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Senior Procurement Specialist (IT)

inDriver

inDriver

IT, Operations
Almaty, Kazakhstan
Posted on Monday, November 13, 2023

Senior Procurement Specialist (IT)

Kazakhstan, Almaty

  • Hybrid
  • Full-time
  • Senior

We are looking for an experienced Senior Procurement Specialist (IT) in our office in Almaty!

Responsibilities

  • Technically coordinate the purchasing activities within the organization
  • Follow procurement and contract strategy: organize and gather market knowledge, propose advanced actions plan to benefit from market opportunities
  • Implementing, and controlling contract and price negotiations to supply to the profitability of the company
  • Follow procurement and contract procedures in the company and its subsidiaries
  • Knowledge of category: IT & Technology (hardware/software)
  • Coordinate and review Purchase Request for further approving and releasing PO
  • KYC additional check before releasing PO
  • Coordinate the tender and benchmarking processes to ensure that Initiators align with procurement policies and procedures
  • Coordination of the contract with responsible departments (treasury, legal, IP, data protection, accounting, technical and other specialists)
  • Supplier search based on category and location upon request of a Stakeholder or Procurement Manager
  • Control of terms of contract approval with weekly provision of report to company
  • Holding meetings and facilitation with responsible departments and contract initiators
  • Provide consultation and management of P2P process in ERP and CLM system
  • Organization of signing contracts, including through EDI
  • Implementation the register of contracts: analysis, systematization and extraction of statistical data
  • Management and control of Vendor Master Data in ERP system to proceed a payment
  • Implementation a database of all suppliers by their categories
  • Implementation a database of all contract duration and notification of Initiators to prolong or terminate a contract
  • Manage signing process of all type of contracts to align with signing policy
  • Participate in negotiation process with Suppliers during proceeding a tender process by Initiator/Stakeholder
  • Implement instruction and further updates of Vendor Master Data management

Qualifications

  • A minimum of 3-5 years of work experience in an international company, with a focus on Procurement
  • Strong skills in commercial affairs, negotiation, and contract management
  • Business acumen, including knowledge of procurement categories, markets, practices, and trends
  • Proficiency in computer skills, including Netsuite or any ERP system, CLM experience is advantageous, proficiency in Microsoft Office products, and Google Docs
  • Exceptional attention to detail, accuracy, and presentation skills
  • Results-oriented with the ability to work independently and effectively
  • An excellent command of the English language in written communication

Conditions & Benefits

  • Stable salary, official registration
  • Hybrid work
  • Unlimited opportunities for professional and career growth, regular external and internal training
  • Partially or fully paid additional training courses
  • The opportunity to become part of an international team of professionals and just good people who together create one of the coolest success stories in the global IT industry

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