Job Responsibilities
* Operational and Tactical Procurement Activities
* Supporting the effective procurement of products and services in a timely and efficient manner
* Maintaining master data: materials, suppliers, and workflows
* Supporting the Procurement organization to ensure that all relevant documentation is complete and available in SAP (for example RFP, scoring tools and results, Signature Sheets, Contracts, SoWs)
* Providing operational procurement support as assigned
* Working with team members and business partners to mitigate any Procurement and/or business issues and help achieve agreed business goals
* Executing operational procurement activities in line with a responsible Procurement approach while using tools, processes, policy setting, and enforcement in alignment with DOP business processes
* Contributing that established targets and metrics on customer service are delivered. Track and monitor these metrics where required, and escalate issues as they arise
* Supporting the optimization of processes to increase quality and efficiency standards Identification of new opportunities to increase efficiency
* Work closely and in a consulting manner with operational colleagues across all sides and affiliates
Minimum Requirements
* Relevant university business degree
* Experience in operational/tactical Procurement processes
* Relevant SAP experience
* Experience with enterprise systems and procure to-pay tools and eSourcing tools; skilled in the Google tool suite
* Life science experience is desirable
* Experience from working in a multicultural, virtual setting
* Fluent in English written and verbal, additional languages are a further advantage
* Strong interpersonal skills and ability to develop and maintain networks
* Ability to communicate and influence stakeholders both verbally and in writing
* Self-driven personality with a continuous improvement mindset
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