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Indirect Operational Buyer Job Location US-KY-Louisville | US-OH-Montpelier ID 2024-2666

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1 Posted Date 5 hours ago(5/20/2024 9:03 AM) Overview Unleash your Potential - Seize your career opportunity now, with Wieland! Wieland is a global leader in copper and copper alloy manufacturing, processing, and distribution. We provide a large product and service portfolio including power, automotive, ammunition, coinage, construction materials, refrigeration, electronics and many other industries. To us, metal is more than material. Wieland's Cultural Values Wieland's culture is what makes for a fun and rewarding place to work! As a company, we benefit daily from our employees' knowledge and abilities. With our cultural vision, we place our core values at the heart of everything we do: safety, ambition, optimism, reliability, ownership, diversity, & respect. Wieland is hiring an Indirect Operational Buyer. The Indirect Operational Buyer will be responsible for assuming a leadership role in the development and deployment of global category strategies that align with the Company and Business Unit's overall procurement strategy. This role can be located in Louisville, KY or Montpelier, OH and will be hybrid. While this role is local, occasional travel to other locations will be required (10% travel). Responsibilities Indirect Operational Buyer Responsibilities: 1. Understand requirement requests from demand sources and clarify queries directly with responsible internal units and preparation of suitable inquiry documents. 2. Search for new potential suppliers in consultation with the strategic buyer and support local strategic supplier initiatives. 3. Obtain quotations, monitor quotation returns and evaluate quotations commercially and, if necessary, technically. 4. Clarify and negotiate prices and payment conditions or other general conditions for ordering with suppliers as required. 5. As required, partner with the requirement owner to identify the most suitable supplier based on cost, quality, delivery, and service on the initiation of the order. 6. Handle the entire ordering process, from the purchase requisition by the demand side to the resolution of invoice discrepancies. 7. Execution of new orders in alignment of master data and procurement policy in the procurement environment as well as the processing of repeat orders. 8. Follow-up of order confirmations and clarification of discrepancies with requesters and suppliers. 9. Negotiate changed prices independently with suppliers within the given framework. 10. Monitoring of deliveries by means of reminder procedures and follow-up of deadline and quantity deviations. Collaboration in supplier evaluation. 11. Monitoring of procurement volumes and identification of potential for improvement by bundling requirements or selecting alternative suppliers. Preparation of data for negotiations by the Procurement Department. 12. On a case-by-case basis, assumption of special tasks, such as minor enhancements in the ERP systems of the Procurement department or other assigned tasks. Indirect Operational Buyer Qualifications: * B.S. Degree in Business or technical-related discipline or equivalent work experience. * 2-3 years of professional experience in procurement, indirect materials, supplier relations, manufacturing environments, stakeholder engagement and/or use of E-Catalogs * Knowledge of the products procured and the supplier base, as well as the processes. * Procurement tracking and renegotiations require advocacy with other divisions and suppliers for varying objectives. * Strong computer skills including Microsoft Office, SAP, and related systems. * Attention to detail and accuracy. * Ability to communicate effectively both verbally