Buyer (Czech, English - speaking)

DHL Group, the logistics provider of the world with over 590, 000 employees in more than 220 countries and territories. We are an organization that is not just moving goods around, we have a very clear purpose, and we are: Connecting People. Improving Lives. We provide challenges and opportunities for personal and professional development; we recognize the difference you bring to our business and together we share the pride of building one of the largest world leaders in logistics and supply chain.

DHL Corporate Procurement is a trustworthy business partner that builds a competitive ecosystem for the DHL Group - SUSTAINABLE, AGILE, CONNECTED, FORWARD LOOKING. We transform the way DHL is sourcing products, systems and services from external partners, leveraging modern digital tools and technologies. Our global procurement team is our biggest asset and by focusing on clear priorities, we drive tangible value for our colleagues.

Job Purpose:

This role delivers day-to-day purchasing operations to all business divisions across the globe, through established efficient and user-friendly purchasing processes and systems that provide spend transparency and help control costs. We deliver purchasing services through the Purchasing Service Centres from requisition to purchase order based on state-of-the-art e-purchasing tools including both user support (e.g. first level support, management of e-purchasing catalogue), processing non-catalogue requisitions and second level support for issue solving and master data management.

Your main tasks will be:

• Execute and ensure procurement processes applying sourcing / purchasing / corporate / Business Partner policies.
• Collect and maintain data and / or ensure data quality maintenance and reporting on rates, catalogues, supplier data / performance, purchase order admin.
• Drive (execute) tactical purchasing process (non-catalogue requisitions) and ensure day-to-day admin support (request and analyze competitive bids (3 bids and 1 buy), select suppliers, quality, delivery terms, specs for goods / services).
• Contract management - own and execute end-to-end contracting process.
• Support preparation and monitoring of tenders, negotiations and supplier management.
• Enter data into databases or other computerized systems to maintain up-to-date supplier and vendor information; to track purchase and the status of orders.
• Follow-up on the status of purchase orders with vendors to ensure timely delivery; and communicate status of orders with internal customers.
• Generate required reporting, analyze reports and identify catalog improvements.