Specialist Procurement Operations

The Specialist (Procurement) role at SoftwareOne involves assisting customers by providing price quotes from publishers and updating them in the ERP System according to standards and within SLA. Acting as a liaison between SoftwareOne subsidiaries, various publishers, and suppliers, the team undertakes a variety of tasks aimed at driving business growth with efficiency, accuracy, and speed. Your responsibilities will include managing customer data, handling price inquiries, coordinating renewals, and utilizing basic-level publisher expertise. This role plays a key part in enhancing customer relationships and optimizing operational efficiency across these activities. As a Specialist (Procurement), you will be part of a team engaged in diverse tasks to support business growth, focusing on efficiency, accuracy, and speed in processing. This role has a global scope, with direct reporting to the Team Leader and close collaboration with Regional Delivery Leaders. The Procurement Operations team is rapidly expanding within SoftwareOne's SW&C Marketplace Delivery and is currently seeking motivated and skilled employees to drive its evolution as the operational backbone for SoftwareOne's strategy and vision towards Software Portfolio Management. Responsibilities: - Prioritize quotes from publishers and suppliers. - Maintain basic knowledge of service and solution offerings specific to publishers and act as a customer-facing resource for sales activities. - Research and gather necessary information to complete tasks. - Communicate promptly and effectively via emails, reports, and reminders. - Achieve organizational goals by adapting to new requests and seeking opportunities for job performance improvement. - Support requests from customers, partners, sales representatives, and other operations team members. - Collaborate with internal and external partners to achieve procurement objectives. - Establish and maintain relationships with publishers and distributors. - Serve as the Subject Matter Expert on publishers" Products and Licensing for internal contacts and customers. - Perform additional duties as assigned by management. - Lead multiple tasks simultaneously, completing work within allocated time frames as an individual contributor. Job Requirements: - Bachelor's/Master's Degree or equivalent experience in Business Administration, supply chain (preferred). - Excellent written and verbal communication skills. - 4-7 years of prior experience in software procurement and customer-facing roles. - Proficiency in MS Office and Adobe Acrobat. - Attention to detail and curiosity. - Strong problem-solving, consultative, and research skills. - Ability to prioritize customer needs. - Strong multitasking and time management skills. - Ability to work independently and collaborate with a team. - Basic software licensing knowledge of Tier 1/2 publishers (added advantage). SoftwareOne is a global provider of end-to-end software and cloud technology solutions, headquartered in Switzerland. With a portfolio driven by IP and technology services, the company enables businesses to develop and implement their commercial, technology, and digital transformation strategies. This is achieved by modernizing applications, migrating critical workloads to public clouds, and managing and optimizing related software and cloud assets and licenses. SoftwareOne's offerings are interconnected through PyraCloud, its proprietary digital platform, providing customers with data-driven, actionable intelligence. The company has around 9,250 employees and sales and service delivery capabilities in 60 countries, serving approximately 65,000 business customers with software and cloud solutions from over 7,500 publishers. SoftwareOne's shares (SWON) are listed on the SIX Swiss Exchange.,