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It’s just one reason why we’re the leader in live events.\nSummary\nThe Buyer is responsible for selecting and procuring quality products and services, including: maintaining supplier relationships, processing purchase orders, limited supplier negotiations, tracking orders, generating reports, creating and maintaining product catalogs and standard ordering procedures, and liaising with the Procurement team and internal stakeholders. The ideal candidate is driven, detail-oriented, and organized, with excellent communication skills, strong analytical skills, and the ability to multi-task and interact with leadership across the organization. The Buyer must work well in a team environment.\nThis position will support our Global Supply Chain team. It is eligible to work a hybrid schedule, generally requiring work in-office and/or show-site 2-3 days per week. The ideal candidate will be located in McCook, IL; however, we are also open to candidates based out of:\nDallas, TX\nEssential Duties & Responsibilities\nManages and assists with day-to-day procurement processes \nIdentifies new procurement and cost savings opportunities \nEstablishes and maintains Coupa P2P catalogs including products and services descriptions, images, and pricing\nProvides transactional support of requisitions, POs, and invoices to ensure accuracy \nProvides buyer role triage support to obtain proper reviews of applicable requisitions that could require sourcing events\nCompiles metric/reporting on all regional and/or category transactional activity\nEnables suppliers by reviewing contracts and setting up the appropriate PO structure to capture spend details in Coupa\nMaintains internally managed catalogs by coordinating with the supplier, procurement team peers and business users\nAssists and/or manages the product price change process in accordance with contract terms and/or negotiated terms\nTracks and reports on supplier related issues, failures, and quality defects\nWorks as a team with other Buyers to cover temporary vacancies and develop buying strategies that can be duplicated throughout the department \nDevelops and focuses on continuous improvement of standard operating procedures; trains others on P2P system and Procurement processes and tools\nEnsures excellent customer service to all customers/stakeholders (internal and external)\nManages efforts to resolve internal/external stakeholder issues\nManages day-to-day supplier relations and escalations; Communicate updates and issues to leadership and internal stakeholders both verbally and written form\nPromotes Coupa user adoption by improving catalog usability and established, preferred suppliers\nAssist in developing and implementing procurement projects and programs \nCoordinates and facilitates meetings internally as well as externally with suppliers\nAssigned categories and is responsible for developing category plans to include sourcing and contract opportunities resulting in company and/or region-specific savings\nRepresents designated regions and categories as a subject matter expert for the purpose of reporting, contract development, supplier evaluations, and development/execution of procurement strategy\nMaintains monthly supplier performance measurement reports and facilitates monthly/quarterly performance review meetings with preferred suppliers\nPerforms other duties as assigned\nEducation & Experience\nBachelor’s Degree from an accredited 4 year college or university is preferred, High School Diploma or equivalaent with relevant work experience is required\nAt least (5) five years of related work experience; trade show, event, retail or hospitality industry experience is preferred\nExperience with a Procure-to-Pay (P2P) platform such as Coupa and SAP SRM as a heavy end-user, technical owner, implementer, buyer or system administrator is strongly preferred\nProcure-to-pay solution experience a plus\nProficient in Microsoft Office applications including: PowerPoint, Excel, Word, Outlook and SharePoint\nCertificates, Licenses, Registrations\nCPSM or CSCP Certified is preferred\nWhat We Offer\nThe Freeman Company provides benefits that aim to empower our people and their families to thrive mentally, physically, and financially. 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