Procurement Specialist

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Reporting to the Manager of indirect Procurement Europe, the Procurement Specialist is part of a team of three colleagues and supporting the indirect procurement in Europe and has a strategic as well as tactical role.

The strategic role consists of supplier management, supplier performance monitoring, supplier selection, contracting and price negotiations to find the best value for the company.

The tactical role consists of transforming approved Oracle requisitions into purchase orders, ensuring timely deliveries and timely supplier payment. For this specific function the management of the European leased car fleet will take an important part of the activity.

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Responsible for purchase order entry in the Oracle R12 ERP system, placing orders with suppliers, and working with suppliers to ensure on-time receipts for consumables and indirect goods or services.
• Develop, update, and implement effective sourcing strategies to ensure a continuous supply of quality, competitively priced goods and services.
• Manage the leased car fleet in Europe. Interact with site assistants, their manager, HR and the lease company to find the best solution for each case. Drive the completion of the required financial documentation as required by the lease company. Communicate the car policy. Find new opportunities to modernize the fleet. Survey the lease company service level and intervene in case of underperformance.
• Manage the supplier relationship for services related to the office building in St Priest.
• Actively partner with key internal stakeholders to develop and action cost reduction. Determine and implement improvements to the tactical indirect procurement process.
• Work in collaboration with internal customers to resolve supplier issues.
• Support and communicate with suppliers, internal stakeholders, and accounts payable through PO and payment process to resolve issues. Check invoicing status and action and update invoice on hold list when necessary.
• Support iProcurement users.
• Attend and complete Compliance Learning Assignments.

QUALIFICATIONS / EXPERIENCE & INTERPERSONAL SKILLS

• Bachelor’s degree in supply chain management, Materials Management, Operations Management, Purchasing, Engineering, Business Administration, Finance or other related field or an equivalent number of years of professional experience in a similar role.
• Minimum 3 years purchasing experience in industry, preferably in medical device or pharma.
• Strong skills in Microsoft Office (Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint).
• Oracle R12 ERP System experience and expertise.
• Excellent written and verbal communication and interpersonal skills.
• Fluent in English

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