Procurement Specialist / Buyer (Hybrid)

Job Title: Procurement Buyer

Location : Hazelwood, MO 63042

Shift: 40hours/week

Shift: Mon-Fri 8am to 5pm Eastern.  Tues/Wed in office, other days remote

Duration: 09 Months

SUMMARY OF POSITION:

Responsible for providing procurement support to key functional stakeholders throughout the organization to including processing of purchase orders, execution of the vendor management strategy, contract management, expectation resolution and the maintenance of systems and support sites in alignment with compliance and departmental policies.  This role will provide service across the enterprise and will be key in promoting and training on standard business processes and systems. 

SCOPE OF POSITION:

• The Procurement Buyer is responsible for providing transactional support necessary to facilitate the purchase of goods and services for a global specialty pharmaceutical company.

Primary Functions:

• Managing indirect requisitions/Purchase orders, supplier data management, AP reconciliation support, payment terms exception processing

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:

• Work collaboratively with key stakeholders to build relationships.
• Perform necessary transactional activities to support the business unit, such as requisition processing, invoice reconciliation, vendor maintenance/diligence, and spend reporting.
• Act as subject matter expert on Requisition to Pay process.
• Support requestor training.
• Support corporate Coupa (and adjacent systems) update and enhancement strategies.
• Support audit requests related to requisition to PO process and vendor updates.
• Maintain SharePoint sites as needed.
• Assure compliance to necessary compliance to Procurement activity.
• Knowledge of key Procurement tools (Coupa, SAP)
• Coordinate with the Procurement leadership, IT and operating units to identify training needs and make recommendations for functionality and business process improvements.
• Support process improvement across functions in the procure to pay space
• Validation of suppliers / Approved Supplier List (ASL).
• Special project work as assigned.

MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS:

Education:

• Bachelor’s degree preferred 

Experience:  

• Minimum of 2-5 years of relevant experience in Procurement Systems Technology (Coupa) preferred or related detail-oriented transaction/order processing.

Preferred Skills/Qualifications:

• Pharmaceutical procurement experiences a plus.

Other Skills: 

• Manage multiple priorities while meeting deadlines. 
• Strong command of MS Word and Excel required.