Indirect Buyer

An Indirect Buyer plays a crucial role in optimizing technology investments, ensuring cost-effective procurement of hardware, software, and services. They manage vendor relationships, negotiate contracts, and mitigate risks associated with licensing and compliance. By aligning purchases with strategic goals, they enhance operational efficiency and support long-term business growth. Their expertise helps organizations save money, streamline processes, and maintain compliance while securing high-quality solutions.

What you'll do...

• Manage procurement activities for a defined category, such as transportation, construction, IT, engineering / professional services, benefits or other indirect spend areas. 


• Partner with internal stakeholders to ensure sourcing needs are met efficiently and demonstrate value through market analysis, negotiation, and execution of procurement processes.


• Collaborate with internal teams and departments on the development and execution of sourcing strategies creating supplier and category-specific plans aimed at achieving cost savings and optimizing value. Monitor supplier performance against established criteria. 


• Conduct market research and benchmarking activities (using various tools and methods) to gain market intelligence and support the development of a strong supplier base. 


• Participate in or support regular supplier performance reviews or business review meetings. 


• Negotiate competitive contracts, including terms & conditions, risk assessments, master services agreements, service level agreements, payment terms, and pricing.

You'll have... 

• Bachelor's degree in Business Administration, Supply Chain Management, Finance, or a related field


• 3-5 year(s) of experience in a purchasing, procurement, or supply chain support role.


• Familiarity with procurement processes, such as requisitioning, purchase order creation, and supplier interactions.


• Proficiency in using procurement or ERP systems for transactional tasks.


• Strong organizational skills and attention to detail.


• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.


• Ability to work effectively both independently and as part of a team.


• Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite, particularly Excel.
  
  
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• Strong understanding of procurement or supply chain processes and attention to detail.


• Ability to build and maintain effective relationships with both internal colleagues across different functions and external suppliers.


• Proactive and self-motivated, with strong communication skills (both written and verbal) and the ability to work well as part of a team.


• Capable of managing multiple priorities and adapting to fluctuating workloads.


• Possesses effective analytical abilities.


• Comfortable navigating complexity and ambiguity in the sourcing process for indirect spend areas. 


• Demonstrates a strong customer service focus and a proactive approach to tasks.


• Experience with Indirect procurement or sourcing of non-production goods / services is beneficial. 


• Eager to learn and contributes positively to the team environment.
  
  
  You may not check every box, or your experience may look a little different from what we've outlined, but if you think you can bring value to Ford Motor Company, we encourage you to apply!

This position is a range of salary grades 6-8 .  

For more information on salary and benefits, click here: https://fordcareers.co/GSRSP1


Visa sponsorship is not available for this position. 

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