Customer Project Buyer

Responsibilities:

• Builds, validates and executes the project sourcing action plan (depending project phase) per commodity and supplier taking into consideration project constraints, buyers & commodity inputs, relevant tools and guidelines (SACO, PMTool, Salesforce + basic Webalc understanding, delegation and engagement model, RACI matrix).
• Contributes to cost and specification optimization in collaboration with commodity buyer and Access Sourcing Expert through relevant RACI matrix
• Negotiates directly or through delegated buyer specific terms & conditions (including intellectual property, project deliverables, penalties, SLAs) on top of existing contracts when relevant.
• Monitors progress and achievement for delegated commodities and escalates to sourcing management if needed (ultimately to supplier).
• Contracts and implements
• Secures Business Case and Profitability (risk assessment, mitigation, protection, back to back contract delivery) and issues recommendations to stakeholders and sourcing management
• Communicates and promotes usage of selected suppliers and negotiated contracts amongst project teams.
• Provides relevant, accurate and consolidated sourcing deal inputs and recommendation at key deal stage
• Informs management proactively about potential issues.
• Liaises with bid team daily and with sourcing domains (Local & Global Commodities and Telco Commodities) to ensure relevant sourcing input to customer project team