Project Buyer Expeditor

VIVA USA Inc; Orlando (FL); On-site; USD 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Onsite

Job summary

VIVA USA Inc. is seeking a Project Buyer Expeditor to support procurement for multiple projects in the New Unit Gas Turbine Business. You will focus on tactical execution of purchase orders, ensuring on-time delivery and compliance with P2P processes.

You will work closely with internal customers and suppliers, manage order visibility, and report weekly progress to optimize planning and execution across global teams. Onsite, 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM.

Qualifications

• 3+ years of experience in direct procurement.
• Strong SAP transactional experience.
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills.
• Ability to work independently to meet deadlines.

Responsibilities

• Manage a work queue and ensure Purchase Orders are issued on time.
• Collaborate with Internal Customers to ensure customer care and early involvement.
• Manage a portfolio of suppliers, negotiate price increase requests, resolve invoicing issues.
• Contribute to implementation and ensure usage of globally defined methods, processes and systems (P2P, procurement guidelines).
• Support Supplier Management processes (qualification, selection, evaluation, development, classification).
• Maintain records of all documentation and adherence to online purchasing and contract management systems.
• Support and/or lead Procurement Business Plan activities.
• Collaborate with global and local project management and MRP teams for effective planning and execution.
• Monitor procurement list and follow up on order confirmation and progress.
• Ensure compliance with transportation and customs with Logistics team.
• Provide weekly interval schedule progress reports.

Skills

SAP

Excel

Procurement

Team collaboration

Communication

Job description

As a Project Buyer Expeditor you will have day-to-day involvement in Procurement activity within the business to ensure efficient management of the targets needed. You will focus on tactical execution of purchase order schedules related to material for multiple projects within New Unit Gas Turbine Business. You will focus on internal customers and partners who can’t be successful without your contribution, timeliness and transparency. You will solve short term / daily issues, creating huge value for our customers. You will become an expert of tactical execution, expediting, and supply chain performance management.

How You’ll Make an Impact

• Manage a work queue and secure that Purchase Orders are issued in due time


• Ensure a close cooperation with Internal Customers to ensure customer care and early involvement


• Manage a portfolio of suppliers, negotiate price increase requests, resolve issues pertaining to invoicing/payment


• Contribute to implementation and ensure usage of globally defined methods, processes and systems to ensure high process efficiency and process compliance (e.g. compliant Purchase-to-Pay (P2P) process, Procurement guidelines, IT systems)


• Support Supplier Management processes (e.g. qualification, selection, evaluation, development, classification)


• Maintain records of all documentation, adherence of online purchasing and contract management systems


• Support and/or lead Procurement Business Plan activities


• Strong collaboration with global and local project management and the operational material requirements planning team to achieve most effectiveness in planning, alignment and execution


• Continuously monitor own procurement list, follow up on execution such as order confirmation, progress, compliance with quality requirements


• Support and ensure compliance with transportation and customs requirements in close collaboration with Logistics team


• Provide weekly interval schedule progress reports

What You Bring

• Strong SAP transactional experience


• Outstanding Excel skills


• 3+ years of experience in direct procurement


• Team player with the ability to also work independently to meet fixed deadlines, goals and objectives


• Ability to work in a complex, fast changing global organizational environment


• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills, collaboration and influencing techniques, result-orientation and strategic-innovative thinking required

Notes:

• Onsite


• 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM

VIVA is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants have an equal opportunity for placement, and all employees have an equal opportunity to develop on the job. This means that VIVA will not discriminate against any employee or qualified applicant on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or protected veteran status