Job description: Short Description
We are looking for a detail-oriented Procurement Specialist to manage our organization's purchasing activities (with a focus on IT related procurement matters). The ideal candidate will ensure cost-effective procurement of goods and services, maintain supplier relationships, and optimize procurement processes to meet business needs.
Main Responsibilities
Customer Service
* Provides procurement guidance and support to employees in all regions
* Procurement systems end-user support and training as well as other procurement trainings
* Ensure decentralized organisation activities remain compliant with the AO Policies and Guidelines
Category Management
* Develops strategic purchasing plans that align with business objectives, for own area of responsibility
* Manages contracts for own area of responsibility and coordinates changes with stakeholders (requester, legal..)
* Ensures delivery performance in accordance with the order instructions and ensures an efficient service is provided to the end user
Analytics and Continuous Improvement
* Tracks spending and conducts procurement analyses on markets, products and suppliers for assigned categories
* Analyzes and monitors data related to key suppliers, purchasing activities and volumes and proposes appropriate actions
* Develops and conducts regular reporting to oversee procurement activities
Operational Procurement
* Processes purchase requests and orders as well as invoices
* S2P (Sourcing2Pay): support the organization in new vendor sourcing (RfQ/RfP), negotiating, ordering and invoice verification in SAP ByD, whichever is applicable
* Maintains and ensures correctness of contract master data, product master data and catalogues
* Acts as Subject Matter Expert and system administrator for the Procurement systems maintenance
Main Requirements
* BSc or specialized certification in supply and procurement
* At least 5 years of professional experience in either procurement, supply chain/logistics management systems, analytics.
* Experience in IT procurement will be an advantage
* Proven track record in operating in a global business environment
* Strong interpersonal skills, ability to collaborate well with others and work cross-functionally across the organization
* Strive for excellence and strong motivation to continuously add value to AO Business
* Ability to prioritize competing tasks, excellence in multi-tasking and problem solving
* Strong analytical and conceptual skills, structured way of working
* Excellent communication, partnering and advocating skills, ability to communicate with both Procurement and non-Procurement audiences
* Expertise in MS Office (especially Excel and PowerPoint)
* Strong knowledge of Enterprise Resource Planning systems (preferably SAP ByD)
* Fluency in English, German will be considered as an added value
* We are flexible in regards to the workload requirements between 70-100%
We offer:
* An interesting and varied job in an exciting and innovative organization
* The opportunity to be part of a highly committed international team
* Modern infrastructure
* High degree of flexibility regarding working hours and location (depending on operational requirements)
* Generous package of social benefits, including supplementary vacation days and pension scheme contributions
* Internal skills training opportunities and support for continued education
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