Associate III, Purchasing

Ingram Micro Czech Republic; Philippines; On-site; PHP 360,000 - 600,000; Full time

Job summary

Ingram Micro is a leading technology company driving the world's IT ecosystem. The Procurement team handles purchasing of products and services, negotiates with vendors, and coordinates with internal departments to resolve invoicing and shipping issues.

The role may specialize by area and includes supporting purchasing systems and paperwork to ensure compliance with procedures.

Qualifications

• Two-year college degree or equivalent experience and minimum 3-year experience in functional area.
• High School Diploma or equivalent and 5 years functional experience, preferably at a senior level.
• Has substantial understanding of the job and applies knowledge and skills to complete a wide range of tasks.
• This is not a complete listing of the job duties. It's a representation of the things you will be doing, and you may not perform all of these duties.

Responsibilities

• Responsible for purchasing of products and services to meet company requirements and maintain inventory levels.
• Negotiates best deals with vendors and ensures adherence to quality and delivery standards.
• Interfaces with multiple internal departments to resolve discrepancies related to invoicing, shipments, etc.
• Buyers may specialize in a specific area or functional support (sales).
• Support personnel manage paperwork and purchasing systems transactions to ensure adherence to procedures.

Skills

Negotiation

Vendor management

Inventory management

Cross-functional collaboration

Mentoring

Education

Two-year college degree

High School Diploma

Tools

Purchasing systems

Job description

Description

Accelerate your career. Join the organization that\'s driving the world\'s technology and shape the future.

Description

Accelerate your career. Join the organization that\'s driving the world\'s technology and shape the future.

Ingram Micro is a leading technology company for the global information technology ecosystem. With the ability to reach nearly 90% of the global population, we play a vital role in the worldwide IT sales channel, bringing products and services from technology manufacturers and cloud providers to business-to-business technology experts. Our market reach, diverse solutions and services portfolio, and digital platform Ingram Micro Xvantage™ set us apart. Learn more at www.ingrammicro.com

Come join our team where you’ll make technology happen in surprising ways. Let’s shape tomorrow - it’ll be a fun journey!

Position Summary

• Responsible for purchasing of products and services to meet company requirements and maintain appropriate inventory levels.
• Negotiates best deals with vendors and ensures adherence to quality and delivery standards.
• Interfaces with multiple internal departments to resolve discrepancies related to invoicing, shipments, etc.
• Buyers may specialize in a specific area (e.g. services, IT products, etc.) or functional support (sales).
• Support personnel manage the paperwork and purchasing systems transactions to ensure adherence to procedures.

What You Bring To The Role

• Seasoned individual contributor.
• Works under limited supervision for routine situations.
• Provides assistance and training to lower level employees.
• Problems typically are not routine and require analysis to understand.
• Makes minor adjustments to working methods.
• Explains practices, procedures and policies to reach agreement wit others outside of the job area.
• Provides administrative or technical support at a senior level.
• Proficient in the various competencies relevant to their job.
• May act as a lead or mentor to more junior technical or administrative support personnel.
• Works on assignments that are moderately difficult, requiring judgment in resolving issues or in making recommendations.
• Generally, works independently within established procedures associated with the specific job function.
• Normally receives little instruction on daily work.
• Determines methods and procedures on new assignments.
• May be informal team leader.

Qualifications

• Two-year college degree or equivalent experience and minimum 3-year experience in functional area.
• High School Diploma or equivalent and 5 years functional experience, preferably at a senior level.
• Has substantial understanding of the job and applies knowledge and skills to complete a wide range of tasks.
• This is not a complete listing of the job duties. It\'s a representation of the things you will be doing, and you may not perform all of these duties.