**Short Description:
Ensure proper commercial activity, administration and execution of overall 3rd Party Goods and Services Procurement activity for various PlantWeb Solutions Group Offices World Wide in support of the Global 3rd party goods and services team activities during the Project Procure-to-Pay Cycle.
Chooses the appropriate commercial obligations to follow the technical specifications and requirements established for Project.
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 III position includes the requirement for proficiency in developing and issuing all RFx documents, supplier communications, negotiations, BID reconciliation, recommendations for award, order drafting and placement.
**Duties and responsibilities**:
- Lead the competitive exercise in compliance with 3rd party goods and services standards
- Quality control requisitions
- Ascertains if requisitions are complete and are in accordance with project documents
- Develops supplier list for solicitation from ASL, master supplier lists and area knowledge
- Responsible for short form request for quotation (RFQ) process
- Responsible for long form RFQ process
- Bid comparison, rationalization and analysis
- Price negotiations, payment terms and other T&C's
- Supplier recommendation for award to management
- Manage and expedite internal Purchase Order approval per DOA
- Maintain Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) system data to ensure accuracy during the entire Procure-to-Pay cycle
- Works within the Global DOA approval authorities and escalates as required
- Identify appropriate commercial obligations, contract templates and all requirements and technical specifications for delivery
- Identification of execution risks for escalation when needed
- Issue and expedite supplier acknowledgement in conformance to agreed final Purchase Order
- Receive acknowledgement and update ERP system
- Negotiates and records all cost savings
- Creation of "Change Orders" and its following change the supplier's contract
- Expedite shipments of materials per project procedures
- Inform local office about status of shipment
- Arrange receiving and inspection of goods whenever it is required
- Coordinate with logistics on custom clearance
- Shipment receipt acknowledgement into ERP system
- Administer Purchase Order reconciliation
- Closure of Purchase Order as per standard policy