Indirect Procurement Commodity Buyer

DRiV•Southfield, MI

About The Position

The Indirect Procurement Commodity Buyer Support Lines: Services, Facilities & Energy supports regional Global Purchasing activities for assigned indirect categories. The role executes sourcing and purchasing activities, analyzes requirements and spend, identifies and evaluates suppliers, supports contract negotiations, maintains purchasing and supplier data, and coordinates purchase requisitions, purchase orders, delivery follow-up, invoice resolution, and supplier performance. The position partners with regional stakeholders to deliver competitive cost, reliable service, contract compliance, and continuous improvement across services, facilities, and energy categories. The proposed level is B8 Professional (Exempt) / Supervisor I. This level is appropriate for an experienced individual contributor who independently completes analysis and research, serves as a lead for an area or project, works with internal and external parties, and may manage medium-size projects within established budgets and timelines. Final level, FLSA status, job code, reporting title, location, and approval authority should be validated by Compensation, HR, and the hiring leader.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree in Supply Chain, Purchasing, Business, Finance, Engineering, Facilities Management, Energy Management, or a related field, or equivalent professional experience.
Three or more years of experience in procurement, purchasing, sourcing, supply chain, contract administration, or a related field.
Experience supporting indirect categories or purchasing services in a corporate, industrial, manufacturing, or multi-site environment.
Experience with supplier evaluation, competitive sourcing, commercial analysis, purchase orders, contracts, and invoice issue resolution.
Experience using an ERP or purchasing system and maintaining supplier and procurement data.
Working knowledge of sourcing, supplier management, contract administration, purchase-to-pay processes, and total-cost analysis.
Analytical and organizational skills with the ability to manage multiple priorities and produce accurate work within established deadlines.
Commercial communication and negotiation skills for working with suppliers and cross-functional stakeholders.
Ability to exercise independent judgment within defined procedures and refer higher-risk, nonstandard, or high-value matters for approval.
Proficiency in Microsoft Excel, Word, PowerPoint, and Outlook; working knowledge of SAP or a similar ERP system.

Nice To Haves

Experience with services, facilities, utilities, energy, maintenance, workplace services, or related indirect procurement categories.
Experience supporting regional or multi-country sourcing activities.
Professional procurement or supply chain certification.
Experience with spend analysis, e-sourcing, contract-management, supplier-performance, or procure-to-pay tools.

Responsibilities

Support regional category plans for services, facilities, and energy in alignment with Global Purchasing direction and regional business requirements.
Analyze stakeholder requirements, historical spend, supplier capabilities, market information, commercial terms, and total-cost considerations to support sourcing recommendations.
Conduct requests for information, quotations, and proposals; coordinate bid packages, supplier communications, evaluations, and award recommendations.
Identify opportunities for supplier consolidation, demand management, standardization, cost reduction, cost avoidance, service improvement, and risk mitigation.
Maintain category trackers, sourcing pipelines, savings documentation, contract status, and implementation actions for assigned support lines.
Purchase assigned indirect services, facilities-related requirements, and energy products or services in accordance with approved category strategies, policies, and delegated authority.
Partner with Facilities, Operations, EHS, Finance, Legal, Sustainability, and site stakeholders to define business requirements, service levels, schedules, and commercial evaluation criteria.
Support sourcing and supplier management for categories that may include maintenance and repair services, janitorial, security, waste, utilities, energy supply, facility projects, workplace services, and other assigned indirect services.
Coordinate contract renewals, extensions, amendments, and expirations to promote continuity of service and timely stakeholder decisions.
Escalate safety, operational continuity, legal, regulatory, environmental, or commercial risks to the appropriate functional owner.
Support supplier identification, qualification, onboarding, and vendor-master activities across applicable company codes and purchasing systems.
Prepare commercial comparisons and negotiation materials and participate in negotiations within assigned authority.
Coordinate with Legal and stakeholders to develop, route, maintain, and implement contracts, statements of work, service-level requirements, pricing schedules, and supporting documentation.
Monitor supplier performance against cost, quality, delivery, service, safety, sustainability, and contract expectations; coordinate corrective actions when needed.
Maintain accurate supplier, contract, pricing, and purchasing records and support periodic supplier reviews.
Review purchasing requests for completeness, approved specifications, supplier availability, cost allocation, required approvals, and contract coverage.
Create or support purchase requisitions and purchase orders in SAP or the applicable ERP system and transmit approved orders to suppliers.
Follow up with requesters and suppliers regarding delivery, service completion, goods receipt, and other required transaction steps.
Coordinate with Accounts Payable, Vendor Master Data, Finance, suppliers, and requesters to resolve invoice, purchase order, payment-term, receipt, and vendor-data issues.
Identify recurring process issues and implement or recommend corrective and preventive actions.
Serve as a regional purchasing contact for assigned services, facilities, and energy requirements and provide timely updates to stakeholders.
Build productive relationships with site teams, functional partners, incumbent suppliers, and potential suppliers.
Prepare spend, sourcing, savings, supplier-performance, contract, and project reporting using approved data and templates.
Contribute procurement expertise to regional projects and support the implementation of awarded suppliers and contracts.
Promote compliance with purchasing policies, competitive-bid requirements, approved contracts, and documented approval processes.