Senior Buyer

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Job description

About the Organization & Opportunity:

• Our client is a nonprofit membership association with over 1 million members
• Highly established organization that was founded in the 1950's
• Diverse staff that impacts conservation in 79 countries and territories across six continents
• Employees praise the organization for its work-life balance culture

Senior Buyer

Responsibilities:

• Senior Buyer will be managing the activities for getting bids and demonstrating an understanding of pricing.
• Senior Buyer will demonstrate understanding of the steps in the buying life cycle.
• Senior Buyer will work with the contracting team to confirm the paperwork is done.
• Senior Buyer will be running the procurement process from start to finish.
• Senior Buyer will respond to procurement requests (come in from all over and on an ad hoc basis). Approximately 6-7 requests per day.
• Senior Buyer will be handling complex and large procurement processes.
• Senior Buyer will analyze procurement data in Excel
• Senior Buyer will have an assigned day to manage the email inbox
• Senior Buyer will oversee the RFX.
• Senior Buyer will assist other buyers on the team and complete ad hoc tasks and projects, as requested

Requirements:

• 6+ years of procurement (should have more than 6 years if candidate does not have a degree)
• Able to work in a cross functional environment and with diverse cultures
• Degree is a plus but NOT required for candidates with the relevant work experience
• Strong administrative experience and skills
• Previous nonprofit experience is a plus but NOT required
• MS Office Suite experience including Word, Outlook, Teams, Excel (pivot tables VLOOKUP's)

Personality Fit:

• Ability to manage multiple procurement-related projects and demonstrate experience in negotiating large-scale procurement deals
• Able to stay on task and self-manage work
• Self-motivated
• Clear written and verbal communication skills
• Team player - experience working with diverse, multi-cultural and cross-functional teams preferred

Qualified candidates please submit your resume for immediate consideration for this exciting job opportunity!

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