Senior Buyer

🕒 June 9

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Mitel

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1001 - 5000 employees

Founded 1972

📡 Telecommunications

🏢 Enterprise

☁️ SaaS

Telecommunications • Enterprise • SaaS

Mitel is a global leader in business communications, providing a comprehensive range of communication and collaboration solutions tailored to the needs of businesses across various industries. Mitel offers unified communications that can be deployed on-premise, via private cloud, public cloud, or hybrid solutions. They specialize in contact center solutions, business phone systems, collaboration tools, and integrational apps to enhance productivity and customer experience. Mitel's services are designed to simplify business communications, ensuring security, compliance, and resiliency, particularly in mission-critical and vertical solutions. Their AI-assisted platform, Mitel CX, aims to create faster and more personalized customer interactions. With a strong focus on industries like healthcare, financial services, government, hospitality, and education, Mitel supports enterprises of all sizes with flexible and secure communications solutions.

📋 Description

• Lead & support functional stakeholders in analyses of the internal/external fact base and understand internal customer needs build global strategy & action plans for assigned segments & categories, especially for direct sales and service departments; • Support of global tenders within Sales or Service departments • Obtain stakeholder validation of and buy-in for the strategy and action plans; • Ensure integration of Procurement activities with other functions & operations • Share and integrate best practices for the segments/regions assigned; • Define local procurement strategies & actions for segments, ensure compliance to achieve TCO savings and value creation. • Assist stakeholders in writing of specifications • Run tenders, negotiate & formalize contracts • Identification and implementation of cost-saving initiatives • Support throughout the entire supplier lifecycle (from supplier selection to phase-out) • Proactive market monitoring and escalation management • Expense tracking for facilities • Creation and management of purchase orders (POs) in close collaboration with internal departments

🎯 Requirements

• 3-5 years of experience in similar position. • Extensive, demonstrable experience & successful outcomes as a Software & Solutions Buyer • Experience in Telecoms or related industry essential • Good market knowledge on IT service and Distributors • Basic knowledge in ITIL Service Management • Strong negotiation skills • Hands on mentality • Ability to handle independent RFP and RFQ requirements • Fluency in English is essential; knowledge of German would be considered an advantage. • Ability to communicate with, present to & influence key stakeholders at all levels of an organization, including executive and C-level • Proven ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously, while maintaining sharp attention to detail

🏖️ Benefits

• Professional Growth in a Global Company • Individual Career Path • Knowledge Sharing Programs and Trainings • Mentor Support • Flexible Working Hours • Home Office • 26 Paid Vacation Days • 5 Wellness Fridays • Vacation Medical Care including Dental Care, Glasses, etc. • Referral Bonus • Food Vouchers • Multisport Card • Store Discounts • Team Buildings and Company Events • Lounge and Game Areas • Metro Station next to the Office