Senior Buyer (GBS)
Senior Buyer (GBS)
The purpose of our Senior Buyer role is to coordinate and optimize the running end-to-end Procure-to Pay (PtP) activities in EMEA , in line with strategy, policy and guidelines in such a way that the operational and tactical PtP processes run efficiently and effectively meeting the agreed service levels ensuring stakeholder satisfaction.
Was wir erwarten
- University or college degree in Supply Chain/Procurement/Business Administration or a relevant field
- At least 2-3 years of experience in the field of Sourcing, preferably in a multinational company or shared service center
- Excellent proficiency in English (Dutch or any additional European language skill is an advantage)
- Experience with ERP systems (especially SAP)
- Excellent coordination, time management and prioritization skills
- Basic project management skills and/or continuous improvement mindset
- Ability to balance operational and strategic tasks
- Strong oral and written communications skills
- Strong time management, prioritization skills
Was wir bieten
- A wide range of benefits (cafeteria, home office and sustainable travel allowance, MetLife life- and accident insurance, Medicover package, All You Can Move sport pass, yearly bonus)
- Home office opportunity (3 days/week)
- Opportunity to bring in your ideas
- Career development opportunities
- Challenging tasks with real added value
Stellenbeschreibung
Daily coordination of the team on the sourcing and helpdesk activities; ensure that operational KPIs, productivity and CI targets are met on a team level (business unit level):
Processing / Sourcing of purchase requisitions based on Procurement policy and sourcing guidelines and ICF framework.
Processing of Indirect Materials & Services purchasing requests in Coupa/SAP PtP system.
Supporting the resolution of invoice mismatches on price.
Monitoring indirect blocked invoice trends, identifying, analyzing and logging root causes, initiating elimination projects with peer departments (Category/Business Procurement, Accounts Payable, Record-to-Report, IT, etc)
Negotiating with suppliers on pricing and terms within defined framework agreements
Changing Purchase Orders if required
First line of support on PtP systems (Coupa) related questions via ServiceNow tickets
Making sure systems are kept clean and data is consistent.
Acting as SPOC for stakeholders and a gatekeeper to the company's procurement process.
Delivering end user trainings on systems and processes
Acting as coach for Buyers in the team on hard skills for Sourcing
Backing up the team lead in his/her absence
Ensuring proper workload distribution within the team
Involvement in projects and process optimization:
Identifying bottle necks in (work) processes, providing proposals on improvement opportunities, ensuring implementation after approval and track progress
Embraces a unified PTP mindset by proactively identifying opportunities to support the end-to-end process, particularly in invoice processing, and offering a helping hand where needed to drive efficiency and team success
Being an active team member in the PtP senior community in resolving cross team issues, taking ownership in an E2E cross functional, optimized process
