Global Sourcing Buyer — Drive Savings & Strategy

tms (USA); United States; Remote; USD 70,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

tms is a global procurement organization partnering with McDonald’s, seeking a Sourcing Buyer to influence commercial decisions across Europe, APAC, and North America. You will lead sourcing events and develop strategies across packaging and ops categories.

You will analyse proposals, support negotiations, manage contracts, and drive cost savings and value creation while collaborating with cross-functional stakeholders.

Qualifications

• 3-5 years' experience in Procurement, Strategic Sourcing, Supply Chain or related.
• Experience managing RFx processes and supplier negotiations.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with the ability to translate data into actionable insights.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills.
• Strong commercial acumen and understanding of sourcing and procurement principles.
• Highly organised with strong attention to detail and effective project management skills.
• Proficient in Microsoft Excel, PowerPoint and procurement technology platforms.

Responsibilities

• Lead the execution of sourcing events across multiple packaging and ops supply categories.
• Develop sourcing strategies and execute competitive sourcing events (RFI, RFQ, RFP).
• Analyze supplier proposals, market trends and cost drivers to develop commercial recommendations.
• Support commercial negotiations and contract development in partnership with Sourcing Managers and stakeholders.
• Draft, issue and manage contracts through our e-procurement platform.
• Identify and deliver cost saving, cost avoidance and value engineering opportunities.
• Collaborate with cross-functional stakeholders to align sourcing activities with customer requirements and business objectives.
• Leverage e-procurement systems and sourcing tools to manage events, documentation and reporting.
• Support sourcing process improvement initiatives and contribute to digital procurement transformation projects.
• Maintain accurate sourcing, supplier and contract records in accordance with company policies and procedures.
• Support supplier performance management initiatives.

Skills

Procurement

Strategic Sourcing

Supply Chain

RFx processes

Negotiations

Analytics

Communication

Stakeholder management

Excel

PowerPoint

Procurement platforms

Tools

Microsoft Excel

PowerPoint

iValua

Coupa

Ariba

Job description

tms is a global procurement organization partnering with McDonald’s, seeking a Sourcing Buyer to influence commercial decisions across Europe, APAC, and North America. You will lead sourcing events and develop strategies across packaging and ops categories.

You will analyse proposals, support negotiations, manage contracts, and drive cost savings and value creation while collaborating with cross-functional stakeholders.