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Job Description

As the Indirect Purchasing Buyer you will be responsible for purchase of all or a specific portion of productive and/or non-productive materials, supplies, machinery, tooling and/or services. Responsible for actively participating in development of commodity strategy, sourcing/negotiations, global/regional material budget execution, and interface with suppliers or internal stakeholders. Work is of a complex nature involving a considerable amount of initiative, analytical work and independent judgment.

Key Responsibilities:

• Customer focus & Cross Functional Collaboration

• Purchasing Process

• Internal Controls & Process Compliance

• Continuous Improvement

• Provide value to GM by identifying cost savings opportunities and work with the stakeholders to develop them.

• Continuously searching for better suppliers to enrich GM database & the competition

• Relationship Development

• Contract management and building strategic relationship with suppliers and stakeholders

• Work on suppliers’ complaints & solving issues promptly (receiving, payment issues, pricing issues, ..)

• Fully engage with regional team during team meetings & monthly trainings

• Ensure Business Process Compliance with regional / global up to date requirements

• Benchmark with other units in the region to share experience & continuous improvement.

Required Education:

• Bachelor’s degree with a very good English & Arabic, both spoken & written (preferred in commerce or business economics or engineering)

Preferred Critical Skills:

• Strong Negotiation and analytical skills

• Strong interpersonal communication skills

• Detailed oriented & persistence

• Ability to work in agile environment

• Ability to work effectively cross functionally, both internally and externally and build relationships

• Experience handling commercial issues with suppliers and assessing supplier performance

Competencies :

• Displays High Integrity and Honesty

• Customer focusConflict Management

• Drive for Results

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Why Join Us

We aspire to be the most inclusive company in the world. We believe we all must make a choice every day – individually and collectively – to drive meaningful change through our words, our deeds and our culture. Our Work Appropriately philosophy supports our foundation of inclusion and provides employees the flexibility to work where they can have the greatest impact on achieving our goals, dependent on role needs. Every day, we want every employee, no matter their background, ethnicity, preferences, or location, to feel they belong to one General Motors team.

Diversity Information

General Motors is committed to being a workplace that is not only free of discrimination, but one that genuinely fosters inclusion and belonging. We strongly believe that workforce diversity creates an environment in which our employees can thrive and develop better products for our customers. We understand and embrace the variety through which people gain experiences whether through professional, personal, educational, or volunteer opportunities.

We encourage interested candidates to review the key responsibilities and qualifications and apply for any positions that match your skills and capabilities.

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