Procurement Operations Specialist II

Responsibilities

• Ensuring materials are available for production according to schedule, ensuring inventory is minimized and assisting with cash management optimization
• Contribute towards the construction of a multiyear program of cost savings initiatives
• Negotiate and establish pricing and/or contracts with local suppliers with terms favorable to Curia
• Execute local eSourcing activities including training of suppliers and running events within the guidelines provided and assist to construct the monthly eSourcing plan
• Help manage the site cash effectively by ensuring the economic order quantities are appropriate, payment terms are maximized and MRP exception messages (EXDX) are regularly reviewed and executed
• Provide support to and collaborate with Category Management team by promoting established category strategies to internal stakeholders and ensuring that purchase orders are placed on-time and comply with strategic agreements and terms set at the local level
• Liaise with Quality/Regulatory departments and help to ensure supplier material is qualified on time for expected use, help prepare monthly alternate supplier qualification (ASQ) reports
• Help to monitor metrics and KPIs to assess the health and quality of all procurement-related activities on site, ensuring the timely delivery of services and goods, proper alignment with the Organization's commercial and contractual requirements, mitigation of risk and accurate and timely payment for goods and services
• Construct business cases related to plant savings for submission to and recording by the Global Procurement Organization
• Assist with the capture of cost savings and avoidance during purchase order placement while ensuring coordination with global and regional contracts
• Act as a site contact for all Procurement Operations related questions, feedback, transformations or service escalations in coordination with local Procurement Manager
• Help maintain Supplier Relationships and prepares related reports including Performance Management and Risk Management at a country level
• Assist with Contract Management (local suppliers) referring to Legal as required with assistance from Procurement Manager
• Identify new potential suppliers, execute Supplier Selection and conduct negotiations (country level) according to the prescribed programs and category strategies
• Provide ERP system training to internal stakeholders
• Review and execute required actions on the Past Due purchase orders report daily to ensure receipt of goods and to ensure suppliers' payment terms are not compromised
• Perform the day-to-day Procurement Operations at the Site, as part of a team that provides policy and process enforcement, supplier onboarding, transaction management and fiscal response
• Execute the end-to-end process related to standard purchase order-based procure to pay process including purchase order preparation and placement, change notices, coordinating supplier returns, expediting/de-expediting, past due purchase orders and invoice issue resolution
• Perform implementation, change management and adoption of Global Procurement standards, processes and procedures (including assisting with training to internal customers, local documentation and/or communications as required)
• Responsible for awareness and compliance of procurement policies, processes, and systems and compliance with those at the local level
• Develop and maintain effective working relations with business partners and stakeholders both internal and external