The Spot Buyer is responsible for strategic sourcing activities and implementation of strategy. The role also consists of negotiating prices & conditions, drafting contracts for specific categories by ensuring benefits in price, conditions, service level, business standards are met.
• The Spot Buyer is responsible to ensure underlying price and conditions are available at all times to internal/ external stakeholders for smooth execution of orders
• The Spot Buyer clarify user requirements by:
–Understanding the products specifications or services being requested
–Analyzing the required quantity for current requisition versus minimum order quantity, lead time and depletion if the products will have partial deliveries
–Obtaining insights from the customers for further need related to the same products
–Applying knowledge of customers’ budget and historical purchase price
–Understanding the current supplier base and preferred suppliers
• The Spot Buyer negotiate with suppliers as well as collaborate with the Global and Regional procurement teams and applies ABI approaches for sourcing activities: rapid and robust go-to-market (including RFx), supply award, contract development and PO terms and conditions, with appropriate level of governance throughout
• The Spot Buyer execute Spot Buys:
–Identify suppliers for specific need
–Conduct RFQ and support in E-auction
–Analyze results, negotiate and select supplier (as per agreed threshold)
• The Spot Buyer ensures that the RPSS AFR have contracts, pricelist and Short Form Agreement in place for items purchased on a regular basis.
• General Activities:
–Support analysis requests, supplier enablement and contract administration
–Resolve helpdesk claims and issues
–Support on query resolutions as well as educate end user around the different buying channels
–Support in special project assigned by respective procurement team
–Escalate issues to RPSS AFR Spot Buy Lead