**About Conduent**:
Through our dedicated associates, Conduent delivers mission-critical services and solutions on behalf of Fortune 100 companies and over 500 governments - creating exceptional outcomes for our clients and the millions of people who count on them. You have an opportunity to personally thrive, make a difference and be part of a culture where individuality is noticed and valued every day.
**Responsibilities**
- Purchase goods, materials and services to ensure that the company operational needs are met.
- Monitor market trends, competitor strategies and market suppliers
- Research and evaluate areas of opportunity and reduce costs where possible
- Deliver briefs, updates and reports as and when required
- Develop creative and innovative procurement processes
- Negotiate contracts; improve pricing and terms of business with suppliers.
- Contact suppliers to solve price, quality, delivery or invoice issues
- Ensure that a professional and consistent approach is taken in relation to all supplier relationships
**Requirements**:
- Experience as Indirect Product Buyer (desirable)
- Relevant business/commercial or manufacturing/engineering degree Travel industry/hospitality management experience preferred.
- Analytical, numerically astute with strong proven problem solving abilities
- English spoken and written
- Advanced MS Excel skills.
- SAP
**Closing**:
Conduent is an Equal Opportunity Employer and considers applicants for all positions without regard to race, color, creed, religion, ancestry, national origin, age, gender identity, gender expression, sex/gender, marital status, sexual orientation, physical or mental disability, medical condition, use of a guide dog or service animal, military/veteran status, citizenship status, basis of genetic information, or any other group protected by law.
- At Conduent, _
- we value the health and safety of our associates, their families and our community. Under our current protocols, we do not require vaccination against COVID for most of our US jobs, but may require you to provide your COVID vaccination status, where legally permissible._