Buyer - Kyndryl

**Why Kyndryl**

Our world has never been more alive with opportunities and, at Kyndryl, we’re ready to seize them. We design, build, manage and modernize the mission-critical technology systems that the world depends on every day. Kyndryl is at the heart of progress — dedicated to helping companies and people grow strong. Our people are actively discovering, co-creating, and strengthening. We push ourselves and each other to seek better, to go further, and we carry this energy to our customers. At Kyndryl, we want you to keep growing, and we’ll provide plenty of opportunities to make that happen.

**Your Role and Responsibilities**

Main Responsibility Areas for Sourcing buying:

- Application of policy specified by category strategy
- Negotiations with suppliers and supplier selection
- Complete supplier evaluations or fair value determination
- Ensure that cost savings achieved is accurately recorded
- Use of systems and tools specific to commodities as well as ensuring that information held on these is consistent with core purchasing systems (SAP etc)
- Represent transactional / local sourcing issues on commodity council conference calls as applicable
- Contract management, T&Cs negotiation with suppliers involving IBM’s stakeholders
- Interaction with supporting teams (Accounts Payable, Hands-free, Procurement Helpdesk)
- Management and creation of hands-free solution (catalog etc.)
- Ensure that Tactical Buyers are aware of commodity specific information / instructions through up to date sourcing plans
- Supplier relationship management
- Procurement end to end process management (PO creation, alteration is included)
- Ad hoc tasks as assigned by the FLL, IM and category / chapter leads.

**Required Technical and Professional Expertise**
- Excellent organizational skills
- Strong autonomy (individual tasks management)
- Accuracy and attention to details.
- Ability to finalize tasks according agreed standards for work performance
- Team spirit
- Flexibility (in terms of working hrs, tasks etc.)
- Responsiveness & adaptability
- Good communication skills, customer-focused (internal clients)
- Negotiation skills (capability on negotiating legal terms&conditions)
- Ability to manage own time and prioritize workload effectively
- Master of the MS Office package, especially MS Excel

Language Requirements:

- Advanced command in English and French

**Preferred Technical and Professional Experience**
- Rigorous
- Dynamic
- Multitasking
- Teamwork

**Required Education**

Bachelor's Degree

**Preferred Education**

Master's Degree

Kyndryl is committed to creating a diverse environment and is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, pregnancy, disability, age, veteran status, or other characteristics. Kyndryl is also committed to compliance with all fair employment practices regarding citizenship and immigration status.

**Other things to know**

**Primary Job Category**

Supply Chain

**Role (Job Role)**

Procurement Sourcing Professional

**Employment Type**

Full-Time

**Contract Type**

Regular

**Position Type**

Professional

**Travel Required**

No Travel

**Company**

(Y024) Kyndryl France S.A.S.

**Is this role a commissionable / sales incentive based position**

No