Contract Administrator - Indirect Facilities, Construction, and Safety

What does a Procurement Buyer II do at Swire Coca-Cola?
Negotiates pricing, facilitates purchases, and coordinates all activities required to purchase assigned commodities for U.S. operations. Locates and develops suppliers that can meet current and future commodity needs. Coordinates with other departments to solve supply problems. Supporting Supply Chain (Facilities, Constructions, and Safety)

Responsibilities

• Sourcing 
• Create and release RFPs/RFQs following the 7-step sourcing process
• Negotiates to targeted cost based on ideal cost level not just budget level
• Considers the business’ strategy and priorities during sourcing not just cost targets
• Tracks key market factors that impact commodity/project costs
• Source on time with the client’s needs in mind
• Market Intelligence
• Stay current with market trends for assigned commodities
• Help implement technological/process opportunities to keep business ahead of competition and improve operations
• Supplier Relations 
• Build and strengthen supplier relationships
• Facilitate communication between internal and external stakeholders related to supplier performance
• Maintain high level of integrity to ensure all suppliers treated fairly
• Pricing
• Receive and validate pricing from supplier
• Maintain accurate records about pricing history
• Accurately forecast impact of price change
• Validate that requested price changes are accurate and include all documentation
• Performs other duties as assigned

Requirements

• Bachelor's Degree business, procurement, supply chain or related field required
• Certified Purchasing Professional (CPP) CIPS Level 2 preferred
• 2+ years Sourcing in non-production commodities required
• Proficient in Microsoft Office: Excel, Word, PowerPoint and Outlook
• SAP Ariba