Posted Position Title Buyer/Contract Administrator

Job Number	1867661
Business	GE Power & Water
Business Segment	Power & Water
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Career Level	Experienced
Function	Sourcing
Function Segment	Sourcing
Location(s) Where Opening Is Available	Hungary
City	Veresegyhaz
Postal Code	2112
Relocation Expenses	No
Role Summary/Purpose	Responsible for supporting Sourcing/Procurement processes related to PGS Sourcing Operations. This role will solve complex problems, execute objectives, and support short-term/long-term business goals. A key element of this position will be to ensure business strategies are followed for fulfillment, quality, and cost to ensure customer orders are delivered on time; are of high quality; and provide cost savings to the business..
Essential Responsibilities	Supply Chain Identification/Validation: For Customer demand for First Time Buy and non-Year over Year parts. Support Commodity Site Leaders in Year over Year parts re-quoting based on commodity strategy. Handle obsolete/superseded issues together with engineering groups. Alternate supply chain definition based on fulfillment needs. Make award decision based on qualification and competitive price/cycle identification. Generate cost avoidance by re-negotiation of top offenders based on commodity strategy. Identify opportunities for cost savings with suppliers and support Direct Material Productivity (DMP) ideas Concisely communicate status of critical quote and order lines to management in a timely manner. Own Quote Expedite Workflow from supply chain definition till PO creation and PO acknowledgement. Ability to read and understand technical drawings and specification requirements Vendor management: Measure and analyze supplier performance and drive resolution on performance issues by understanding supplier capacities & capabilities. Drive Lean process improvements to mitigate and reduce fulfillment risk caused by both internal and external issues. Work closely with other sourcing functions to ensure that sourcing metrics are reached for fulfillment, cost, and quality Vendor Cost of Failure recovery process Monitor PO cancellation requests (RTC) on a daily basis. Mitigate and minimize cancellation fees through supplier negotiations. Being responsible for lead times, keeping supplier market shares and using agreed prices. Negotiate price change requests from vendors Negotiate and resolve negative Purchase Price Variance (PPV). Work with the Commodity Site Leader and Cost Leader to improve Accounts Payable term with Suppliers. Resolve Accounts Payable, invoice hold issues. Work with Sourcing Quality Engineer and Design Engineering on timely Supplier Deviation Request (SDR) resolution Driving key sourcing initiatives through continuous improvement projects. Drive the elimination of supplier defects that are received into our warehouse. (NCR) Drive Vendor Cost of Failure recovery process Manage claims initiated by customer/warehouse Approve DOA per approval threshold. ERP testing based on release needs (regression testing and new features testing etc). Drive e-tool penetration with suppliers (RFQ, Clear Orbit, OTM). Further tasks, not included in this Job Description that are assigned by the leader/manager verbally or written. The position is available for fix term period.
Qualifications/Requirements	BS, BA in Business Management, Engineering or Technical Degree Excellent English communication skills. Self-Starter - able to excel in fast paced business environment. Very strong customer service and results oriented mindset. Demonstrated technical aptitude. 2+ years sourcing or equivalent experience. Ability to communicate effectively at all levels. Ability to organize, assess, prioritize tasks, risks, resources, milestones and deliverables. Strong candidate has been identified, but others are also welcome to apply.
Desired Characteristics	Excellent communication, analytical and presentation skills in Hungarian and English, French is an advantage Highly motivated and detailed oriented Proficient in Microsoft Office applications Knowledge of Enterprise Resource Planning systems (Oracle, SAP) Technical (manufacturing/engineering) background is an advantage Six Sigma GB trained and certified (GE employees only) Minimum 2 years Sourcing, Quality, or Manufacturing experience Experience in Energy Parts organization