PROCUREMENT MANAGER - BPOD - LA

Introduction As a Business Sales & Delivery Executive, you will support IBM’s consistent growth by bringing to the table your business development, sales, account management, and delivery skills.
Picture yourself working with a highly motivated, highly successful team with a proven sales record in IBM’s top technologies.
If you’re ready to bring insights and experience in areas such as IoT, Blockchain and digital transformation, we are ready to offer you a best in class career development.
Your Role and Responsibilities This global procurement role is responsible for supporting the various procurement activities and tasks that are not sourcing specific.
This involves several job role specialties such as business operations, policies and practices, global compliance, client services bid management, supplier contract development and negotiation in support of complex services engagements, it also includes client services by geography management and ensures maximum value add is attained.
A strong knowledge of global procurement practices are essential in this job role and being able to apply procurement business techniques ensures the client's needs are being understood and satisfied, the skill of managing client experience is now an expected skill in procurement, and the need to be knowledgeable in end to end procurement is evident.
Global procurement are a support function that monitors the business value being created and applying analytic skills allow the procurement professional better utilize the cognitive tools being developed.
Responsibilities may include interfacing and supporting IBM's country, regional and/or worldwide procurement teams and processes and supporting IBM strategic supply issues.
Therefore strong communication skills are an integral part of this job role, and as the need for "quicker to market" is driving our business then adoption and application of agile techniques and practices is becoming a key element of the procurement professionals skill set.
*Todas as vagas são elegíveis para pessoas com deficiência ou reabilitadas.* Required Technical and Professional Expertise Language and Communication Skills.
Ability to read, analyze, and interpret common business journals, financial reports, and legal documents (e.
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supplier contracts).
Ability to respond to common inquiries or complaints from customers, suppliers, or team members.
Ability to effectively present information to top management.
Preferred Technical and Professional Expertise * Advanced negotiating skills; * Knowledge of sourcing and negotiations; * Ability to be a team player and work with minimal supervision.