Senior Procurement Buyer - Deerfield Beach, United States - JM Family Enterprises

Description

The Senior Procurement Buyer at JM Family Enterprises negotiates and executes sourcing activities and contracts. They leverage procurement strategies to drive cost savings and meet internal customer needs. The ideal Buyer assists with drafting scopes of services and requirements. Additionally, they conduct research on suppliers, manage contracts, negotiate prices and terms, and mitigate risks while maximizing value.

Responsibilities:

• This individual will be accountable for maintaining and growing existing relationships to support and expand the current procurement pipeline.
• Develop expertise in a managed category by analyzing current market trends
• Identify suppliers to meet business requirements
• Design, manage, and control the competitive bid process through RFIs, RFQs, RFPs, and Reverse Auctions (RFx events) as well as leading client teams in the sourcing and selection process
• Review and conduct Supplier Performance Management as requested by the Business
• Provide first-level contract review for consistency with scope/requirements, RFP documentation, pricing agreements, and corporate standards
• Negotiate and execute agreements including contracting with Suppliers on pricing and terms and conditions
• Liaison between Legal, Corporate Insurance Services, and various departments/business units
• Drive internal compliance with Procurement policies, procedures, strategies, and guidelines on an ongoing basis

Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in business management or related field
• Minimum 5-7 years of purchasing experience in a corporate environment, with an emphasis on Indirect Procurement
• Knowledge of the purchase order process
• Self-starter, ability to work self-reliantly in a semi-fast-paced environment
• Proven negotiating skills with a proficient comprehension of price/cost analysis
• Exemplary PC skills with emphasis on Microsoft Office 365 including Excel, PowerPoint, and Word
• Experience creating and negotiating Master Services Agreements, Statements of Work, and other purchasing contracts
• Highly collaborative team-oriented individual who has the proven ability to build relationships with Internal Customers and Suppliers
• Ability to establish category management capabilities to help drive compliance, and performance, reduce cost, and reduce risk to the organization
• Solid analytical skills to identify, quantify, and skillfully leverage data to support business decisions
• Impressive verbal, written, and interpersonal communication skills as well as organizational, time management, and planning skills
• Experience using SAP Ariba solution a plus
• CPM/CPSM certification a plus

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This job description may not be inclusive of all assigned duties, responsibilities, or aspects of the job described, and may be amended at any time at the sole discretion of JM Family. All work arrangements are subject to associate performance, business need and manager discretion, and may be revised as necessary.

JM FAMILY IS PROUD TO BE AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER

JM Family Enterprises, Inc. is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer. We are committed to recruiting, hiring, retaining, and promoting qualified associates without regard to age, race, religion, color, gender, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth and related medical conditions), sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, mental or physical disability, national origin, marital status, citizenship, military status, genetic information, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, provincial, or local law.

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