Tactical Buyer - Italian speaker

At IBM Finance & Operations, we are the backbone of IBM’s transformation driving efficiency, transparency, and smart decision-making across the business. Our teams provide the insight and discipline that guide strategy, ensure financial strength, and enable IBM to invest in innovation and growth. Working in Finance & Operations means combining analytical skills with collaboration and curiosity. You’ll partner with colleagues across functions and geographies, using data, technology, and process excellence to create solutions that improve performance and deliver measurable impact. IBM offers continuous learning, career development, and a culture that values diverse perspectives. Join us and be part of a global team that keeps IBM moving forward, while building your own future in a dynamic and evolving environment. IBM is looking for a self-driven procurement professional, with fluent Italian and English language knowledge to support its prestigious Client from the Semi-conductor industry, headquartered in the USA as Tactical Buyer. The main responsibilities of the Tactical Sourcing Buyer are: Manage tactical sourcing projects (i.e. spot buy, project-based purchasing) individually. Perform periodic analyses within managed commodity scope to identify savings, define efficiency opportunities and tactical initiatives. Support Category Managers’ work and the Category strategy as required. Negotiate and contract suppliers. Additional responsibilities Provide multi-category support assigned by the sourcing lead, coming from main stakeholders. Execute competitive bid events. Analyze changing client/market conditions. Interface with Strategic Sourcing Team to implement strategic contracts at a tactical level. Support client specific category strategies. Re-direct tactical spend through strategic contracts/channels as appropriate. Promote process efficiencies through focus on automated channels. Track and report supplier performance, resolve supplier issues. Stakeholder relationship management Fluent Italian and English language skills both verbal and written Knowledge of sourcing and procurement processes Client facing skills Project Management Negotiation expertise Supplier relationship management expertise Accurate project documentation competency IT Skills: Lotus Notes, MS Office, Outlook, Ariba, SAP, etc. Hungary Enterprise Operations Hybrid Professional BUDAPEST, HU