Senior P2P Specialist

At Elanco (NYSE: ELAN) – it all starts with animals!

As a global leader in animal health, we are dedicated to innovation and delivering products and services to prevent and treat disease in farm animals and pets. We’re driven by our vision of ‘Food and Companionship Enriching Life’ and our approach to sustainability – the Elanco Healthy Purpose™ – to advance the health of animals, people, the planet and our enterprise.

At Elanco, we pride ourselves on fostering a diverse and inclusive work environment. We believe that diversity is the driving force behind innovation, creativity, and overall business success. Here, you’ll be part of a company that values and champions new ways of thinking, work with dynamic individuals, and acquire new skills and experiences that will propel your career to new heights.

Making animals’ lives better makes life better – join our team today!

Purpose: Senior P2P Specialist supports the processes associated with global purchasing and procurement buyer activities at Elanco. This role will require good coordination among operational teams and partnership with business counterparts and other business stakeholders to ensure compliance with applicable regulations and controls for the P2P function. This position does not have any direct reports.

Key Responsibilities & Deliverables:

The responsibilities listed below can convert into approximately the following level of engagement: 40% of operational support, 40% of project work and prioritization and 20% of training and documentation.

Operational Process Support, Governance, Stakeholder Management

• Supports and facilitates the purchase of materials, equipment and services through requirements clarification, leveraging most desirable buying channels
• Adheres to process governance including regular reporting and analysis of key metrics
• Supports the Global Sourcing team in supplier identification, analysis, and maintenance
• Supports by reviewing, analyzing data and suggesting preferred suppliers approach for non‑catalog requisitions
• Executes the governance process to evaluate and implement localization / customization
• Supports internal and external auditors during audits and other data inquiries
• Ad-hoc performs supplier performance analysis, spend analysis

Project Work, Continuous Improvement, Training and documentation

• Supports the continuous improvement project and mindset across ESC and Business Organizations
• Collaborate with FCoE (Finance Center of Excellence, Global Process Owners) and other stakeholders at improving process efficiency and quality
• Strong partnerships/integration with other project groups: Procurement, P2P, FCoE.
• Maintains training materials and deliver end user trainings.

Skills & Capabilities

• Knowledge and understanding of Procurement and Purchasing functions with minimum 2 years experience in a similar role, preferably in a SSC/BPO organization
• Experience in the Purchase to Pay processes, specifically Purchase Requisitions, Purchase Orders, Approved/Preferred Supplier Lists, and Catalogue purchasing
• Strong knowledge of SAP and Ariba Procurement platform; experience and knowledge of several of the Ariba modules including Sourcing, Contracting, Supplier Lifecycle Management and Performance, Procurement and Spend Reporting
• Operational awareness of all applicable US SoX & Operational controls for your area and ability to demonstrate a strong compliance oriented mindset
• Demonstrate excellence in all interactions with our ESC internal customers & business partners
• Actively work with core team members, internal customers/business partners, and distribution team members to build effective working relationships
• Excellent understanding of the critical success factors for ESC as reliable, effective and efficient business service provider
• Demonstrate a strong Continuous Improvement oriented approach

Desirable Requirements:

• University degree (Bachelors or equivalent)
• 2 years of experience in P2P SSC/BPO environment
• Knowledge of Ariba Network / Guided Buying would be a big advantage
• Knowledge of SAP ERP system is a must
• Ability to work in global team environment and communicate effectively with both internal business partners of all levels & disciplines as well as external team members
• Highly motivated and independent individual
• Ability to proactively & effectively resolve people, process and technology problems
• Ability to effectively prioritize and complete key tasks and deliverables
• Able to respond flexibly to customer needs, effectively managing expectations
• Attentive to details to ensure compliance and accurate reporting
• Experience of working to tight deadlines and analyzing multiple entities
• Flexibility in adapting to a non-routine and fast paced environment
• Proficient in MS Office tools
• Proficient in English is mandatory

We offer:

• Career at one of the leading global animal healthcare companies
• Hybrid work type
• Office located in the center of Warsaw (Rondo Daszynskiego)
• Extra days off
• Flexible working hours
• Sports cards (Multisport), private medical care, life insurance
• Employee Referral Program
• Open and inclusive environment which is supportive and welcoming of all diversity strands
• Animal-Friendly office
• Theatre tickets discounts
• Language learning platform

Elanco is an EEO/Affirmative Action Employer and does not discriminate on the basis of age, race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, national origin, protected veteran status, disability or any other legally protected status