Strategic Buyer IT Procurement

at  METROdigital

ABOUT US:

Passion for food. Hunger for tech. We make METRO digital.
Today technology is driving the world. And at METRO.digital we are driving the technology for one of the leading international wholesalers specializing in food - METRO. From e-commerce to checkout, to delivery software, we work on a wide range of products to make each day a success for our customers and colleagues. With passion and ownership, we build the future of wholesale.
You are driving to create smart solutions for customers around the globe? You want to grow in a flexible environment? Let the right career opportunity find you and join us!

REQUIRED KEY COMPETENCIES AND QUALIFICATIONS:

• Proven experience in procurement with a good understanding of the challenges, processes, and requirements of IT procurement
• Experience in negotiations for the benefit of stakeholders, by considering the medium and long-term implications for the company.
• Proactive, result oriented team-player with the ability to work independently
• Ability to respect deadlines and prioritize a busy workload.
• Motivation to achieve consistently high quality results.
• An ability to gain credibility with internal stakeholders and persuade people to change and/or adhere to a certain strategic direction is essential. An in-depth understanding of the supply market for each category, and the ability to determine opportunities for cost reduction and supplier enhancement is critical.
• Good verbal, written and inter-personal communication skills.
• Very good fluency in English (written and verbal)

• You guide, advise and support your internal stakeholders in their individual procurement activities and ensure that all procurement cases are handled in the best way.
• You prepare, lead and execute Rfx’s.
• You lead contract and offer negotiations.
• You ensure a smooth supplier relationship management.
• You execute the category strategy and initiatives.
• You implement, lead and support procurement-related sub projects.
• You liaise with stakeholders to identify opportunities to reduce the total cost of ownership of products and services.
• Acting as the interface between internal stakeholders and suppliers
• Providing strategic input into category management frameworks and approaches