Purchasing Analyst/Specialist

Sourcing / Contracts & Vendor Mgt

▪ Provides support for Local Plant Purchasing, Commodity Managers, and key functional stakeholders as they execute sourcing projects to generate required savings, including:
▪ Analyzing data in support of sourcing events and initiatives, developing and maintaining RFx documentation
▪ Developing technical efficiency with spend analysis and visibility tools, to create spend analyses, determine baseline spend and calculate realized savings from sourcing events
▪ Conducting market and supplier research in support of sourcing strategies and diversity procurement targets etc. 
▪ Conduct Supplier performance evaluation
▪ Contract management and Framework order renewal

Non Production Materials Purchasing

▪ Act as CTOS Key User, provide business suppoort and resolution to Tier 1 inquiries
▪ Design and coordination of approval workflows (SAP Release Strategy / CTOS approval worflow) according to P20.1 Authorizations; ensure that approvers list are updated at all times
▪ Report Non PO spend compliance to P90.1 Exception List

Production Materials and Purchased Finished Goods

▪ Plan delviery of raw materials according to market conditions: commercial terms, vendor LT and delivery transit time.
▪ MRP exception message hanlding: make a decision to bring in, move out or cancel an order based on demand to support new/changes in Production plan or end customer sales orders
▪ Coordinate and seek approval if expedited delivery from vendor is needed
▪ Communicate risks on availability of materials with Production (RM) or Sales teams (FG)

P2P Resolutions

▪ Analyse PO vs Invoice and GR discrepancies
▪ Coordinate with PPM, vendors and AP/Finance to resolve issues
▪ Conduct RCAs and propose corrective and preventive actions
▪ Execute "Correct and Reprocess" in OnBase to route invoices to next queue

Process Imporvements 

▪ Understands Lean Manufacturing methodoligies, GEMBA, 5S+1, Six Sigma

Bachelor's degree - preferably in Engineering, Business or Finance preferably with knowledgable / certified in the following areas:

• Six Sigma and Lean methodologies
• Sourcing and Negotiations
• Supply Chain and Inventory Mgt
• Project Management

More than 5 years experience in Sourcing, Procurement, Supply Chain, Logistics and/or P2P function

Project and Process Experience 

• SAP R3 or S4/Hana 
• SRM tools 
• Procure to Pay
• Supply Chain Management

Leadership experience - Stakeholder engagement, supervising associates, conducts training/s on subject of expertise

Able to work in local and international setting.

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