Procurement Operations Professional

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As a Procurement Operations Professional, you will provide professional support for purchase order processing and carry out tactical sourcing type activities. You will utilize knowledge of categories and category suppliers to negotiate with suppliers while following IBM Procurement policies to complete purchases. Your primary responsibilities will include: • Purchase Order Processing: Receive requests from IBM clients, negotiate with suppliers, and complete purchases while adhering to IBM Procurement policies. • Relationship Management: Set up and maintain relationships with IBM clients and suppliers through effective written and verbal communication. • Problem Resolution: Apply problem determination skills to resolve issues in the purchasing process and clear aged open POs and blocked invoices for suppliers. • Market Intelligence: Understand market trends and benchmarks related to relevant commodities through research and collaboration with other buyers in the operations team. • Procurement Tool Utilization: Effectively use IBM Procurement tools to process POs and document supplier/PO related information.

• Category Knowledge: Exposure to categories and category suppliers to negotiate with suppliers effectively. • Procurement Tools: Experience working with procurement-related tools to process POs and document supplier/PO related information. • Purchasing Process: Exposure to purchasing processes, including problem determination skills to resolve issues. • Market Intelligence: Experience working with market intelligence and benchmarking related to relevant commodities. • Supplier Communication: Experience with written and verbal communication to negotiate with suppliers and manage client expectations.

• Category Management Knowledge: Exposure to category management principles and practices to effectively negotiate with suppliers and manage client expectations. • Procurement Analytics: Experience working with procurement analytics tools to analyze market trends and benchmarks related to relevant commodities. • Sourcing Methodologies: Exposure to sourcing methodologies and strategies to optimize purchasing processes and improve supplier relationships.

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