Supplier Master Data Application Specialist

Job ID: 504513

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 Supplier Master Data 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 supplier management processes and master data systems to benefit CRH Operating Companies. The successful candidate will also be responsible for ensuring CRH’s APEX Supplier Portal 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 the supplier onboarding and enablement activities for multiple CRH companies. This is a Hybrid position.

Job Responsibilities

• Support & Drive Adoption of Apex supplier portal for CRH Businesses: Full Lifecycle-Supporting project Implementation & owning Business-as-usual experience through clear pre-defined milestones
• Ensure supplier master data is clean & maintained in collaboration with various operating companies
• Ensure data governance rules are well documented, maintained, enforced and updated
• Back-end configuration updates, setup and support within development, test and production environments
• Maintenance of the configuration documentation, monitoring of control reports, user administration including role assignment and approval flows for APEX
• Work with the CRH IT teams for each division within their ITIL processes (ServiceNow) to manage APEX related incidents, enhancements and requests ensuring SLAs are met
• Monitor and report on supplier/system KPIs to various stakeholders
• Partner with IT responsible for development and support of Apex integrations with interfacing systems
• Provide and coordinate level 2 Apex support for various CRH operating companies
• Coordinate with Apex Analytics Support Desk
• Review and coordinate the implementation of new releases ensuring minimal impact on the day-to-day operations
• Ensure that change control procedures are executed & implemented and used for all deployments
• Drive & Document test plans for user acceptance testing for new functionalities and regression testing
• Support as required in the areas of change management, super user engagement and training
• Support the creation of new training materials by demonstrating new functionalities implemented through new releases or change requests

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 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 a team environment and assist the team with other duties as required.
• Fluent in English with strong written & verbal communication
• Excellent presentation skills
• Must have intermediate proficiency in Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Outlook
• Experience in multi-cultural & Large corporations would be a plus
• Ability and willingness to travel up to 30%.
• 3-5 years of relevant work experience in Master Data and/or P2P solutions
• Bachelor's degree in technology/information technology
• Experience in Software Development in C# & high-level understanding of software architecture and Project Management
• Experience in developing Apexportal tool and/or experience in configuration changes in Apexportal
• Excellent process orientation & experience in implementing e2e processes
• Experience in relationship management with Customer success mentality
• Experience in impact analysis & change management
• Understanding & working knowledge of SAP along with working knowledge of interfaces is 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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