Indirect Tactical Buyer (Marketing & Professional Services )

Lodz, Poland

Tactical Buyer supports procurement process on tactical level. He/she assists in implementation of Indirect Procurement category strategies by operationalizing those and providing daily tactical support to Category Managers and Procurement Managers. Tactical Buyer is also responsible for non-strategic sourcing projects in chosen category Marketing & Professional Services).

Main Responsibilities:

• Non-strategic sourcing
• Tail spend management
• Content management of catalogues
• Data analysis and reporting
• Initial management of supplier issues & support for Category Managers
• Supplier and process performance monitoring
• Review of Purchase Requests for agreed threshold
• Occasional deputization of Category Managers

Candidate profile 

• Bachelor, Master or Engeneer degree
• Experience in international work environment
• Experience in sourcing Procurement area, preferrably Capex, MRO and/or Real Estate Management
• Practical & proven  participation in sourcing project teams (as project member or leader)
• Strong communication, problem solving & analytical skills, good written and verbal communication skills
• Experince with SAP (MM) system, working knowledge of SAP Ariba system will be an asset
• Negotiation skills
• Team player
• Flexible and able to adopt to changes
• Ability to work effectively with internal and external customers at different levels of organization
• Proven ability to operate in a dynamic, fast-paced, deadline driven organization
• Fluent English is a must