Tactical Operations Buyer (German-Speaking)

At TE, you will unleash your potential working with people from diverse backgrounds and industries to create a safer, sustainable and more connected world.

Job Overview

This position will report to the PSC Team Leader and be a member of the PSC teams focusing on PR/PO processing, compliance checks, supplier set-up/change requests, procurement helpdesk, invoice price issues resolutions, and many more.

What your background should look like:

Key attributes of this role include:
• 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 and detail oriented
• Strong communication skills
• Ability to work with deadlines
• Ability to work in culturally diverse teams with many levels of personnel.

Key Responsibilities:
• 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 queries 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.

Qualifications:
• Good Experience in Indirect Procurement (5+ years)
• Previous experience in a shared service environment
• Good in MS Office; very good 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

Competencies

Values: Integrity, Accountability, Inclusion, Innovation, Teamwork

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