Tactical Buyer

City: Sofia

Job Type: Regular

Language: English

Akkodis (formerly Modis), is a global leader in the engineering and R&D market that is leveraging the power of connected data to accelerate innovation and digital transformation.

With more than 17 years of experience in Bulgaria, we deliver technology solutions in IT, Software, Cloud, and Digital fields. We have around 1200 employees in our two office locations and now we are looking for more talents to join us in our mission of engineering a smarter future.

Job Description

As part of the development of the Hewlett Packard Inc project we are looking for smart, dynamic people willing to take on the challenge and join our international and culturally diverse team as a Tactical Buyers and be part of Spare Parts Operations (SPO). Tеам will be positioned in Sofia and support HP Industrial Print Services and Large Format Services.
The job consists high level on placing Purchase orders based on planners requirements, send them to external vendors (All around the world) or other HP stocking locations and make the follow-up of those Purchase orders till the deliveries.
The buyer has to solve any tactical issues that can show up on the Purchase orders: from change needed in the price, till receiving pb at warehouse.

Responsibilities

Create new buy/intercompany, drop shipment, inventory buy back, return and manual repair/exchange purchase order(s)
Create return orders to supplier to manage defectives
Release purchase orders and follow-up on purchase orders acknowledgement
Resolve parcel search ticket incident during warehouse receiving
Track inbound shipments and request proof of delivery
Resolve blocked invoices
Create nonproduction / framework purchase order(s)
Expedite vendor with back-orders
Reschedule / postpone purchase order(s)
Amend purchase order(s) due to scrap
Review overdue purchase order(s) or on-time purchase order(s) monitor
Cancel both intercompany and external purchase orders/line
Review variance & adjust purchase order(s) / stock provided to vendor
Report vendor delivery performance
Work on all Invoice problems with goods in transit / received Not Billed with Account payable
Raise priority receiving
Perform Cycle Count adjustments
Close short shipments from suppliers
Help to resolve failed idocuments
Follow up with suppliers when escalations from warehouse are received for incorrect packaging/documentation
Golden transaction placement in S4 - the new ERP system
Responsible for reporting data to client on regular basis (daily/weekly/monthly) regarding different operational KPIs
Regular update of internal customer care tool
Attending regular weekly update calls with different teams within the organization
Actively communicate via email to respond to related questions
Develop independent decision-making ability in regard to daily operations and critical daily activities
Proactively address upcoming issues and suggest solutions to Team Lead
Adhere to feedback addressed by TL
Actively participate in training newcomers/colleagues

Requirements

Required Education & Experience:

Bachelor’s degree
At least 1 year of corporate experience. Experience in the field of procurement/dispatch/logistics or supply chain will be considered as an advantage.

Candidate Profile Skills & Qualifications

Excellent communication in English / C1 (Verbal and Written)
Experience in Microsoft Excel. Advanced level required. Deeper Excel knowledge will be considered as an advantage.
Understanding of Microsoft Share Point.
Highly motivated towards achieving targets and customer satisfaction
Good team player
Ability to work under pressure
Business knowledge and/or skills to understand and transform business requests to technical solutions
Excellent communication and analytical skills

The future is here for the making. Are you ready?

Let’s make the incredible happen.