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The Senior Buyer is responsible for developing and managing supplier relationships, driving sourcing strategies, leading RFIs/RFQs/RFPs, and negotiating commercial agreements to achieve cost savings and operational improvements. The role oversees supplier performance, contract compliance, vendor development, and the evaluation and onboarding of new suppliers while ensuring alignment with business needs and market trends. On a day-to-day basis, the Senior Buyer manages quotations, purchase orders, contract renewals, supplier commercial matters, invoice disputes, and procurement-related processes to support efficient service delivery.
We are conducting the search across the Czech Republic, Hungary, and Poland.

• Extensive & fundamental expertise about the telecommunication sector/carrier market/Procurement environment.
• High level expertise in vendors/suppliers of capacity products & services
• High level of commercial awareness
• Excellent analytical skills
• High level of documentation and presentation skills
• Good IT knowledge
• Good team player
• Accuracy
• Excellent communication skills
• Flexible, open to changes
• Being initiative & convincing
• Competent planning and organizing skills
• Good decision-making abilities
• Self disciplined and able to work on own initiative

Strategic:

• To be involved in regular supplier performance review meetings   as required
• Review existing supplier position and achieve   better buying position through consolidation and optimization.
• Keep up to date with market trends and   supplier products and reach
• Support the supplier evaluation, selection and   corresponding entry of new suppliers
• Define demand and portfolio with stakeholders   and team manager
• Manage key supplier relationships including.
  1. Supplier performance results
  2. Due Diligence evaluation
  3. Lead  vendor development in implementation of corrective actions plans
  4. Maintain the Supplier Score Cards matrix
  5. Negotiations   with selected vendors, analyze potential price list improvement opportunities   and re-negotiations to reduce cost,
  6. Analyze and define MSA gaps and needed improvements, lead Contract implementation and   drive Contract Compliance alongside with legal and product department
  7. To support with the implementation and control of preferred supplier list
  8. Driving and managing all strategic RFIs, RFQs and RFPs
  9. Commercial negotiation of new and existing colocation premises

Day to Day Transactional:

• Responsible for backbone and Infra quotes   within approved standard portfolio and region
• Responsible for in-house cabling quotes (via   fixed pricelist in Salesforce) for validated colocation facilities
• Responsible for commercial negotiation of new   colocation premises as well as renegotiating existing commercial terms 
• Check plausibility of requests, define and get   missing information
• Negotiate pricing with selected and/or   shortlisted supplier
• Prepares and secures Purchase Orders (PO) via Salesforce   for the areas stated above 
• Requests and prepares Service Order Forms (SOFs)   for from suppliers (commercial perspective without demarcs and local contacts)
• Ensures commercials validation of SOFs 
• Hands over POs and SOFs to Delivery for order   placement 
• Orders contract changes / upgrades, downgrades, renewals and B-shifts
• Prime   contact to the third-party suppliers for commercial matters
• Provide additional support on   expedited/escalated quotations and deliveries as required
• ·Process dismantle orders at the end of the contract term
• To drive contractual renewals at the end of fixed term contracts (Cost Improvement)
• To ensure that the third-party inventory is correct and valid at all times
• Manage invoice disputes with vendors
• Reduce administrative efforts by proper   invoice checking, matching & authorizing via relevant software   application

  This role offers the opportunity to grow professionally, build valuable skills, and contribute to meaningful outcomes. It also provides a supportive environment where individuals can develop their strengths and make a real impact.