Regional Buyer, Americas

Job Title

Regional Buyer, Americas

Summary of the role:

Amadeus Purchasing Function acts as the Strategic partner that all Amadeus Business Units require for its Vendor Related activities. Its Specialized Clusters interact to maintain Amadeus Businesses connected, supported by a World Class Purchasing Organization and achieving results optimized by the group's consolidated leverage.

Execute/support day-to-day sourcing events, including supplier identification, negotiation, selection and contracts administration. Deliver and propose sourcing initiatives and results, as well as regional feedback to contribute to annual saving targets while ensuring that Service Level Agreements with Amadeus Businesses are being met. Collaborate with Sourcing Content owners for the regional content in our Internal Communication Tools. Monitor Americas Regional purchasing activity to ensure the proper compliance with Amadeus Global Purchasing Policy.

In this role you'll:

• Support strategic sourcing initiatives:

• Help Global Category Leaders identify stakeholders in support of sourcing activities

• Gather Local requirements for Strategic sourcing initiatives

• Contribute to the reduction of unplanned strategic and spot buy events.

• Propose to the category manager new areas to be managed strategically

• Execute Regional Sourcing processes:

• Conduct Purchasing Events and related processes for goods and services requisitions, within the scope foreseen in Amadeus Purchasing Policy. Identify potential vendors, obtain quotes, conducts negotiations, and select vendors that provide the best 'Total Cost of Ownership' for Amadeus Stakeholders.

• Provide Content owners with input enough for the creation of content for Internal Communication tools.

• Coordinate local contract implementation tasks with Category Buyers and users

• Support the creation of local/regional contracts of adherence to global agreements.

• Support the monitoring of contracts compliance; propose improvement opportunities.

• Act as the entry point of contact for the Procurement function at a local level

• Address escalated issues / questions from local stakeholders within agreed upon timeframes.

• Manage and facilitates constructive resolution of issues and disputes.

About the Ideal Candidate:

• Bachelor's degree in IT or Engineering, Business Administration or Law and or equivalent work experience.

• +3 years previous work experience in Sourcing / Procurement in a global company.

• Previous experience in IT and or Engineering combined with understanding of the Purchasing practice.

• Proven delivery focus, solid communication Skills and Project Management experience.

• Resilient, with a good sense to lead activities towards progress, and easiness to interact with a diversity of different teams and Stakeholders.

• Advanced skills in MS Office Suite to include Word, Excel, PP (V-lookup, Pivot tables & other advanced functions)

• Ability to travel

• US and Latin America frequently, Europe occasionally

• 25%

• Location: Bogota or Miami (Miami preferred) - must be able to work a hybrid schedule

Application process:

• The application process takes no longer than 10 minutes!

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Working at Amadeus, you will find:

• A critical mission and purpose

• At Amadeus, you will be powering the future of travel and pursuing a critical mission and extraordinary purpose.

• A truly global DNA - Everything at Amadeus is global, from our people to our business, which translates into our footprint, processes, and culture.

• Great opportunities to learn

• Learning happens all the time and in many ways at Amadeus, through on-the-job training, formal learning activities, and day-to-day interactions with colleagues.

• A caring environment

• Amadeus fosters a caring environment, nurturing both a fulfilling career and personal and family life. We care about our employees and strive to provide a supportive work environment.

• A complete rewards offer

• Amadeus provides attractive remuneration packages, covering all essential components of a competitive reward offer, including salary, bonus, equity, and benefits.

• A diverse and inclusive community

• We are committed to leveraging our uniquely diverse population to drive innovation, creativity, and collaboration across our organization.

• A Reliable Company

• Trust and reliability are fundamental values that drive our actions and shape long-lasting relationships with our customers, partners, and employees.

• #LI-AM2024

Diversity & Inclusion

Amadeus is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, or a related medical condition), ancestry, national origin, age, genetic information, military or veterans status, sexual orientation, gender expression, perception, or identity, marital status, mental or physical disability status, or any other protected federal, state, or local status unrelated to performance of work involved.

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