supervision.
• Phone etiquette awareness.
• Priority setting and ability to understand and follow standard processes.