Indirect Purchasing Buyer

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Job Description

As the Indirect Purchasing Buyer,you will be responsible for purchase of all or a specific portion of productive and/or non-productive materials, supplies, machinery, tooling and/or services. Responsible for actively participating in development of commodity strategy, sourcing/negotiations, global/regional material budget execution, and interface with suppliers or internal stakeholders. Work is of a complex nature involving a considerable amount of initiative, analytical work and independent judgment.

The responsibilities for this position are broken down as follows: Local (applicable to the MEO only), Regional (applicable to GMIO) and Global (applicable across GM-defined regions)

Local (95%)

• Customer focus & Cross Functional Collaboration
• Educate stakeholders on Purchasing Process, make sure budget is fully approved & SOW is clear before starting the sourcing process.
• Identify the right suppliers to be added to the bid list after coordination with stakeholder.
  
  

• Purchasing Process
• Fully responsible to select the right sourcing type & complete the whole purchasing cycle
• Ensure a fair bid environment
• Develop a strategic approach for the purchase
• Negotiation process (negotiating price, T&C, Incoterm, lead time, after-service … )
• Mitigate legal and operational risks & protect GM’s intellectual property
• Conduct the technical evaluation process through Customer / Supplier meetings & follow ups
• Prepare the sourcing recommendation / decision
• Obtaining the right approvals as per local approval matrix & global procedure
• PO / Contract awarding / creation on SAP & signing
• Selling scrap / obsolete / mutilated parts to generate revenue through spot sale or long-term contracts.
  
  

• Internal Controls & Process Compliance
• Documentation & filling of every step in the process that led to the sourcing decision
• Full compliance with local & GM global policies & procedures.
• Reporting / uploading the right figures timely to tracker / EGY / ESO
  
  

• Continuous Improvement
• Provide value to GM by identifying cost savings opportunities and work with the stakeholders to develop them.
• Continuously searching for better suppliers to enrich GM database & the competition
  
  

• Relationship Development
• Contract management and building strategic relationship with suppliers and stakeholders
• Work on suppliers’ complaints & solving issues promptly (receiving, payment issues, pricing issues, ..)
  

Regional (5%)

• Fully engage with regional team during team meetings & monthly trainings
• Ensure Business Process Compliance with regional / global up to date requirements
• Benchmark with other units in the region to share experience & continuous improvement.
  
  

Education:

• Bachelor’s degree with a very good English & Arabic, both spoken & written (preferred in commerce or business economics or engineering)
  
  

Preferred critical skills:

• Strong Negotiation and analytical skills
• Strong interpersonal communication skills
• Detailed oriented & persistence
• Ability to work in agile environment
• Ability to work effectively cross functionally, both internally and externally and build relationships
• Experience handling commercial issues with suppliers and assessing supplier performance
  
  

Competencies:

• Displays High Integrity and Honesty
• Customer focus
• Conflict Management
• Drive for Results
  
  

About GM

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Diversity Information

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We encourage interested candidates to review the key responsibilities and qualifications and apply for any positions that match your skills and capabilities.