Job Title: Procurement Associate I
Main Functions
Manages portfolio of agreements and new requests, enabling
efficient and effective purchase of goods and services (from purchase to pay)
with a focus on business value, on-time delivery, and cycle time.
This position might be known as Junior Procurement Associate
who works under high supervision and is responsible for the routine and basic
tasks, such as, for example, communication with suppliers, price negotiation,
monitoring vendors’ performance and communication with clients, etc.
Tasks and Responsibilities
• Negotiates contract pricing and terms & conditions
directly with suppliers while working with internal stakeholders, seeking
lowest total system costs and appropriate mitigation of supply and legal risk.
• Executes PtP (Procure-to-Pay) processes in full compliance
with Sourcing & Acquisition Handbook and CIMS (Controls Integrity
Management System) catalogs.
• Fully leverages Procurement processes and tools to ensure
most effective procurement method is utilized.
• Maintains agreement portfolio: scope updates, pricing,
Exhibits, amendments.
• Ensures contract compliance and utilization - monitors
supplier performance, troubleshoots issues, etc.
• Ensures transactional efficiency of agreements by
leveraging systems.
• Identifies business value and other opportunities within
the portfolio.
• Develops and maintains internal and external relationships
to meet business line expectations.
• Provides fit-for-risk process improvements.
• Implements category strategic guidance and shares
portfolio specific market intelligence to Category Networks.
Job Requirement
• Behavioral Skills: analytical, applies learning,
communicates effectively, creates business value & competes to win in
marketplace, makes sound decisions.
• Functional Skills: PtP knowledge, system utilization &
efficiency, total system cost, apply controls mindset, application of business
& procurement technical knowledge, service excellence, contract
development, contract management, negotiating and influencing, relationship
management.
How to Apply
Interested persons should click here to apply
Closing Date
August 17th,
2018
Good luck!!!
