Senior Buyer Indirect- Ariba

Actively hiring for Sr. Buyer, Indirect

Sr. Buyer, Indirect

Montvale, NJ- 4 days a week onsite

Job Summary

The Indirect Sr. Buyer is responsible for implementing the day-to-day purchasing activities, identifying opportunities for savings, consolidation, risk, or process improvement.

Soft Skills

• Leadership: Leads by example and holds themselves accountable for their actions.
• Emotional intelligence (Self-awareness): The ability to recognize and manage one’s own emotions, as well as recognizing the emotions of others.
• Adaptability: The ability to be flexible and adaptable in response to changing situations and demands.
• Conflict resolution: The ability to manage and resolve conflicts constructively and respectfully.
• Coaching Skills: The ability to motivate others and the skill for growing and developing others. Knowing how to ask the right questions, active listening, and empowering others, as well as building rapport with colleagues.
• Trust Building: Building a team environment where the employees feel safe. Leaders need to be authentic, honest, transparent, and compassionate.
• Problem Solving: The ability to identify and analyze problems and produce effective solutions.
• Creativity (critical thinking): The ability to be forward-thinking and strategic and present innovative solutions.
• Time management: The ability to prioritize tasks and manage one’s time effectively.
• Teamwork: The ability to work collaboratively with others towards a common goal, recognizing different perspectives and strengths.
• Empathy: Genuinely caring for others and being able to understand another person’s situation and perspective.
• Cultural competence (The ability to work across cultures): The ability to understand and appreciate diverse backgrounds, perspectives, and ways of thinking.

Key Responsibilities

• Partnering with Procurement team to identify short and long-term strategies.
• Work with stakeholders to secure goods and services.
• Secure NDA's, prepare RFIs, RFQs, and RFPs for product categories, complete bid evaluations.
• Maintains Procurement System information – SAP, Ironclad, Ariba
• Track supplier metrics, savings, communicate supplier performance, and forecast requirements, as needed, ensuring all purchases are consistent with quality and delivery requirements.
• Update price models, as required. Analyze and deliver timely cost information. Maintain sourcing database and metrics for reporting and communicating Procurement activities.
• Negotiate with suppliers for execution of a wide variety of Supply Agreements that achieve lowest total system balancing quality and cost which are in accordance with company policies and procedures.
• Perform contract modifications. Work collaboratively with internal stakeholders and external parties to negotiate and propose changes to contracts when necessary, aiming to protect the company's interests.
• Coordinate with internal customers to implement supplier changes, as required; assist plants and internal customers on sourcing related issues.
• Ensure all purchases are consistent with TCO requirements.
• Perform tactical and other duties as assigned.

Required Skills

• Bachelor's Degree in field of business or finance
• Minimum of 4 years of sourcing experience
• Prefer experience in use of ERP system (SAP), Ironclad and ARIBA
• CPSM or working towards the completion of certification
• Understanding of standard purchasing and supply chain concepts, practices, and procedures
• Excellent negotiation skills
• Proficient working knowledge of Microsoft Office Suite and related digital applications (Word, Excel, Access, Outlook, Teams, Sharepoint, OneNote) Familiarity with accounting concepts, financial management and analysis
• Ability to excel in a matrix management environment.
• Skilled in contracts and contract terms
• Strong knowledge of procurement software, such as, SAP and Ironclad
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills with strong customer focus
• Excellent organizational and follow-up skills with strong attention to detail.
• Ability to adapt to a changing environment.
• The ability to learn and retain knowledge of existing and new company products
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Excellent time management skills
• Strong teamwork and interpersonal skills
• Travel Requirements: 15% domestic to suppliers when required.