Buyer

Buyer - Vilnius, Lithuania

Are you ready to join a team in a global company? Are you focused on assisting the company to identify, qualify and select the best suppliers, craft partnerships that enable our business to develop and scale products, communicate our brand and get the best quality for the price? Then it’s time to join Western Union as a Buyer.

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The Buyer manages the purchasing and sourcing processes to ensure best pricing and availability of material to support the company’s needs and demands.

Role Responsibilities

• Responsible for purchasing materials and supplies from vendors and executing buying strategies based on established buying plans to obtain the most quality at the lowest cost. 

• Monitoring day to day supplier performance, addressing customer issues, and acting as a liaison between suppliers, Commodity Managers and internal customers in problem resolution.

• Creating purchase orders and executing bid requests.

• Approving requisitions and monitoring invoicing for variances and suppliers for performance.

• Maintaining and ensuring that lead times, costs, order multiples, and minimums are accurate.

• Proactively communicating with internal departments on sourcing issues or delays.

• Strengthening and building supplier relationships through routine supplier meetings.

• Resolving supplier issues or concerns within a timely manner and or specified time frame.

• Ensuring proper documentation is provided by suppliers and that all purchasing activities adhere to established policies and procedures as required.

• Revising process documents (SOPs, desk guides), and provide training for internal stakeholders.

• Participating in continuous improvement activities in support of Company business goals.

• Assisting with ad hoc projects, as required.

Role Requirements

• Bachelor’s Degree and 1-2 years of purchasing experience preferred.

• Excellent organizational, time management, and multi-tasking abilities.

• Intermediate level financial understanding and excellent problem-solving skills.

• Ability to work autonomously as well as in team settings.

• Excellent analytical skills, including spend analysis.

• Intermediate to advanced skills in Microsoft Suites.

• Team player, strong interpersonal skills including conscientiousness, diplomacy, flexibility, and dependability.

We make financial services accessible to humans everywhere. Join us for what’s next.

Western Union is positioned to become the world’s most accessible financial services company —transforming lives and communities. We’re a diverse and passionate customer-centric team of over 8,000 employees serving 200 countries and territories, reaching customers and receivers around the globe. More than moving money, we design easy-to-use products and services for our digital and physical financial ecosystem that help our customers move forward.

Just as we help our global customers prosper, we support our employees in achieving their professional aspirations. You’ll have plenty of opportunities to learn new skills and build a career, as well as receive a great compensation package. If you’re ready to help drive the future of financial services, it’s time for Western Union. Learn more about our purpose and people at https://careers.westernunion.com/.

Salary

The monthly gross base salary range is 1,750 – 3,083 EUR. This range represents the anticipated low and high end of the salary for this position. This role is also eligible to receive an annual bonus that aligns with individual and company performance. Actual salaries will vary and are based on factors such as a candidate’s qualifications, skills, and competencies.

Benefits

You will also have access to short-term incentives, multiple health insurance options, accident and life insurance, and access to best-in-class development platforms, to name a few (https://careers.westernunion.com/global-benefits/). Please see the below benefits specific to your location and note that your recruiter may share additional role-specific benefits during your interview process or in an offer of employment.

Your Lithuania specific benefits include: 

• Private Health Insurance (3 options)

• Life & Accident Insurance

• Additional days off

• Wide variety of discounts and special offers

• ⁠Free Fitness facilities

• Volunteering activities

• Referral program

• Relocation Buddy support upon request

Western Union values in-person collaboration, learning, and ideation whenever possible. We believe this creates value through common ways of working and supports the execution of enterprise objectives which will ultimately help us achieve our strategic goals. By connecting face-to-face, we are better able to learn from our peers, problem-solve together, and innovate.

Our Hybrid Work Model categorizes each role into one of three categories. Western Union has determined the category of this role to be Hybrid. This is defined as a flexible working arrangement that enables employees to divide their time between working from home and working from an office location. The expectation is to work from the office a minimum of three days a week.

We are passionate about diversity. Our commitment is to provide an inclusive culture that celebrates the unique backgrounds and perspectives of our global teams while reflecting the communities we serve. We do not discriminate based on race, color, national origin, religion, political affiliation, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, gender identity, age, disability, marital status, or veteran status. The company will provide accommodation to applicants, including those with disabilities, during the recruitment process, following applicable laws.

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