Indirect Materials & Services Senior Operational Buyer
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Overall mission:
- Our mission is to provide support to colleagues and vendors in case of PTP related questions and ensure a smooth execution of main responsibilities in PTP as outlined under the tasks
- Take direction from the Manager and the Team Lead in the PTP team on specific tasks
- It is a centralized role focused on assigned vendors or categories, accountable and responsible for the entire Requisition & Fulfillment (R&F) processing
- You will manage indirect materials and services (IM&S) availability and resolve plan/region specific issues to ensure security of supply
- You will be based in Budapest and report to the IM&S R&F Team Lead
You will:
- Release Purchase Orders to 3rd party suppliers according to sourcing and fulfillment instructions defined by the global Category Managers and within quality and time constraints
- You will track and follow up Purchase Order deliveries to ensure security of supply
- Manage import licenses and end-use certificates for concerned materials
- You will manage all incoming PTP related user and vendor queries by relevant communication channels
- Analyze queries and perform end-to-end query resolution following service levels and Customer satisfaction
- Take ownership and coordinate issue resolution across streams
- Provide guidance to users for all systems (SAP, SRM, service management tool)
- You will support users with regards to workflows and approvals
- Support PO follow-up
- Support manager with task allocation, Indicator reporting and operational review
- Mentor and professionally supporting the new joiners and team members
- You will communicate with internal and external partners by phone or by email
You:
- College or University degree
- :Fluent in German and English (any other European language is an advantage)
- 1+ years of experience in Procurement or Customer Service within an international environment
- Broad knowledge of relevant SAP modules (SRM,FI, PM, MM), Procurement tools (Catalogue)
- Understanding of business and PTP policies, process and work instructions
- Good data entry/ typing speed
- Reporting experience
Our benefits:
- Flexible Working Arrangements (4 days of Home Office/week)
- Great compensation package including bonus and cafeteria
- Learning opportunities, including LinkedIn learning access
- Career development opportunities
- Private Health Care
- Extended yearly health check
- Free coffee/tea
- Access to exclusive perfumes and Unilever employee shop with discounts
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