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Procurement Buyer

Giant Eagle GCCBengaluru, Karnataka, India

30+ days ago

Job description

Grow. Learn. Thrive. Giant Eagle is where your career can soar high. At Giant Eagle, you are so much more than an employee. You are part of the Family.

About the Company

Since our founding in 1931, Giant Eagle, Inc. has evolved into one of the top 40 largest private corporations in the U.S. and one of the country’s largest food retailers and distributors. With more than 37,000 Team Members and $9.7billion in revenue, we are committed to investing in people, technology, and data to elevate our customer’s experience across multiple touchpoints. It helps us follow on our commitment to serving others and improving our communities.

About Giant Eagle Bangalore

The Giant Eagle GCC in Bangalore is our global capability centre. Our team of more than 350 members at the GCC enables us to expand internal capabilities in the areas such as data analytics, merchandising and eCommerce, quality engineering, and automation to generate insights for faster decision-making and help us accelerate our business strategy. Our team in India plays a pivotal role in helping the company transition to new ways of working by redefining the food and grocery shopping experience for over 4.6 million customers.

Job Responsibilities :

Overseeing the entire procurement process from initial requisition to final delivery, ensuring efficiency and cost-effectiveness
Identifying and evaluating potential suppliers, building relationships, and managing existing supplier base
Negotiating favorable terms with suppliers, onboarding vendors and managing purchase orders, ensuring adherence to contractual obligations.
Work with Legal team and vendor to review, negotiate and execute contracts
Collaborate with both India and US teams to achieve procurement goals,
Working closely with internal stakeholders, such IT, Finance, HR on procurement needs for the Giant Eagle India office to ensure smooth procurement operations.
Maintain vendor, item / service specific details, including order schedules, delivery schedules, Payment schedules etc.
Perform ongoing assessments of procurement initiatives which include measurement of service levels of the vendor.
Contract and renewal management

Required Skills and Qualifications :

Experience Required : 3 to 5 years

Education Desired : Bachelor’s Degree

Experience supporting cross-functional teams.

Ability to manage multiple projects and changing priorities.

Strong communication skills, both verbal and written, to interact with both internal and external stakeholders.

Ability to navigate and manage cross-functional relationships.

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