Buyer – Procurement
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Buyer responsible for acquiring products and services for Florida Blue. Streamlining suppliers and driving cost savings through established relationships and best practices.
Responsibilities:
- Identify Supply Needs: Utilize industry knowledge to determine local and regional supply needs, methodologies, and approaches for acquiring goods and services.
- Align Business Partner Goals: Collaborate with internal business partners, conducting research and assessments to understand their needs and expectations.
- Communicate Procurement Procedures: Translate purchasing procedures to internal business partners and suppliers using technical knowledge and communication skills.
- Provide Contractual Advice: Offer general contractual and commercial advice to internal business partners and other stakeholders.
- Negotiate with Suppliers: Obtain and respond to competitive price quotes, negotiating procurement details with suppliers.
- Drive Cost Savings: Purchase specialized or complex materials, equipment, and services while achieving significant cost savings.
- Build Supplier Relationships: Develop and maintain strong relationships with internal business partners and key suppliers to improve performance.
- Develop and Achieve Objectives: Create and achieve objectives for cost management, supplier management, and process improvements.
- Resolve Conflicts: Address conflicts concerning materials or services at the department and supplier levels.
- Continuously Improve Processes: Evaluate and recommend improvement opportunities, collaborating with stakeholders and department input to drive process improvements.
Requirements:
- 3+ years related work experience in a procurement organization.
- Bachelor’s degree or equivalent work experience.
- Demonstrated success in procurement technology, contract management, spend analysis, and purchasing principles, practices, terminology, and procedures.
- Knowledge of contract drafting, terminology, and subtleties of contract language, with ability to negotiate low to mid-complexity contracts.
- Proven ability to manage cost performance, supply/demand forecasting, and drive cost savings.
- Excellent interpersonal, written, and verbal communication skills, with ability to interact with various audiences.
- Proficient in analyzing complex technical specifications and bids, with ability to use multiple procurement software applications (moderately complex to complex).
- Strong negotiator with ability to drive towards win-win solutions, understanding business, risk, and financial aspects of a deal.
- Excellent organizational and time management skills, with ability to prioritize tasks and manage multiple projects.
- Adherence to highest ethical standards, maintaining confidentiality and integrity in all interactions.
- Knowledge of materials, products, and commodity markets in area of specialization, with ability to evaluate and recommend improvement opportunities.
- Ability to operate a PC, with working knowledge of Windows, Microsoft Office Suite, and procurement software applications, and ability to evaluate and recommend improvements to software functionality and performance.
Benefits:
- Medical, dental, vision, life and global travel health insurance;
- Income protection benefits: life insurance, short- and long-term disability programs;
- Leave programs to support personal circumstances;
- Retirement Savings Plan including employer match;
- Paid time off, volunteer time off, 10 holidays and 2 well-being days;
- Additional voluntary benefits available;
- A comprehensive wellness program
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