PROCUREMENT CLERK SPECIALIST, REGIONAL OPERATIONS
100% onsite role
- SAP, Ariba, Symphony experience is helpful
- Well versed with MS office
- CSR background is helpful
- Supply chain, purchase, or procurement background needed
- Bachelor’s degree needed
- Excel and word skills
- Contracting or negotiation skills
Summary:
- Our location in Lake County, Illinois, currently has an opportunity for Procurement Clerk Specialist, Regional Operations.
- The Clerk Specialist applies experience and procurement knowledge to execute procurement best practices and execute tactics across Global Procurement Services.
- Work with internal and external customers, and the Divisions to process requests and drive high levels of customer service.
- The position will be responsible for processing requests, Identify, research, and evaluate suppliers that meet the organization's standards of price, quality, timing, and reliability of supply.
Duties:
- Proactively seek innovative ways to improve the procurement processes, cycle times, and customer service levels
- Full understanding of the "One Procurement" strategies.
- Strong knowledge and project work across multiple categories that impact the team positively.
- Works within defined processes and procedures and may help determine appropriate approaches for change.
WHAT YOU’LL DO
- First line responder; pivots between strategy, operations and transactional procurement
- Drive a defined Source to Pay process flow globally
- Execute against category strategies and work in the guidance of strategic category leaders
- Develop and drive contract processes within a Contract Technology Platform
- Develop and drive catalog strategies within a Catalog Technology Platform
- Manage SOWs/RFI's/Ordering documents. Assist with supplier selection
- Execute ad-hoc/one off buys
- Educate on existing solutions and enable performance and tech tools development
- Drive continuous improvement of global procurement processes and tools
- Communicate and drive change globally as a change champion within the Regional Procurement Operations organization and Source to Pay Technology platform
- Lead resolution on issues within Source to Pay technology improvements.
- Enable supplier integration and KPI's
- Drive savings outcomes
- Collaboration with functions, divisions and global procurement teams
- Create and implement RFPs.
- Drive Key Performance Indicators and Value Metrics
- Performs routine professional-based activities and contribute to and manage some projects.
- Communicate with appropriate departments to clarify request and obtain appropriate supporting documentation for the purchase
- Implement agreed purchasing strategies for category globally
- Seek and support business relationships with diverse suppliers globally
- Meet regularly with divisional customers and support functions to ensure good customer satisfaction and continuous improvement
- Exhibit cultural awareness with foreign business entities
- Seek, develop, and maintain business relationships with suppliers, clients and customers.
- Lead business to adopt change within global procurement
- Responsible for compliance with applicable Corporate and Divisional policies and procedures.
- Executes against the goals set by the Regional Procurement Operations team.
- Seek innovative ways to maintain and improve procurement processes, cycle times, total acquisition costs, and customer service levels.
EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE YOU’LL BRING
Required
- Bachelor’s Degree
- 1-3 years of Procurement experience.
- Source to Pay Process Understanding
Preferred
- Functional experience.
- Strong people skills
- Strong problem-solving skills
- Self-Starter
- Skilled in spreadsheet programs
- Good communication skills (written and verbal)
- Good interdisciplinary, intercultural, influence, and networking skills
Job Type: Contract
Pay: $25.00 - $28.00 per hour
Expected hours: 40 per week
Benefits:
- Health insurance
- Life insurance
- Paid time off
Schedule:
- 8 hour shift
- Day shift
- Monday to Friday
Education:
Experience:
- Procurement: 3 years (Preferred)
- Purchasing: 3 years (Preferred)
- SAP: 3 years (Preferred)
- Contract management: 3 years (Preferred)
Ability to Commute:
- North Chicago, IL 60064 (Preferred)
Work Location: In person