Indirect Procurement Buyer

Safelite; Columbus (OH); On-site; USD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Safelite in Columbus, OH is seeking a Procurement Category Buyer to support and execute sourcing strategies, negotiate contracts, and drive value.

You will partner with internal stakeholders and suppliers, analyze performance, and influence spend across designated categories while ensuring compliant procure-to-pay processes.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree preferred in Business Administration, Supply Chain, or related field.
• Proficiency with procurement software and tools.
• Excellent communication and negotiation skills required.

Responsibilities

• Strategic Sourcing: assist in category scopes, strategies, and execution; conduct market research to identify suppliers.
• Cost Negotiation/Analytics: collect data, benchmark pricing, support sourcing strategies to reduce costs.
• Contract Lifecycle Management: coordinate contract activities, manage suppliers, negotiate favorable terms with leadership support.
• ERP usage and P2P: issue Purchase Orders and ensure contract compliance within Safelite’s procure-to-pay process.
• Supplier relationships: build and maintain relationships, share category reports and insights.
• Other duties as assigned and adherence to policies.

Skills

MS Office

Communication

Procurement knowledge

Education

High school diploma

Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration or Supply Chain

CPSM/CIPS certification (preferred)

Job description

A Brief Overview

The Procurement Category Buyer will be responsible for supporting and executing procurement strategies, negotiating contracts, and ensuring optimal value for our organization. This role will build and maintain relationships with key suppliers and will analyze performance and areas for improvement.

What You Will Do

• Strategic Sourcing: Assist stakeholders with strategic sourcing activities for designated categories by supporting the development of scopes, strategies, and project execution. Conduct market research to find potential suppliers and opportunities.
• Cost Negotiation/Analytics: Collect data, conduct benchmark pricing to identify opportunities, conduct market research, and assist in developing sourcing strategies to execute initiatives to manage costs and improve performance. Executes with leadership guidance and support from team members.
• Contract Lifecycle Management (CLM), Supplier Performance Management, Negotiations: Coordinate contract activities, recommend requirements, manage suppliers, and negotiate terms with leadership support to secure competitive prices and favorable clauses for Safelite.
• Operational Procurement and Compliance: Utilize ERP (Oracle) to issue Purchase Orders to ensure compliance with transactional processes, timely delivery/execution, and adherence to contracts that support the procure-to-pay process within Safelite.
• Supplier Relationships and Analysis: Establish and sustain trustworthy relationships with suppliers and business partners to support programs and agreements. Prepare and share category reports and analyses to offer insights on performance and identify opportunities for improvements.
• Performs other duties as assigned
• Complies with all policies and standards

Education Qualifications

• High school diploma or GED Required
• Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration, Supply Chain Management, or a related field Preferred
• Certification in procurement or supply chain management (e.g., CPSM, CIPS). Preferred

Experience Qualifications

• A minimum of 2-4 years of procurement experience is required, ideally with some expertise in the relevant category. Required
• Experienced in negotiation and managing contracts. Required
• Experienced in managing supplier relationships. Required
• Experience with analytical and market research skills and experience in reviewing market trends and data. Required
• Proficiency in procurement software and tools. Required
• Effective organizational and time management abilities. Required
• Effective communication and people skills. Required

Skills And Abilities

• Business acumen across Microsoft Office Suite, including Outlook, Excel, PowerPoint (High proficiency)
• Communication skills with internal cross-functional partners (High proficiency)
• Indirect Procurement functional knowledge (High proficiency)

Our people are passionate about what they do, the product they sell, and the customers they serve. If you're looking for an opportunity to be a part of a work family that values collaboration, innovation and dedication, we're the right company for you.

This job description in no way states or implies that these are the only duties to be performed by an employee occupying this position. Employees may be required to perform other related duties as assigned to ensure workload coverage. This job description does NOT constitute an employment agreement between the employer and employee and is subject to change by the employer as the organizational needs and requirements of the job change.

This position description is not all inclusive for every aspect of this role. Reasonable accommodations will be made for individuals covered by ADA, ADEA, FMLA and other laws and regulations in accordance with their requirements. Physical and mental demands are not, and should not be construed to be job qualification standards, but are illustrated to help the employer, employee and/or applicant identify tasks where reasonable accommodations may need to be made when an otherwise qualified person is unable to perform the job’s essential duties because of an ADA disability.

Other qualifications may be required to ensure employment eligibility in accordance with local laws, regulations and with Safelite Group, Inc. policies and practices.

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Benefit amounts are estimates only. Actual values will depend on benefit elections during enrollment.

This position description is not all inclusive for every aspect of this role. Reasonable accommodations will be made for individuals covered by ADA, ADEA, FMLA and other laws and regulations in accordance with their requirements. Physical and mental demands are not and should not be construed to be job qualification standards, but are illustrated to help the employer, employee and/or applicant identify tasks where reasonable accommodations may need to be made when an otherwise qualified person is unable to perform the job’s essential duties because of an ADA disability.

Other qualifications may be required to ensure employment eligibility in accordance with local laws, regulations and with Safelite Group, Inc. policies and practices.