Procurement CoE Specialist (Bilingual Portuguese)

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Ciudad de Panamá, Distrito de Panamá, Panamá
In-Office
Healthtech • Telehealth
The Role
Job TitleProcurement CoE Specialist (Bilingual Portuguese)

Job Description

Support the execution of standardized procurement processes, manage transactional operations, and help maintain operational quality. Provide first and second-line support for operational issues, assist with process improvements, and participate in both local and global continuous improvement initiatives.

Your role:

  • Perform daily procurement operations under the guidance of the Panama Operational Procurement Team Lead.

  • Execute operational and tactical sourcing activities, including Shopping Card and Purchase Order creation.

  • Manage and support stakeholders, ensuring effective communication and service.

  • Make independent decisions on routine operations, focusing on continuous improvement.

  • Monitor and analyze KPIs such as Purchase Order Compliance, SLA end-to-end timing, and parked invoices.

  • Support projects and the implementation of new systems.

  • Provide customer service for Indirect Services and Material support across the Americas.

  • Customer Service Support to Vendor Master Data for the Americas, including vendor creation and background screening to ensure quality standards.

You're the right fit if:

  • You hold a bachelor’s degree or final-year enrollment in Finance, International Commerce, Accounting, Industrial Engineering, Business Administration, or a related field

  • Your skills include advanced Portuguese spoken and written, familiarity with SAP, Ariba and Excel.

  • You are an effective communicator with strong problem-solving skills, customer-oriented, proactive, responsible, and able to work with a sense of urgency.

How we work together
We believe that we are better together than apart. For our office-based teams, this means working in-person at least 3 days per week.
Onsite roles require full-time presence in the company’s facilities.
Field roles are most effectively done outside of the company’s main facilities, generally at the customers’ or suppliers’ locations.

This is an office role.
 

About Philips
We are a health technology company. We built our entire company around the belief that every human matters, and we won't stop until everybody everywhere has access to the quality healthcare that we all deserve. Do the work of your life to help the lives of others.
• Learn more about our business.
• Discover our rich and exciting history.
• Learn more about our purpose.

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