Job Description and responsibilities Senior Operation Buyer Forte Executive Consulting :
- Negotiate and sign local or country agreements up to a regionally defined & agreed upon value
- Review purchase requisitions and identify sources of supply for spot buys
- Advise stakeholders on procurement issues, providing support and guidance at all stages of the procurement cycle
- Advise stakeholder on modifications from original requests (if alternative, more cost efficient, or otherwise beneficial alternatives exist)
- Select contract/ supplier to fill requisitions in accordance with defined strategy and agreements
- Provide local or country market data and information to global and regional strategic sourcing teams
- Validate completeness and relevance of RFI / RFP (in terms of local and country market specifics and local internal requirements)
- Participate in or conduct the evaluation and selection of suppliers
- Work in close collaboration with strategic buyers, as well as end users, in order to ensure local acceptance and implementation of sourcing strategy
- Actively participate in the validation of the sourcing strategy implementation approach
- Actively participate in the implementation of new contracts (communication, training, etc.)
- Track key performance indicators on supplier and stakeholder contract compliance; define and take corrective actions to improve contract compliance
- Perform local or country strategic sourcing activities
- Perform local or country market analysis, and define appropriate sourcing strategy
- Screen, short list and select potential suppliers through a Request For Information (RFI) and Request For Proposal (RFP) process
- Develop negotiation strategy and lead supplier negotiations
- Work with end user and supplier in order to resolve issues
- Continuously track supplier performance according to defined performance targets and metrics
- Initiate and conduct supplier evaluations and supplier audits
