Strategic Buyer (IT category)
- Full-time
- Department: Finance
Company Description
The Category Buyer will be a member of the procurement team reporting to the Senior Strategic Procurement Manager. The Category Buyer will oversee the highest value purchases of Docler Holding Group primarily in the IT/IS category and play an important role in developing vendor and stakeholder management. The Category Buyer will manage the end-to-end procurement process to ensure compliance while providing the highest quality and on-time supplies.
Job Description
- Develop and implement sourcing strategy for the assigned category to improve supplier management, mitigate risk and deliver savings while maintaining highest quality standards and on-time supplies.
- Oversee the end-to-end procurement process including source-to-contract and procure-to-pay procedures
- Manage supplier prequalification, competitive bidding, supplier selection, evaluation and contract negotiation
- Interact with both internal stakeholders and external vendors either in Hungarian or English
- Analyze industry trends and market competition to find alternative suppliers or technologies
- Facilitate cross-functional teams to adapt industry best practices and work within policy framework
- Ensure compliance and proper documentation throughout the process
- Prepare regular or ad-hoc reports, charts, analysis and executive summaries
- Support the development of accurate forecasting and reporting of the category spend and identify cost savings opportunities
- Provide pro-active support in continuous process development, identify gaps and potential improvement opportunities, implement risk mitigation measures
- Any other duties delegated by the Senior Strategic Procurement Manager, internal stakeholders and the management
Qualifications
- 3+ years of proven experience as Category Buyer or similar role preferably in an international matrix organization.
- In-depth knowledge of the IT / IS category – vendors, market shares, technologies, trends
- Degree in engineering, business administration, accounting or finance
- Computer literacy and proficiency in Microsoft Office, spreadsheets analysis
- Broad insight and working knowledge of procurement procedures and techniques
- Hands-on experience with e-sourcing tools
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills and outstanding problem solving skills
- Analytical mind with strategic ability
- Proactive, self-motivated and independent approach
- Open, dynamic and flexible personality
- Ability to work on conflicting priorities
- Proficient in English and Hungarian business languages both written and oral
Additional Information
- We're offering a competitive salary for you
- Cafeteria package
- We take pride in keeping you in tip top condition with free Gym membership at AYCM and medical coverage under Wáberer Medical
- On your first day of work, bring a duffel bag! We are going to load you up with gifts and goodies
- Last but not least…you’ve probably already guessed that the vibe in our workplace is friendly and fun… but that’s a bit of an understatement