What are the responsibilities and job description for the Buyer, IT Procurement position at LBrands?
The Digital Marketing Procurement Buyer will support a variety of digital marketing contracting, partnerships and solutions across Bath & Body Works that create value which can clearly be linked to the business objectives of customers and/or categories of spend. The Buyer will be accountable for supporting the Digital Marketing Procurement team with respect to contracting, communication with suppliers as well as internal and external customers, and overall project management. The incumbent collaborates with the team to develop best practices, deliver cost savings, mitigate risks, and educate others on the benefits of sound procurement principles.
Specific responsibilities include, but are not limited to:
- Conduct sourcing events for digital marketing purchases which include RFP and RFQ’s activities: identifying prospective suppliers through market research, qualifying suppliers, contract management, supplier engagement, supplier performance and score-carding and cost savings analysis
- Review’s SOW’s, Order Forms and Master Agreements for new purchases and negotiate business terms and pricing as necessary
- Act as liaison and partner between internal brand partners (e.g. Legal Counsel including Contracting and Privacy attorneys, IT security, brand marketing, finance, and various functional leadership) and the vendor
- Establish and maintain effective relationships with key internal customers; effectively communicate progress, issues, and outcomes to multiple stakeholders across cross-functional teams
- Utilize Ariba to create requisitions and purchase orders; evaluate purchase requests against approved PAR’s for appropriateness.
- Provide ad-hoc pricing analyses and service comparisons; become a subject matter expert on many of the vendor solutions in the digital marketing space
- Perform contract review, negotiate, and establish business terms and conditions on agreements that ensure timely delivery, mitigate risk, and establish service level agreements (SLAs) where applicable
- Escalate contractual points of misalignment for appropriate review
- Ensure comprehensive, error-free, timely execution of key tasks and processes such as, but not limited to: the Delegation of Authority process, contract signatures, contract repository, savings and/or cost avoidance tracking
- Communicates in a highly effective and professional manner (verbal and written), interpreting complex information and thoughtfully expressing his/her viewpoint, analysis, or conclusions
- Strong analytical skills with a focus on quality assurance
- Displays strong organization skills and an attention to detail
- Ability to execute tasks in an accurate and timely manner while managing competing priorities in a fast-paced environment
- Cross-functional team player
- Strong customer service
- Self-motivated, self-starting and a creative thinker
- Continuous improvement / process improvement focus
- Conducts work in an ethical and professional manner
- Bachelor's degree in related field such as Business, Finance, Supply Chain, or Marketing
- 4 years related experience in procurement, finance, or marketing fields
- Previous knowledge and experience with SAP and/or Ariba, a plus
- Strong PC skills in in the use of Microsoft Office applications including Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Outlook
An equal opportunity employer, we do not discriminate in hiring or terms and conditions of employment because of an individual’s race, color, religion, gender, gender identity, national origin, citizenship, age, disability, sexual orientation, pregnancy, genetic information, marital status or any other protected category recognized by state, federal or local laws. We only hires individuals authorized for employment in the United States.
Salary : $1 - $1,000,000
