Job Description

Introduction
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Your Role and Responsibilities
As a Procurement Operations Buyer, you would be supporting procurement of global clients for multiple countries. You would be responsible for managing customer requests along with interfacing with clients and suppliers for commodities. A major part of being an operations buyer would be to handle client procurement requests and follow up on deliveries.

Skills required – Someone who possesses the following at a minimum: strong communication skills both written and verbal, ability to multitask, Client facing skills, strong organization skills, attention to detail, Good presentation skills & procurement background.

Responsibilities include (not limited to)

• Review requisition requirement
• Recognize Non-Catalog Purchases that should be directed to a Catalog Solution
• Ensure Customer and Stakeholders Satisfaction
• Work efficiently with requester/client for additional information or any questions
• Determine Source from Sourcing provided Master File
• Negotiate cost savings and terms when applicable (non-contracted sources)
• Procurement of low dollar purchases services (including source identification as needed)
• Price and delivery Confirmation
• PO Order receipt Confirmation
• Knowledge of all client specific processes and procedures
• Complete Customer requests for set up of new suppliers including providing applicable information
• Interface with clients and suppliers on supplier and payment issues in conjunction with tactical commodity manager
• Maintain all relevant supplier documentation
• Ensure audit readiness of all purchasing documents
• Work with cluster leads and team lead
• Resolve blocked invoices
• Expedite and Emergency Orders and follow up on deliveries
• Perform special projects as needed

Required Technical and Professional Expertise

• Minimum 0-4 years of working experience
• A procurement operations background
• Proven problem solving/analytical skills
• The candidate should focus on details, take ownership and follow through on commitments
• Ability to work in a high-pressure environment while maintaining high team morale
• Willing to work in shifts.
• Good customer service skills.

Preferred Technical and Professional Expertise

• Working knowledge of procurement transactions
• Proven verbal communication skills

About Business Unit The IBM Finance organization is responsible for driving enterprise performance and transformation. We are the financial stewards of IBM, delivering IBM’s financial strategy, developing new business models, and mitigating enterprise risk. Do you have a passion for creating business value? Join our team in accounting, financial planning, pricing, business controls, tax, treasury, business development (acquisitions & divestitures), and global financing.

This job requires you to be fully COVID-19 vaccinated prior to your start date and proof of vaccination status will be required before your start date. During the Onboarding process you will be asked to confirm your vaccination status, in case you are unable to get vaccinated for any reason, you can let us know at that stage. Please let us know if you are unable to be vaccinated due to medical or religious reasons. IBM will consider such requests on a case by case basis subject to submission of required proof by the candidate before a stipulated date.

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