Buyer 1 (Junior)

We're looking for a proactive Jr Buyer to join our Global Project Procurement team. This role is perfect for someone ready to grow within the supply chain world while managing purchase orders, supplier relationships, and operational excellence. You’ll play a key part in identifying risks, escalating shortages, supporting ESG initiatives, and driving continuous improvement across global projects. If you're detail-oriented, collaborative, and passionate about procurement, this is your opportunity to make a real impact.

The Project Procurement Jr Buyer supports global project procurement operations by executing purchasing tasks, managing supplier relationships, and ensuring compliance with internal policies. This role goes beyond transactional buying by actively managing procurement risks, forecasting shortages, and contributing to ESG initiatives. The Jr Buyer will collaborate with internal stakeholders and suppliers to drive timely, cost-effective, and sustainable procurement outcomes.

In This Role, Your Responsibilities Will Be:

• Issue and manage Purchase Orders (POs) to NI suppliers.
• Convert requisitions into POs and manage them through closure.
• Confirm delivery dates and update them in the system.
• Follow up on purchasing cases within SLA, ensuring timely updates and communication.
• Resolve receiving and billing inconsistencies in collaboration with accounts payable.
• Execute the supplier’s onboarding process.
• Manage supplier relationships in alignment with sourcing managers and key stakeholders.
• Provide input to sourcing managers regarding supplier performance.
• Collaborate with business units (Transportation, semiconductor, Aerospace & Government, R&D and others).
• Address procurement quality issues and implement preventive actions.
• Ensure compliance with procurement procedures and P2P policy.
• Escalate critical issues such as shortages, cancellations and supplier delays.
• Identify and manage procurement risks, proposing mitigation strategies.
• Support forecasting activities to anticipate long-term shortages and supply risk.
• Participate in ESG initiatives by promoting sustainable and responsible sourcing.
• Track and report procurement KPI’s (PO Cycle time, supplier responsiveness, On time Delivery).
• Contribute to continuous improvement processes and tools.
• Collaborate with global teams to ensure consistent procurement execution across regions.

Who You Are:

You stay aligned with your goals and stay productive. You are open to change and continue to learn and experience new opportunities.

For This Role, You Will Need:

• Bachelor’s degree in progress (minimum 90% completion) or completed in Business Administration, Industrial Engineering, International Commerce or related fields
• Advanced English communication skills - verbal and written
• Ability to prioritize, multitask and quickly switch context
• stakeholder management in a matrix/global environment
• Proficient in MS Excel, Power Point, and Word
• Strong interpersonal skills to interact with team members (global), internal customers
• Ability to exercise good judgment when making decisions, aligned with company values
• Passion for continuous improvement
• ERP experience is a plus (Oracle preferred)

Our Culture & Commitment to You:

At Emerson, we prioritize a workplace where every employee is valued, respected, and empowered to grow. We foster an environment that encourages innovation, collaboration, and diverse perspectives—because we know that great ideas come from great teams. Our commitment to ongoing career development and growing an inclusive culture ensures you have the support to thrive. Whether through mentorship, training, or leadership opportunities, we invest in your success so you can make a lasting impact. We believe diverse teams working together are key to driving growth and delivering business results.

We recognize the importance of employee wellbeing. We prioritize providing competitive benefits plans, a variety of medical insurance plans, Employee Assistance Program, employee resource groups, recognition, and much more. Our culture offers flexible time off plans, vacation and holiday leave.

WHY EMERSON

Our Commitment to Our People

At Emerson, we are motivated by a spirit of collaboration that helps our diverse, multicultural teams across the world drive innovation that makes the world healthier, safer, smarter, and more sustainable. And we want you to join us in our bold aspiration.

We have built an engaged community of inquisitive, dedicated people who thrive knowing they are welcomed, trusted, celebrated, and empowered to solve the world’s most complex problems — for our customers, our communities, and the planet. You’ll contribute to this vital work while further developing your skills through our award-winning employee development programs. We are a proud corporate citizen in every city where we operate and are committed to our people, our communities, and the world at large. We take this responsibility seriously and strive to make a positive impact through every endeavor.

At Emerson, you’ll see firsthand that our people are at the center of everything we do. So, let’s go. Let’s think differently. Learn, collaborate, and grow. Seek opportunity. Push boundaries. Be empowered to make things better. Speed up to break through. Let’s go, together.

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ABOUT EMERSON

Emerson is a global leader in automation technology and software. Through our deep domain expertise and legacy of flawless execution, Emerson helps customers in critical industries like life sciences, energy, power and renewables, chemical and advanced factory automation operate more sustainably while improving productivity, energy security and reliability.

With global operations and a comprehensive portfolio of software and technology, we are helping companies implement digital transformation to measurably improve their operations, conserve valuable resources and enhance their safety.

We offer equitable opportunities, celebrate diversity, and embrace challenges with confidence that, together, we can make an impact across a broad spectrum of countries and industries. Whether you’re an established professional looking for a career change, an undergraduate student exploring possibilities, or a recent graduate with an advanced degree, you’ll find your chance to make a difference with Emerson. Join our team – let’s go!

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