Buyer/Planner

Qualifications

•    Bachelor's degree (B.A or B.S) required; in supply chain or business management degree preferred, masters degree
•    5+ Years experience in a procurement role
•    Experience in the $10 – 20M spend range with contract and framework/multiyear agreements
•    Strategic sourcing, contract negotiations and vendor management, as is a strong working knowledge of ERP systems such as SAP and ARIBA. Also, working knowledge of Power Bi, etc.
•    The candidate must have strong interpersonal skills, specifically in communications across a matrixed organization. 
•    Candidate should be proficient in planning, project management, stakeholder engagement, and business analysis
•    Ability to clearly articulate one’s position and be able to influence others 
•    Act as a mentor to other buyers in the organization
•    An equivalent combination of education and extensive subject matter expertise along with procurement process experience may be accepted as a satisfactory substitute for the specific education requirements listed above

 Additional Qualifications
•    In some cases, experience with bidding construction projects is a plus (EPC, EPCM; GMP, Design/Bid/Build, etc.) which includes full depth of knowledge of several models that can be articulated to the business that will help with the understanding of the pros & cons of each further acting as a trusted advisor for the proposed selection of the most appropriate model  
•    Professional Certification in Supply Chain or Contract Management (I.E. CPSM and APICS)