Procurement Specialist

Tasks & 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

Must Haves:

• Relevant university business degree
• 5+ years’ 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
• Ability to develop innovative ideas