Procurement Expert Role
The Procurement Expert plays a pivotal role in driving business success by leveraging data-driven insights and strategic sourcing techniques. This key position focuses on analyzing spend and material portfolios to provide actionable recommendations that enable category teams to achieve their objectives.
This exciting opportunity involves collaborating closely with procurement leaders and category managers across the globe, identifying process bottlenecks, and driving improvements through SAP price management. The ideal candidate will possess a strong analytical mindset, excellent communication skills, and the ability to influence stakeholders at all levels of the organization.
Key Responsibilities :
- Develop and maintain accurate pricing documentation and best practices
- Create structured pricelists / templates for future updates – develop macros to facilitate periodic price updates
- Support the broader procurement organization by maintaining accurate pricing in systems – administer programs to mass update information records and purchase orders ensuring correct prices
- Analyze commodity trends and provide insights to challenge price change requests
Accountabilities :
Pricelist Management :SAP Data Cleansing :Workflow Automation :Data Analytics and Reporting :Policies & Procedures :Training & Development :Requirements :
Bachelor's degree in Business or related field3-5 years of experience in finance, business analytics, procurement operations, or related fieldStrong Excel and database manipulation skills with the ability to create complex formulasExcellent PowerPoint skills with the ability to present to senior leadershipDemonstrated knowledge of relevant technology systems including ERP, SAP, e-Procurement, Spend Analysis, and Contract ManagementAnalytical Curiosity : Comfortable working with detailed data; logical, creative, puzzle-solving mentalityInfluence : Develop credibility and ability to sell recommendations at all levels of the organization; deliver objective, data-driven solutions with appropriate business perspective communicated in concise and understandable fashionTeam Leadership : Ability to organize and guide project teams to deliver process improvementsCritical Thinking : Ability to explore and evaluate broad potential solution sets and provide objective data-driven recommendationsCollaboration : Ability to identify stakeholders and create win-win situations with other functions; ability to work well with diverse, cross-functional stakeholders and team membersPreferred Skills :
Experience with SAP transactions and reportingExperience with building dashboards and reporting in PowerBIExperience with process development, improvement, and trainingWorking Relationships :
Reports to Manager, Global Procurement COEKey relationships internally include Procurement Leadership team, Procurement category managers, Global Supply Chain, Finance, Legal, Research and Development, Sales, and Commercial. External engagement is limited but includes external service providers supporting Global Procurement and other functionsWork Environment :
Hybrid – typically 2 days a week in-office, 3 days a week remote workAbility to travel periodically (less than 20%)