Junior Operational Buyer

**Junior Operational Buyer**

The Junior Operational Buyer is responsible for managing procurement tasks in support of Procurement and Procurement internal customers, reporting, operational processes, and procedures.

This role will execute daily, weekly, monthly, and quarterly tasks to support Latin America and NI Corporate employees. The position requires flexibility and organizational skills to understand and prioritize the daily tasks to ensure the most optimal outcome. This person will perform submission of Purchase Orders to a global supply base, communicating with those suppliers regarding Procurement requirements, invoice, and PO reconciliation, while fostering positive collaborative relationships. The buyer will be required to resolve issues and conflicts related to quality, cost, delivery, timely payments, and compliance to NI standards.

As Indirect Procurement is growing into a Global organization, Buyer may interact and/or work in projects with Strategic Buyers or Category Managers from different geographic regions, besides interacting with other organizations, thus the person needs to show strong networking and teamwork skills.

**Responsibilities**
- Timely and accurate Purchase Order execution and PO maintenance
- Executing simple reports on a timely manner
- Resolving billing issues with the help of Accounts Payable
- Execute the Supplier On Boarding Process

Train and educate NI AMER employees on Procure-to-pay processes

Assist AMER suppliers with general Procure-to-pay questions
- Perform monthly ordering and billing reconciliations
- Continuously seek ways to improve, automate, or enhance existing assigned tasks
- Support a Procurement strategy for assigned categories
- Manage supplier relationships in alignment with Category Managers and key stakeholders
- Effectively collaborate with category stakeholders and managers on projects and tasks
- Proactively manage key contractual dates and contract terms
- Understand spend details for assigned categories
- Hold business discussions or business reviews in alignment with Category Managers and stakeholders
- Identify risks and opportunities in all aspects of the job
- Support supplier performance by driving corrective actions and issues to closure
- Negotiate written agreements and commercial deals
- Create and manage requests for information from suppliers (proposals and/or quotes - RFI, RFP, RFQ) for assigned categories
- Understand industry trends and challenges for assigned categories
- Convert requisitions into purchase orders (POs) for assigned categories and manage those POs to closure
- Resolve invoicing and payment issues related to assigned categories

**Requirements**:

- Currently studying or recently graduated from Business Administration, Industrial Engineering, Commerce, or related fields
- Problem solving skills
- Advanced English communication skills (BELT B2) - verbal and written
- Ability to prioritize, multitask and quickly switch context
- Intermediate MS Excel, Power Point, and Word
- Strong interpersonal skills to interact with team members, internal customers
- Ability to exercise good judgment when making decisions, aligned with the company values
- Passion for continuous improvement.
- Oracle ERP experience is a plus, but not required

**Why NI?
There are many reasons to consider joining a company. Key among them are the people, the ideas, and the technology. At NI, we believe in the power and potential of connecting the three to create a path to success.

**The people**: We’re looking for curious and creative problem solvers who value diversity and fresh perspectives, are bold and kind, and willing to take chances.

**The ideas**: What did you want to be when you grew up? Did you want to program robots? Build flying cars? Leave the world better than you found it? At NI, we build on the big ideas of big dreamers to make their visions a reality.

**The technology**: With our tailored, software-connected approach, we support our customers through all phases of the product development cycle. From 5G and medical innovations to autonomous driving and the future of space travel, we help our customers Engineer Ambitiously every day.

We’ve long been globally recognized as a top employer. Our compensation and benefits are very competitive, as are our modern workspaces, career development and mobility opportunities, and a culture that fosters belonging and emphasizes community giving. We encourage our teammates to challenge the status quo and collaborate with one another to build innovative solutions.

No matter your career path, we’re here for you, for each other, and for the next generation of innovators who think bigger, aim higher, and go faster.

Are you up for the challenge of helping shape humanity for the next 100 years? If so, let’s get started, and let’s Engineer Ambitiously together.
- NI is an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer, committed to providing a work environment free of discrimin