Job Description

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.

Job Requirements

• 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.

Job Responsibilities

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:
  • Supplier performance results.
  • Due Diligence evaluation.
  • Lead vendor development in implementation of corrective actions plans.
  • Maintain the Supplier Score Cards matrix.
• Negotiations with selected vendors, analyze potential price list improvement opportunities and re-negotiations to reduce cost.
• Analyze and define MSA gaps and needed improvements, lead Contract implementation and drive Contract Compliance alongside with legal and product department.
• To support with the implementation and control of preferred supplier list.
• Driving and managing all strategic RFIs, RFQs, and RFPs.
• Commercial negotiation of new and existing colocation premises.