P2P Application Specialist - Atlanta, GA

Job ID:  504521
 

CRH is a leading global diversified building materials group, employing over 75,800 people at more than 3,160 locations in 29 countries. CRH is the leading building materials company in North America and the world. We manufacture and distribute a diverse range of superior building materials, products, and solutions, which are used extensively in construction projects of all sizes. 

Job Summary

An exciting opportunity has arisen to join our Procurement team at CRH Americas who are recruiting for an experienced Procure to Pay (P2P) Application Specialist to be based in our office in Atlanta.  As the successful candidate, you will support the execution of the strategic procurement agenda by implementing and maintaining best in class procurement processes and procurement systems to benefit CRH Operating Companies. The successful candidate will also be responsible for ensuring CRH’s Coupa system is operating with limited system issues, providing support; execute configuration maintenance, user and role administration and testing of the system; coordinate the release schedule to ensure successful upgrades. Support and execute the supplier onboarding and enablement activities for multiple CRH companies.  This is a Hybrid position.

Job Responsibilities

• Provide and coordinate level 2 Coupa support for various CRH operating companies
• Maintenance of the configuration, monitoring of control reports, user administration including role assignment and approval flows.
• Work with the CRH IT teams for each division within their ITIL processes to manage Coupa related incidents, enhancements and requests ensuring SLAs are met
• Work with the Coupa support desk
• Review and coordinate the implementation of new Coupa releases ensuring minimal impact on the day-to-day operations.
• Maintenance of configuration and design documentation, incorporating change requests and new functionalities implemented through new releases.
• Ensure that change control procedures are implemented and used for all deployments
• Maintain and deliver test plans for user acceptance testing for new functionalities and regression testing.
• Partner with local and regional IT responsible for development and support of Coupa integrations with interfacing systems
• Support as required in the areas of change management, and training
• Support the creation of new training materials by demonstrating new functionalities implemented through new releases or change requests.
• Supplier Onboarding and Enablement
• Support preparation and onboarding of suppliers to Coupa Supplier Portal and cXML solution (building punchout connections)
• Respond to questions from suppliers and the business concerning supplier onboarding and catalog management (punchout)
• Making sure that the supplier accounts and content are setup correctly
• Support supplier master data cleaning / deduplication and inactivation
• Support the regional operations and category teams with vendor enablement.

Job Requirements

• The ideal candidate should be able to evidence experience working as a Procurement process and/or systems professional with sound business acumen. As well as be a dedicated and engaged team player who can collaborate with other functions and strive for continuous improvement of our processes and/or systems. 
• Must be 18 years in age or older.
• Must pass pre-employment drug screen and criminal background check.
• Strict adherence to safety requirements and procedures as outlined in the Employee Handbook.
• Willingness to work independently within in a team environment and assist the team with other duties as required.
• Fluent in English with strong written & verbal communication
• Excellent presentation skills
• Experience in multi-cultural & Large corporations would be a plus
• Must have intermediate proficiency in Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Outlook
• Ability and willingness to travel up to 30%.
• 5 years' experience in maintaining and coordinating content and supplier enablement with strong business background,
• COUPA certified
• Experienced in release management and system controls with eProcurement cloud applications
• Strong analytical skills in change management and experienced in performing impact assessments on system and processes
• Strong relationship management skills
• Process and technology oriented
• Bachelor’s degree in Supply chain management or Information Technology
• Experience in ERP systems (e.g. SAP, Oracle considered a plus).

Work Environment

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job.

• Usually, normal office working conditions.  The noise level in the work environment is usually quiet.
• The position may require work outside of normal business hours.

What CRH Offers You

• Highly competitive base pay
• Comprehensive medical, dental and disability benefits programs
• Group retirement savings program
• Health and wellness programs
• A diverse and inclusive culture that values opportunity for growth, development, and internal promotion

About CRH

CRH has a long and proud heritage. We are a collection of hundreds of family businesses, regional companies and large enterprises that together form the CRH family. CRH operates in a decentralized, diversified structure that allows you to work in a small company environment while having the career opportunities of a large international organization.

If you’re up for a rewarding challenge, we invite you to take the first step and apply today! Once you click apply now, you will be brought to our official employment application. Please complete your online profile and it will be sent to the hiring manager. Our system allows you to view and track your status 24 hours a day. Thank you for your interest!

CRH is an Affirmative Action and Equal Opportunity Employer.

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