Tactical Sourcing Buyer

Job Description:This position will support the Strategic Sourcing Team through analytics, supplier setup, collaborating with external suppliers on pricing and providing a comprehensive analysis of new item costing.What are we looking for?Bachelor's degree in business, supply, procurement or a related fieldFluent in EnglishA tech-savvy and process optimization background, with a strong desire to learn. We will consider a background in digital tools (Power Automate, Excel VBA, etc.) as a differential.Must be a team player who executes with a sense of urgency.Procurement experience and good stakeholder management skills.Previous contracting experience is preferable but not required for the right candidate.What will be your key responsibilities?Support Sourcing Managers in strategy development through analytics, benchmarking & RFX events.Point of contact to manage preliminary costing on External Manufacturing and Activity Management costing submissions to project teams.Support P2P transactional process (Invoice resolution, Vendor setup, Materials workflow, contracts, legal contracts).Provide support to key stakeholders (buyers, site, inbound).Be an extended member of the North American Strategic Sourcing Team.KEY Competencies:Tech-savvyStakeholder & Business PartneringCommercial NegotiationSupplier Relationship ManagementContract ManagementWhat can you expect from Mars?Work with over 130,000 like-minded and talented Associates, all guided by The Five Principles.Join a purpose driven company, where we're striving to build the world we want tomorrow, today.Best-in-class learning and development support from day one, including access to our in-house Mars University.An industry competitive salary and benefits package, including company bonus.Mars is an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. If you need assistance or an accommodation during the application process because of a disability, it is available upon request.
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