Procurement Operations Professional
IBM · Posted Nov 3
Hybrid cloud, artificial intelligence, enterprise software, quantum computing, and IT consulting services
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About the role
IBM Finance & Operations supports business transformation through efficiency, transparency, and decision-making across the business. The Procurement Operations team handles purchase order processing and tactical sourcing, using category and supplier knowledge to complete purchases under IBM Procurement policies. This role processes POs, manages client and supplier relationships, resolves purchasing issues, and uses procurement tools and market intelligence.
What you will do
- Purchase Order Processing: Receive requests from IBM clients, negotiate with suppliers, and complete purchases while adhering to IBM Procurement policies.
- Relationship Management: Set up and maintain relationships with IBM clients and suppliers through effective written and verbal communication.
- Problem Resolution: Apply problem determination skills to resolve issues in the purchasing process and clear aged open POs and blocked invoices for suppliers.
- Market Intelligence: Understand market trends and benchmarks related to relevant commodities through research and collaboration with other buyers in the operations team.
- Procurement Tool Utilization: Effectively use IBM Procurement tools to process POs and document supplier/PO related information.
- Procurement Tools: Experience working with procurement-related tools to process POs and document supplier/PO related information.
- Market Intelligence: Experience working with market intelligence and benchmarking related to relevant commodities.
- Procurement Analytics: Experience working with procurement analytics tools to analyze market trends and benchmarks related to relevant commodities.
Skills used in this role
What the employer is looking for
- Category Knowledge: Exposure to categories and category suppliers to negotiate with suppliers effectively.
- Purchasing Process: Exposure to purchasing processes, including problem determination skills to resolve issues.
- Supplier Communication: Experience with written and verbal communication to negotiate with suppliers and manage client expectations.
- Category Management Knowledge: Exposure to category management principles and practices to effectively negotiate with suppliers and manage client expectations.
- Sourcing Methodologies: Exposure to sourcing methodologies and strategies to optimize purchasing processes and improve supplier relationships.
Benefits and support
- continuous learning
- career development
About IBM
International Business Machines Corporation (IBM) is a global technology and consulting company that provides hybrid cloud, artificial intelligence, and enterprise infrastructure solutions. Operating in over 175 countries, IBM helps businesses across industries modernize operations, secure data, and drive digital transformation through platforms like watsonx and Red Hat OpenShift. Founded over a century ago, the company remains a pioneer in high-performance computing, enterprise automation, and quantum technology.
- Industry
- Information Technology
- Company size
- 260,000+ employees
- Founded
- June 16, 1911
- Location
- Armonk, New York, USA
- Funding stage
- Public Company
Funding
Public Company · $3.5B raised
- ·Post Ipo Debt$150M
Leadership
Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer
Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
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