Senior Buyer

Whirlpool • Benton Harbor, MI

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About The Position

Your responsibilities will include Collaborate and influence internal Business Stakeholders and Suppliers through category strategies Provide leadership and management for procurement projects and initiatives. Developing and implementing category strategies to drive direction and results, Negotiation and Contract Management, Optimizing sourcing projects, key initiatives, and supplier negotiations, Conduct market insights and deliver risk mitigation plans and actions, Drive and deliver substantial supply base reduction through strengthening partnerships with key business stakeholders and suppliers,Respond to and resolve day-to-date operational supply base challenges. Develop and execute detailed sourcing strategies across key categories that are required to deliver objectives.

Requirements

• Bachelor's Degree in Business
• 4+ years of experience in IT Sourcing, Procurement Sourcing or Finance
• Interpersonal, driven, and influential skills to engage and build rapport with business partners
• Strong Verbal and written communication
• Negotiation skills and conflict resolution
• Interpret and manipulate data with strong analytical skills
• Project management in adherence to objectives and milestones
• Manage, prioritize, and execute multiple key activities
• Strong problem solving

Responsibilities

• Collaborate and influence internal Business Stakeholders and Suppliers through category strategies
• Provide leadership and management for procurement projects and initiatives
• Developing and implementing category strategies to drive direction and results
• Negotiation and Contract Management
• Optimizing sourcing projects, key initiatives, and supplier negotiations
• Conduct market insights and deliver risk mitigation plans and actions
• Drive and deliver substantial supply base reduction through strengthening partnerships with key business stakeholders and suppliers
• Respond to and resolve day-to-date operational supply base challenges
• Develop and execute detailed sourcing strategies across key categories that are required to deliver objectives

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees