Senior Buyer

Description

**Job Description:** ---------------------- **Act as the focal point for Procurement support on new projects (new business/start\-up/expansions), from kick\-off through go\-live and into the stabilization phase (Hypercare).** **Ensure project requirements are translated into comprehensive category briefings, coordinating internal interfaces, governance of pending items, and supporting contractual formalization (contracts/amendments/SOWs/SLAs), thereby ensuring timeliness, compliance, traceability, and operational readiness.** **We seek candidates with process organization and discipline, clear and concise communication, and the ability to translate operational needs. A sense of urgency, prioritization skills, and resilience. Strong coordination ability. Proactivity in resolving pending items and anticipating risks.** **This position is also inclusive for persons with disabilities (PCDs).** **Requirements** -------------- **What are the requirements?** * Completed undergraduate degree (in Administration, Engineering, Logistics, Economics, or related fields). * Experience in Purchasing/Procurement with strong cross\-functional interface; experience in project implementation is a plus. * Intermediate Excel proficiency. * Experience with Oracle and/or other enterprise resource planning (ERP) systems/internal control systems. **Responsibilities** --------------------- **Key responsibilities include:** **Requirement identification and structuring** Consolidate project assumptions and translate them into clear procurement/category scopes, Produce standardized and comprehensive briefings to reduce rework and enable timely market quotation submissions. Support structuring demand for categories most frequently involved in projects. Act as a bridge between Operations/Implementation, business units, and Category Owners to ensure shared understanding, prioritization, and alignment on what is critical for go\-live. **Workflow governance and status reporting** Maintain and update project trackers per category, including status, pending items, responsible parties, deadlines, risks, critical items, and next steps. Consolidate procurement information for the project to ensure clear visibility into demand progress and external dependencies. Be responsible for consolidating, preparing, and presenting the project’s procurement status, serving as the single point of visibility for Procurement. Lead and present the procurement status in weekly open\-item meetings with the Project/PM team and involved business units, ensuring **Contractual formalization and compliance interface** Coordinate and support the contract/amendment formalization process in collaboration with the Legal team. Address contractual questions and adjustments with internal stakeholders, ensuring consistency among scope, proposal, and final document. **Project Hypercare** Support activities during the post go\-live Hypercare phase Coordinate agile resolution of pending items impacting operations (services, deliveries, scope, registrations, contracts/amendments), ensuring resolution within agreed SLAs. Log, track, and close Hypercare pending items while maintaining visibility of priorities, impacts, and responsible parties (backlog/war room). **Transition \- Handover to operations** Prepare a structured handover to the operations team after Hypercare, covering suppliers, contracts/SLAs, key contacts, outstanding items, and lessons learned. **About DHL** --------------- DHL Supply Chain is a global leader in logistics, connecting people and businesses. With innovative solutions and efficient operations, we value every individual and believe in the power of diversity. We foster a safe, inclusive, and collaborative environment where every talent can grow and build a purpose\-driven career. Click here to learn more!