Buy/Sell Order Management Buyer - 23 month Contract
Cork, County Cork, Ireland Operations and Supply Chain
Description
Key activities include:-Coordinate buy sell purchasing activities with GSSM (Global Source & Supply Managers), Suppliers, OEM’s & other related functions.-Engage directly with GSSM to confirm component and commodity pricing-Manage Sales Orders (SO) from OEM’s & release Purchase Orders (PO’s) to Suppliers, manage supplier shipments (ASN) and goods receipts (GR’s) with OEM’s end to end.-Ensure all PO’s, SO’s align with the correct pricing, part number and qty.-Daily check open or missing ASNs (Advanced Shipment Notification) from Suppliers and open or missing GRs (Goods receipt) from OEMs-Interact closely with GSSM, Finance, Suppliers and OEM to monitor performance and address any supply chain issues.-Collaborate with Finance or other functional teams for resolving any Supplier / OEM payments & drive issue resolution.-You will be responsible for ensuring closure of all SO / PO’s, RMA’s PA’s (Price Adjustments, Credits)-Manage the release of inventory from Apple Owned Inventory Hubs to OEM’s-Responsible for ensuring the data integrity of the various procurement business systems (SAP, MPL, purchasing order, sales order, pricing etc.).-Participate in process improvement & work with key shareholders in developing automated solutions and testing (UAT) that these solutions are fit for purpose.-You will be responsible for ensuring no confidential or sensitive Apple information is disclosed.-You will support NPI, Quarter end and other related buy sell activities.-Support with other functional teams the new setup of suppliers, OEMs, commodities etc-Support site to site material transfers-Support 3rd party process audits (e.g. SOX, Apple internal etc)-Successful candidate will be required to liaise across time zones with Asia & US.The role may require a moderate level travel.
Minimum Qualifications
* Education Preference: Diploma in IIPMM or IPICS Certification; Degree/ Diploma in a Supply Chain or Procurement related field.
* Possess full knowledge & experience of Procurement Policies/Practices
* Advanced Excel capabilities (macros, pivot tables, reports) and strong analytical, problem solving and communication skills.
* Minimum of 3 years experience in a similar procurement role.
Preferred Qualifications
* Demonstrated Leadership and/or Individual team role skills in driving key projects & teams
* Knowledge of Supply chain/Logistics an advantage
* Highly experienced in using spreadsheets, report creation & presentation skills.
* Ability to operate using your own initiative in a flexible & dynamic organization - be able to thrive in a challenging environment
* Candidate with knowledge of India business, trade, supply chain, languages(s) would be a distinct advantage.
* Other advantages include having experience with working with Asia based vendors – ability to speak Mandarin, Japanese or Korean.
* The required candidate will also need to have strong SAP experience (MM module)
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