Indirect Buyer

Rockwell Automation is a global technology leader focused on helping the world’s manufacturers be more productive, sustainable, and agile. With more than 28,000 employees who make the world better every day, we know we have something special. Behind our customers - amazing companies that help feed the world, provide life-saving medicine on a global scale, and focus on clean water and green mobility - our people are energized problem solvers that take pride in how the work we do changes the world for the better.

We welcome all makers, forward thinkers, and problem solvers who are looking for a place to do their best work. And if that’s you we would love to have you join us

**Job Description**:
Responsibilities,
- Maintain relevant purchasing data in various systems (SAP, etc.)
- Provide support and training to the stakeholders in using various systems (SAP, etc.)
- Execute Global Indirect Purchasing Strategy within area of responsibility
- Interact with indirect commodity owners to optimize APAC indirect supply conditions
- Responsible to execute Purchasing functions in compliance with global and national/regional initiatives
- Drive the quotation processes, define evaluation criteria, identify and select suppliers, execute the evaluation process, refine and validate sourcing and purchasing options, manage buy-in of business unit leaders
- Responsible to build sound relationships with suppliers and partners (internal and external)
- Manage contract information to ensure that portfolio has consistent information and renewals or termination due date are under control
- Continually look for ways to exceed customer’s expectations, increase efficiency implement better processes and achieve cost savings globally

Qualifications,
- Bachelor’s Degree in Supply Chain Management, Business Administration or relevant field
- Experience in Sourcing or Procurement Position minimum 3 years
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills, teamwork and interpersonal skills, to include the ability to develop high quality working relationships both internally and externally with customers and suppliers
- Relevant SAP knowledge, able to learn new IT-system
- Achieve Cost Savings targets and KPI
- Negotiate supplier contracts, insuring availability of goods and/or services at optimum quality and cost levels