Buyer

Freeman Company; McCook (IL); Hybrid; USD 57,000 - 87,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Tuition Reimbursement

Life, Accident and Disability

Retirement with Company Match

Paid Time Off

Annual bonus (AIP)

Job summary

The Freeman Company is seeking a Buyer to join our Global Supply Chain team in a hybrid schedule, generally in-office and/or show-site 2-3 days per week. You will manage day-to-day procurement, maintain supplier relationships, and support cost-saving initiatives across regions.

Located in McCook, IL (or nearby) with opportunities to work remote part of the week. Strong communication, organization, and P2P system experience are required.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree preferred; HS diploma with relevant experience acceptable.
• At least 5 years of related procurement experience; trade show/event/hospitality preferred.
• Experience with Coupa and SAP SRM as a heavy end-user or administrator strongly preferred.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office: PowerPoint, Excel, Word, Outlook, SharePoint.

Responsibilities

• Manage day-to-day procurement processes and supplier relations.
• Identify new procurement and cost-saving opportunities.
• Establish and maintain Coupa P2P catalogs with products, descriptions, images, and pricing.
• Provide transactional support of requisitions, POs, and invoices to ensure accuracy.
• Triages requisitions for proper reviews and sourcing events.
• Compile metrics/reports on regional and category activity.
• Enable suppliers by reviewing contracts and setting up PO structure.
• Maintain internally managed catalogs with suppliers and stakeholders.
• Assist and/or manage price-change processes per contracts/terms.
• Track and report supplier-related issues and quality defects.
• Collaborate with Buyers to cover vacancies and develop reusable buying strategies.
• Develop continuous improvements to SOPs; train others on P2P systems.
• Ensure excellent customer service to internal/external stakeholders.

Skills

detail-oriented

organized

excellent communication

analytical

multi-tasking

Education

Bachelor’s Degree preferred

5 years related work experience

Tools

Coupa

SAP SRM

MS Office

SharePoint

Job description

As part of The Freeman Company, Freemandesigns and delivers unforgettable momentsthat create a bond between audiences and our clients. It’s just one reason why we’re the leader in live events.

Summary

The Buyer is responsible for selecting and procuring quality products and services, including: maintaining supplier relationships, processing purchase orders, limited supplier negotiations, tracking orders, generating reports, creating and maintaining product catalogs and standard ordering procedures, and liaising with the Procurement team and internal stakeholders. The ideal candidate is driven, detail-oriented, and organized, with excellent communication skills, strong analytical skills, and the ability to multi-task and interact with leadership across the organization. The Buyer must work well in a team environment.

This position will support our Global Supply Chain team. It is eligible to work a hybrid schedule, generally requiring work in-office and/or show-site 2-3 days per week. The ideal candidate will be located in McCook, IL; however, we are also open to candidates based out of:

• Manages and assists with day-to-day procurement processes
• Identifies new procurement and cost savings opportunities
• Establishes and maintains Coupa P2P catalogs including products and services descriptions, images, and pricing
• Provides transactional support of requisitions, POs, and invoices to ensure accuracy
• Provides buyer role triage support to obtain proper reviews of applicable requisitions that could require sourcing events
• Compiles metric/reporting on all regional and/or category transactional activity
• Enables suppliers by reviewing contracts and setting up the appropriate PO structure to capture spend details in Coupa
• Maintains internally managed catalogs by coordinating with the supplier, procurement team peers and business users
• Assists and/or manages the product price change process in accordance with contract terms and/or negotiated terms
• Tracks and reports on supplier related issues, failures, and quality defects
• Works as a team with other Buyers to cover temporary vacancies and develop buying strategies that can be duplicated throughout the department
• Develops and focuses on continuous improvement of standard operating procedures; trains others on P2P system and Procurement processes and tools
• Ensures excellent customer service to all customers/stakeholders (internal and external)
• Manages efforts to resolve internal/external stakeholder issues
• Manages day-to-day supplier relations and escalations; Communicate updates and issues to leadership and internal stakeholders both verbally and written form
• Promotes Coupa user adoption by improving catalog usability and established, preferred suppliers
• Assist in developing and implementing procurement projects and programs
• Coordinates and facilitates meetings internally as well as externally with suppliers
• Assigned categories and is responsible for developing category plans to include sourcing and contract opportunities resulting in company and/or region-specific savings
• Represents designated regions and categories as a subject matter expert for the purpose of reporting, contract development, supplier evaluations, and development/execution of procurement strategy
• Maintains monthly supplier performance measurement reports and facilitates monthly/quarterly performance review meetings with preferred suppliers
• Performs other duties as assigned

Education & Experience

• Bachelor’s Degree from an accredited 4 year college or university is preferred, High School Diploma or equivalaent with relevant work experience is required
• At least (5) five years of related work experience; trade show, event, retail or hospitality industry experience is preferred
• Experience with a Procure-to-Pay (P2P) platform such as Coupa and SAP SRM as a heavy end-user, technical owner, implementer, buyer or system administrator is strongly preferred
• Proficient in Microsoft Office applications including: PowerPoint, Excel, Word, Outlook and SharePoint

Certificates, Licenses, Registrations

CPSM or CSCP Certified is preferred

What We Offer

The Freeman Company provides benefits that aim to empower our people and their families to thrive mentally, physically, and financially. These are a handful of the types of programs and benefits our full-time people may be eligible for. There may be some variances in specific benefits across regions.

• Tuition Reimbursement
• Life, Accident and Disability
• Retirement with Company Match
• Paid Time Off
• Hiring range based upon experience of $57,300 - 87,000. Role is also eligible for an annual bonus (AIP).

Diversity Commitment

At The Freeman Company, our commitment to diversity and inclusion is helping us to create not only a great place to work, but also an environment where our employees, our customers and our communities around the world can reach their goals and connect with each other. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, disability, age, veteran status and other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.