Buyer​/Planner III

Job Title:

Buyer/Planner III

Location:

Waltham MA, Hicksville NY, Brooklyn NY, Syracuse, NY, Albany NY Duration: 12+ Months Pay range – 42.00 –$50.00 / hr.

The Senior Category Buyer plays a key role in sourcing and managing gas construction and LNG-related categories, working with suppliers and stakeholders to deliver safe, compliant, and cost-effective infrastructure solutions. They develop and own key supplier and stakeholder relationships, able to evaluate supplier risks and develop mitigation plans. As a key member of our procurement group, they deliver innovative thinking supported by detailed analytics, data science, market research, and subject matter expertise, to help our category teams and stakeholders make effective sourcing decisions.

Through business partnering the procurement group enhances the relationship and from collaborative efforts bridges the gap of applying critical thinking, helping drive the goals of the company forward, providing Total Cost of Ownership (TCO) and risk mitigation efforts, while further evaluating our supplier base.

The following competencies are core to the Senior Buyer role:

• Experience with Developing Category Strategies
  - With support of the Category Manager/Lead, work with Stakeholders to evaluate and establish business needs, apply forward thinking skills establishing flexible long-term category strategies with value options & clear supplier performance criteria, while thinking “out of the box”longer term to minimize and mitigate risks
• Supplier Engagement
  - Regularly engage with suppliers to seek feedback, discuss improvement opportunities, and resolve issues, while ensuring continuous enhancement of supplier performance and alignment with National Grid's objectives
• Analytics
  - Utilize varied and complex data sets to identify gaps and new opportunities to drive benefits through the contracts End to End lifecycle, while implementing analytics as part of the Category Strategy
• Market Research
  - Conduct industry analysis and evaluate supplier performance, incorporating the research into the Category Strategy and associated contract initiatives/bidding events

• Source Events (RFx, Sole Source, Direct Negotiate) –Leads the execution of multiple sourcing initiatives using tailored procurement strategies to optimize value, mitigate risk, and support business objectives
• Stakeholder Coordination
  - Develops and maintains relationships with business units and suppliers, while further understanding the needs and issues that each side faces. At times acting as the interface/bridge between both parties
• Bid Analysis
  - Analyzes responses to complex bid requests, points out commercial differences, and makes succinct recommendations in selecting appropriate suppliers for contract awards
• Process Management and Improvement
  - Drive continuous improvement to identify and eliminate waste in the extended E2E Supply Chain. Identify innovative procurement solutions that provide savings benefits and process efficiencies for the organization. Ability to take those ideas and clearly articulate the change solution/improvements to various stakeholders and change board
• Total Cost of Ownership
  - Evaluate and apply the concept of total cost of ownership (TCO) and supplier/ contract switching costs to support decision making options
• Commercial Negotiation
  - Capable of preparing negotiation strategies with clarity of desired outcomes and conducting complex negotiations successfully under aggressive time demands
• Understanding Counter party
  - Has comprehensive understanding of supplier's position, desired outcomes, and leverage points with the ability to maximize the benefits to the company while maintaining a…