Senior Procurement Specialist (IT)
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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