Introduction
At IBM Corporate Headquarters (CHQ) and Other Functions, diverse teams such as marketing, finance, legal, operations, HR, and more work together to keep IBM moving forward. These functions play a vital role in solving complex challenges, supporting our clients success, and creating collaborative environments for IBMers worldwide. Working in CHQ and Other Functions means contributing your expertise to a global network that values teamwork, problem-solving, and innovation. You'll have opportunities to grow your career while helping IBM operate with excellence and scale its impact across industries. With a culture that emphasizes learning, inclusivity, and career development, IBM offers the platform to apply your skills where they matter most. At the heart of our business.
Your Role And Responsibilities
As a Procurement Operations Professional, you will support various procurement activities and tasks that are not sourcing specific, ensuring maximum value add is attained. This role requires a strong knowledge of global procurement practices and the ability to apply procurement business techniques to understand and satisfy client needs. Your primary responsibilities will include:
- Support Global Procurement Teams: Interface and support IBM's country, regional, and/or worldwide procurement teams and processes, ensuring effective collaboration and communication.
Preferred Education
Master's Degree
Required Technical And Professional Expertise
The Procurement Deal Desk Professional is data-driven professional who supports strategic sourcing teams by developing modeling for complex deals. This role focuses on quantitative analysis to optimize supplier negotiations, evaluate cost structures, and drive data-informed procurement decisions. The ideal candidate combines strong analytical skills with the ability to organize data for insights including but not limited to:
- Building detailed cost models, pricing simulations, and scenario analyses to support sourcing strategies.
- Perform sensitivity analyses and forecasting to evaluate supplier proposals.
- Translate complex datasets into clear, actionable models
- Present outcomes and recommendations to sourcing teams and business stakeholders.
- Collaborate with finance and business units as needed
Required Professional and Technical Expertise
- Experience in procurement analytics, financial modeling, or deal desk operations.
- Strong proficiency in Excel (including advanced formulas, pivot tables, etc)
- Excellent quantitative, problem-solving, and communication skills.
- Ability to work independently and collaboratively in a fast-paced, matrixed environment
Preferred Professional And Technical Expertise
- Familiarity with ERP systems (Ariba) a plus
Preferred Technical And Professional Experience
- Global Compliance Knowledge: Exposure to global compliance regulations and practices, enabling effective risk management and adherence to procurement policies.
- End-to-End Procurement Understanding: Experience working with end-to-end procurement processes, allowing for seamless integration and optimization of procurement activities.
- Cognitive Tool Utilization: Exposure to utilizing cognitive tools to analyze business value and optimize procurement processes, driving data-driven decision-making.
