JOB PURPOSEEnsure proper commercial activity, administration and execution of overall 3 rd Party Goods and Services Procurement activity for various PlantWeb Solutions Group Offices World Wide in support of the Global 3 rd party goods and services team activities during the Project Procure-to-Pay cycle.Generally, is responsible for placing purchase orders for tangible goods and/ or purchase agreements for custom equipment and subcontracts for services based upon project requirements as required by the project purchase requisition. The Buyer II position includes the requirement for proficiency in short form RFx documents, supplier communications, first level bid reconciliation and order drafting and placement. Must be aware of project schedule and "need by" dates, provides follow-up for orders placed to insure on time delivery, administers and invoice/ order deviation. These activities may include commercial term negotiations, expediting, logistics, materials receiving and tracking, procurement planning and reporting.**DEFINE DIRECTLY BELOW, ANY UNIQUE JOB REQUIREMENTS****BEYOND SPECIFICATIONS OUTLINED IN ITEM 3 (ABOVE) AND ITEMS 4 THROUGH 8 (BELOW)- GENERAL ACCOUNTABILITIES AND RESPONSIBILITIESLead the competitive exercise in compliance with 3 rd party goods and services standards®Quality control requisitions®Ascertains if complete requisitions has been provided®Responsible for short form request for quotation (RFQ) process®Bid comparison, rationalization and analysis®Negotiate price, payment terms and other T&C's®Supplier recommendation to managementManage and expedite internal Purchase Order approvalMaintain Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) system data to ensure accuracy during the entire Procure-to-Pay cycleWorks within the global DOA approval authorities and escalates as requiredIdentify appropriate commercial obligations, contract templates and all requirements and technical specifications for deliveryIdentification of execution risks for escalation when neededIssue and expedite supplier acknowledgement in conformance to agreed final Purchase OrderReceive acknowledgement and update ERP systemNegotiate and record all cost savingsCreation of "Change Orders" and its following change in the suppliers contractExpedite shipment and materials per project proceduresInform projects of shipment status and proactively manage schedules in accordance with project requirementsArrange receiving and inspection of goods whenever it is requiredCoordinate with logistics on shipping and custom clearanceShipment receipt acknowledgement into ERP systemAdminister Purchase Order reconciliationClosure of Purchase Order as per standard policySupport overall suppliers evaluation in terms of overall procurement performanceSupport by backfilling on roles as required based on workload/ resource capacity limitations demandPerform regulations and compliance analysisEnsure compliance to Emerson Record Retention Policy at all timesEnsure compliance to Emerson's Ethics Policy at all times- CRITICAL SUCCESS INDICATORSEnsure 100% compliance to purchasing processes, defined standards and proceduresProactively engage in communicating with internal customers and suppliersTimely professional communication and responsiveness with internal customers and suppliersMaintain the competiveness in our sourcing processes relative to fiduciary responsibilityAccurate maintenance of ERP systemOn-time delivery of goods and services- MINIMUM JOB REQUIREMENTS- EDUCATIONMust be a Bachelor degree graduate in Procurement or Commerce, Masters in Management, Materials Management or Supply Chain Management or similar field is preferred®Collegiate studies in engineering beneficial- YEARS OF EXPERIENCE IN DIRECT OR ASSOCIATED JOB DEFINED PROFILE3-5 years of relevant work experience- ACCREDITATIONS, CERTIFICATIONS OR AFFILIATIONSCertification and active participation in various Supply Chain Management Professional Organization (Institute for Supply Management or its equivalent) highly desired- KNOWLEDGE/ SKILLS/ ABILITIESvIn-depth knowledge in various Supply Chain methodologies and best practicesvDemonstrated the ability to perform competitive exercisesvDemonstrated abilities in ERP based systems such as JDE, Oracle, SAP etc. (Oracle preferred)vShow leadership potentialvAbility to influence various members of the organizationvComputer literatevvExcellent professional written and verbal English skills required, special language skills whenever specifiedvDynamic and proactivevProven ability to work in multicultural virtual environment and lead/ coordinate activities for offices located throughout the worldvGood interpersonal skillsvExcellent team playervMethodical approach to workvCan work with minimum supervisionvConduct root cause analysis (provide solutions/ options)vExcellent sen
