Strategic Buyer

The Strategic Buyer is responsible for establishing long‑term purchase orders and contracts in SAP, approving purchase orders below a given threshold, and managing overall vendor communication, negotiation, and mitigation of price increase requests.

Responsibilities

• Establish long‑term purchase orders and contracts in SAP
• Approve purchase orders below a given threshold
• Maintain up‑to‑date purchasing information records
• Manage source lists in accordance with commodity strategy and supplier quality guidance
• Timely upkeep of vendor master data to enable and streamline tactical PO placement
• Negotiate and mitigate price increase requests
• Maintain favourable payment terms
• Participate in supplier visits and meetings as required
• Engage in supplier rationalization, development and transition (outsourcing, insourcing, vendor to vendor)
• Identify, execute, and sustain projects in support of ...