Procurement Specialist

Infinidat is looking for an experienced purchasing specialist looking to grow professionally in a dynamic leading company. You will be responsible, among other responsibilities, for leading the global IT/IS categories and SaaS platforms.

As a subject matter expert in this category, this position is expected to significantly contribute to the procurement team by working closely with global teams to understand their business needs, identify potential suppliers, negotiate contracts, and manage vendor relationships. You will lead procurement strategies and initiatives to ensure the company sticks to budget and profitability.

Requirements:

3 years’ experience and In-depth knowledge of managing IT/IS categories at international companies.
Fluent Hebrew and English (verbal and written) – Must
Proven experience managing procurement of over $4 million, budget tracking, cost reduction and cost avoidance activities.
Strong sourcing, market research capabilities and long term suppliers’ management.
Proven track in executing complex legal agreements, striving to minimize contractual risks.
Proven experience working in collaboration with IT , Finance and legal departments.
Excellent negotiation, communication skills, presentation, both written and spoken English and Hebrew.
Self-driven with ability to work under pressure, meet tight deadlines and prioritize workloads.
Solid skills in Microsoft office knowledge (Outlook, Word, Excel, Power Point, BI tools), ERP – NetSuite – advantage
Bachelor’s degree in business, Economics, Technologies Industrial Engineering, Supply Chain Management, Law or related field - Advantage

About Infinidat

Infinidat’s enterprise storage portfolio provides global enterprises and service providers with best-in-class solutions for primary storage, next-generation data protection, disaster recovery, business continuity, and cyber resilience. Infinidat’s InfuzeOS on all our platforms is the only single, software-defined storage architecture in the industry that spans all platforms. We recently showcased the future of enterprise storage, cyber security, and hybrid multi-cloud with our new and exciting G4 launch!

Not only has Infinidat won 24 awards in the first half of 2024, but has also been a 6-time winner of the Gartner® Peer Insights™ Voice of the Customer Award for Primary Storage and we can go on, and on, and on!

Responsibilities:

Plan, execute and manage the end-to-end procurement process for IT/IS categories and SaaS platforms.
Conduct supply market research to provide category intelligence and benchmarks on industry dynamics, trends, and best practices.
Deal with complexed and challenging legal contracts.
Build excellent relationships with respective global functions in the organization to understand their procurement needs, act as a subject matter expert and effectively lead procurement initiatives.
Negotiating with suppliers to achieve best terms and commercial results.
Identify and lead cost reduction initiatives to achieve financial goals.
Review existing and new contracts with suppliers to ensure compliance with procurement policies and lead their renewals.
Build and maintain long term relationships with suppliers and monitor suppliers' performance.