Tactical Operations Buyer II (Mandarin-Speaking)
- Alabang, Muntinlupa City
- Permanent
- Full-time
- Experience in a procurement shared service center supporting multiple countries/business units
- Experience working for a Manufacturing company preferred
- Good understanding of end-to-end S2P processes and associated technology platforms
- Excellent organizational and analytical skills, solid problem-solving solving and detail-oriented
- Strong communication skills
- Ability to work with deadlines
- Ability to work in culturally diverse teams with many levels of personnel.
- Support migration of Indirect Procurement processes from other Global countries to Alabang and prepare Indirect procurement-related process documentation (process maps and work instructions)
- Become a Subject Matter Expert for Indirect Procurement-related topics
- Handled and resolved escalated procurement processing issues
- Answer and resolve suppliers, stakeholders, and AP to ensure timely resolution
- Maintain supplier master data information in relevant systems
- Ensure proper processing of PR's and POs
- Perform compliance checks
- Expedited POs
- Answer tickets (Procurement Helpdesk)
- Manage invoice pricing issues
- Create and maintain Info Record & source lists
- Spot Buy / Requisition-Based Sourcing
- Execute all procurement activities in-scope
- Prepare and process eRFQs
- Smaller Contract (value/complexity) negotiation & execution
- Execution of Projects assigned by Commodity Management
- Desk Research and Price Comparison
- Supplier training on tools
- End-user training
- Savings reporting
- Maintain communication with suppliers, stakeholders, and other Indirect Procurement members
- Execute PR/PO audit queries periodically or, upon request, KPI measurements
- Ensure compliance with applicable TE policies
- Contribute to continuous improvement initiatives within the function, ensuring that improvements are incorporated into the work routine
- Support a robust compliance environment with applicable policies, procedures, and processes
- Build relationships with key stakeholders, including suppliers
- Support local BU owners, Function representatives, or other Procurement team members to solve issues promptly,
- Build strong relationships with key stakeholders,
- Attend team meetings and training as required.
- Good Experience in Indirect Procurement (5+ years)
- Previous experience in a shared service environment
- Good in MS Office; very good at Excel and other relevant tools for the function
- SAP PR2, S/4
- Good communication skills
- Very good English language skills in speech and writing, an additional language on top of Filipino preferred (Chinese, Spanish, German, French, etc.)
- Diversified Industrial Products/Manufacturing industry experience preferred
- Good command of other languages is a very important asset