Senior Buyer

EXPECTATIONS:

• Serve as a Procurement partner and liaison to the business supporting all designated functions, Procurement projects, and vendor onboarding / management. 
• Demonstrate an ability to build effective, strategic relationships with the business, vendors, and cross-functional teams.
• Collaborate with Snowflake’s Legal and Security departments to ensure compliance with requirements and standard contract terms.  
• Measure, manage and improve supplier performance against negotiated SLA s and quality metrics.
• Prioritize and lead multiple projects at the same time, working effectively with people at all skill & organizational levels, internally and externally
• Develop and evaluate Master Service Agreements, Independent Contractor Agreements, and Statements of Work.
• Monitor and manage all new requisitions coming through our Procure-to-Pay platform, Coupa. 
• For each new request / engagement with Procurement team: assist business with next-steps and guidance on all action required from their end throughout the engagement; while managing expectations on turn-around time. 
• Continue to monitor Supplier Onboarding & Supplier Management processes, for U.S. and abroad, and identify gaps and areas for improvement.  

REQUIREMENTS:

• Bachelor's degree, with a minimum of 5-10 years in Procurement, with a strong understanding of Procure-to-Pay and the PR/PO lifecycle.
• Working experience in Global Indirect Procurement.
• Manage a small team if required
• Ability to work independently and manage multiple task assignments.
• Strong understanding of legal concepts as related to vendor agreement contracts.
• Excellent relationship management skills, as well as the ability to work collaboratively with suppliers, and internal business customers, and senior management.
• Strong understanding of accounting/finance practices.
• Ability to find opportunities to optimize cost, improve service and other efficiency opportunities.
• Ability to summarize complex business issues and evaluate opportunities for improved functionality, cost savings, and SLAs.
• Ability to lead RFP processes and lead vendor negotiations through completion
• Proven ability to drive positive change and build strong stakeholder relationships.
• Demonstrated ability to work collaboratively across multi-functional teams.
• Demonstrate a solid understanding of how contracts are structured.
• Self-starter who can build sourcing/procurement credibility within groups not accustomed to working with procurement.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Process and customer service driven with a self-starter mentality.
• EXPERIENCE WITH COUPA IS A PLUS

Willing to work in US working hours; PST Shifts.

CORE COMPETENCIES:

• Analytical
• Contract Management
• Creativity
• Technology passionate
• Competitiveness
• Results Driven