Senior Buyer - Corporate Services

Are you looking to power the next leap in the exciting world of advanced electronics? Do you want to help solve problems that drive success in the rapidly evolving technology and connectivity landscape? Then bring your problem-solving, passion, and creativity to help us power the next leap in electronics.

At Qnity, we're more than a global leader in materials and solutions for advanced electronics and high-tech industries - we're a tight-knit team that is motivated by new possibilities, and always up for a challenge. All our dedicated teams contribute to making cutting-edge technology possible. We value forward-thinking challengers, boundary-pushers, and diverse perspectives across all our departments, because we know we play a critical role in the world enabling faster progress for all. Learn how you can start or jumpstart your career with us.

Job Summary

We are seeking a Senior Buyer with Corporate Services experience in Professional Services such as Travel, Consulting and BPO to join our team here in Wilmington, DE. This is an on-site position with 1-2 days of remote work each week. Candidates should live within a commutable distance to the corporate site. Relocation is not available for this role.

Primary Duties & Responsibilities:

• Requires conceptual and practical knowledge in own job discipline and developing knowledge of related job disciplines.
• Contract negotiations and administration
• Bid Development and execution
• Project Management oversight of implementation on bid results and/or program developments
• Data analytic expertise on reading and presenting on data findings
• Detailed understanding of key business drivers and identifying savings opportunities from multiple years of experience.
• May supervise or act as a resource for colleagues with less experience.
• Has the ability to understand and influence stakeholders and other project team members.
• Impacts a range of customer, operational, project or service activities within own team.
• Begins to work independently with minimal to moderate guidance.
• Analyzes potential solutions to problems (with or without vague/unstructured aspects) using experience, judgment and precedents.
• Work requires judgment and consideration of future implications beyond the immediate problem.

Education & Experience

Required:

• Bachelor degree and at least 5 years of relevant experience in procurement, retail, catalog, finance and/or banking experience OR High School/GED and at least
• 5+ years of experience in procurement, retail, catalog, finance and/or banking experience; 7+ preferred
• Experience in business through procurement lifecycles and best procurement practices.
• Experience leading negotiations and developing/executing on procurement strategies.
• Experience influencing internal and external resources to develop strategies that meet department goals within budget and established timelines.
• Strong background in procurement and vendor negotiations.
• Experience managing projects and/or cross functional teams.
• Experience contributing to financial decisions in the workplace.
• Cross-functional team experience and support
• Experience managing change across multiple stakeholder groups.
• Strong communication, organizational, and leadership
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Experience in negotiating deals and contracts.
• Intermediate level skill in Microsoft PowerPoint (for example: applying a theme, formatting character spacing, inserting a picture, changing slide layout and theme colors, adding transitions, customizing slide numbers, changing chart style and/or formatting font); creating a clean, informative presentation for executive leaders.
• Intermediate level skill in Microsoft Word (for example: inserting headers, page breaks, page numbers and tables and/or adjusting table columns), such as for contract reviews and project charters.

Preferred:

• Intermediate level skill in Microsoft Excel (for example: using SUM function, setting borders, setting column width, inserting charts, using text wrap, sorting, setting headers and footers and/or print scaling)
• At least 5 years of Purchasing and corporate services including professional services and travel.
• Able to work with Executive Leadership
• Business and financial acumen
• Supplier Relationship Management (SRM) skills
• Strong time management and prioritization skills

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