Senior Buyer - Lincolnshire, United States - Alight

Description

Our story

At Alight, we believe a company's success starts with its people. At our core, we Champion People, help our colleagues Grow with Purpose and true to our name we encourage colleagues to "Be Alight."

It's why we're so driven to connect passion with purpose. Our team's expertise in human insights and cloud technology, gives companies and employees around the world the ability to power confident decisions, for life.

With a comprehensive total rewards package, continuing education and training, and tremendous potential with a growing global organization, Alight is the perfect place to put your passion to work.

Join our team if you Champion People, want to Grow with Purpose through acting with integrity and if you embody the meaning of Be Alight.

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The Communication Senior Buyer demonstrates extensive experience in the Buying and Procurement Tasks and Activities competency. One should demonstrate knowledge of Alight's sourcing policies and guidelines, organizational strategies, practices and tools for procuring supplies and services needed on behalf of the Consumer Experience business.

The Communication Senior Buyer will partner with Delivery Consultants and functional colleagues in a designated market to manage the process and paperwork involved in securing outside vendors and tracking client deliverables. In this role, colleagues will utilize internal systems to process Purchase Orders, Requisitions, and Vendor Contracts; document and track receipt of delivery on all client deliverables; and assist in resolving billing issues. The Communication Senior Buyer will report to the Operations Leader within Consumer Experience.

Responsibilities:

Strengthen Our Business

• Maintains a high level of confidentiality when working with sensitive projects or material.
• Works with Requestors to ensure compliance with Sarbanes-Oxley laws and guidelines and internal purchasing procedures.
• Monitors effectiveness of procurement policies and strategies.
• Implements changes to improve buying or procurement procedures.
• Contributes to the establishment of new buying or procurement policies and strategies, as needed.
• Establishes and manages contracts with suppliers.
• Coordinates training of suppliers to accomplish business initiatives.
• Confers with suppliers to obtain and/or update equipment and service information.
• Manages ongoing communications with suppliers.
• Partners with suppliers to ensure invoices are sent within two weeks of project completion.
• Offers feedback on vendor performance in obtaining quotes and financial processing.
• Maintains a suitable and diverse pool of suppliers and contingent workforce.
• Assists Procure-to-Pay Leader with preparations for supplier fund approvals presented at the Global Sourcing Review Board (GSRB).
• Coordinates Security Risk Assessments between the internal Client Supplier Security team and supplier.
• Maintains focus on pricing strategy and supplier negotiations.
• Develops and implements financial spreadsheets, e.g., supplier spend reports and contingent workforce schedules.
• Reviews OSS expense monthly and initiates appropriate reclass actions as necessary.
• Understands accrual accounting and completes monthly expense management procedures.
• Manage and/or understand contingent workforce hiring process and procurement procedures.
• Partners and has strong relationships with Strategic Sourcing, Strategic Governance, and Procurement teams.
• Provides effective guidance to Requestors and Consumer Experience colleagues.
• Demonstrates an understanding of the business goals of the firm and our clients.
• Continues to grow professional skills and apply those skills with excellence.

Requirements:

Education / Experience

• Minimum of 5 years prior relative business experience in an office environment; production and/or purchasing experience is required.
• High school diploma or equivalent; college coursework in business is preferred.
• Some experience working in the printing or graphic design industry is preferred.
• Intermediate to Advanced Microsoft Office experience and skills, including Excel and PowerPoint.
• Extreme attention to detail/organization.
• Proactive, customer service orientation.
• Demonstrated project coordination experience.
• Strong time management skills.
• Experience handling sensitive information.
• Experience working with and providing analysis to managers.
• Comfort working in a fast-paced environment with short deadlines, interruptions, and multiple tasks/projects occurring at once.
• Demonstrated experience with technical skills as defined by the role.
• Demonstrated ability to learn at a fast pace.
• Ability to see "the big picture"
• Demonstrated experience with financial process and reporting.

Drive for Results

One of the characteristics of a successful consulting career is the ability and willingness to be flexible to meet the needs of clients when and where they need us. During many of our busier months of the year, it is not unusual for colleagues to work more than total standard time to meet client commitments.

Technical Skills:

• Intermediate to Advanced Microsoft Office, including Excel and PowerPoint
• Ability to effectively utilize interpersonal skills in difficult conversations or resolving issues
• Customer service
• Database navigation
• Ability to draft or compose basic analyses and reports
• Microsoft Outlook
• Workday
• Cloud-based Sourcing and Project Management platforms
• Project Coordination

By applying for a position with Alight, you understand that, should you be made an offer, it will be contingent on your undergoing and successfully completing a background check consistent with Alight's employment policies. Background checks may include some or all the following based on the nature of the position: SSN/SIN validation, education verification, employment verification, and criminal check, search against global sanctions and government watch lists, credit check, and/or drug test. You will be notified during the hiring process which checks are required by the position.

Our commitment to Diversity and Inclusion

Alight believes diversityshould be visible, valued, and sustained throughout the organization. And we're committed to enabling an inclusive culture of belonging that engages all colleagues and grows the diversity of our talent to proudly represent the clients and communities we serve.

As an affirmative action employer, we adhere to the principles of equal employment opportunity in the workplace as defined in our diversity policy statement.

Diversity Policy Statement

Alight does not discriminate against anyone based on sex, gender, race, color, religion, creed, national origin, ancestry, age, physical or mental disability, medical condition, pregnancy, marital or domestic partner status, citizenship, military or veteran status, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity or expression, genetic information, or any other legally protected characteristics or conduct covered by federal, state or local law. In addition, we take affirmative action to employ and advance in employment qualified minorities, women, disabled persons, disabled veterans and other covered veterans.

Alight provides reasonable accommodations to the known limitations of otherwise qualified employees and applicants for employment with disabilities and sincerely held religious beliefs, practices and observances, unless doing so would result in undue hardship. Applicants for employment may request a reasonable accommodation/modification by contacting his/her recruiter.

Authorization to work in the Employing Country

Applicants for employment in the country in which they are applying (Employing Country) must have work authorization that does not now or in the future require sponsorship of a visa for employment authorization in the Employing Country and with Alight.

Note, this job description does not restrict management's right to assign or reassign duties and responsibilities of this job to other entities; including but not limited to subsidiaries, partners, or purchasers of Alight business units. #LI-Remote

We offer you a competitive total rewards package, continuing education & training, and tremendous potential with a growing worldwide organization.

Pay Transparency Statement: Alight takes into consideration a candidate's experience, education, certification/credentials, market data, internal equity, and geography when determining an offer for a successful employment candidate, and Alight does so on an individualized, non-discriminatory basis. Therefore, an offer may fall anywhere between the estimated minimum base salary for this role of $52.500,00/year (for full time employees) and the estimated maximum base salary for this role of $130.000,00/year (for full-time employees). Alight also offers a comprehensive benefits package; for specific details on our benefits package, please visit:

DISCLAIMER:

Nothing in this job description restricts management's right to assign or reassign duties and responsibilities of this job to other entities; including but not limited to subsidiaries, partners, or purchasers of Alight business units.

Alight Solutions provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, creed, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, genetic information, pregnancy, childbirth or related medical condition, veteran, marital, parental, citizenship, or domestic partner status, or any other status protected by applicable national, federal, state or local law. Alight Solutions is committed to a diverse workforce and is an affirmative action employer.