Primary responsibilities/essential functions:
Procurement Operations
- Procures commodity products and services, on behalf of Capital Group
- Sources complex purchases consisting of commodity material, equipment, and services through internet research and historic buys
- Has autonomy to manage prioritize/sequence of work and evolve activities within agreed constraints.
- Negotiates complex terms and conditions, such as price, delivery, and payment terms
- Researches and applies knowledge of commodities and available sources, as appropriate
- Gathers and compares information from vendors and recommends viable vendors to the business
- Leads Procurement Operations work independently and utilizes expertise to guide others on the structure and type of purchase order, Buying Channels, as well as method of payment within established departmental guidelines
- Develops deep understanding of the Sourcing Ops processes, Business Unit Portfolios and requirements to achieve business objectives
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- Leads cross-functional (Sourcing, Operations, Accounts Payable and the business) operational procurement activities with complex elements such as dynamic customer bases, complex business requirements, complex contract terms and conditions, and/or high business priority
- Leads the process of reviewing contract and purchasing requirements, determines the appropriate Buying Channel, educates and guides Sourcing and the business, and directs more junior associates/team members in the appropriate process for completing the contract and purchase.
- Processes requisitions and creates purchase orders as needed for high complexity or high priority purchases
- Reviews past order history to inform setup and structure of future orders
- Responsible for the contract compliance business process and workflows including creation, review and approval of documents.
- Responsible for the process to resolve past due purchase orders for the assigned area of responsibility by running standard reports to identify these orders, conducting meetings with internal stakeholders and recommending the correct resolution.
- Leads operational vendor master maintenance activities and continuous improvement of the same
- Provides day-to-day operational oversight and supervision of the processes
- Analyzes and develops resolutions to business customer, partner and supplier escalations to ensure SLAs are met
- Coordinates complex supplier setup for additional automated invoice processes
- Serves as subject matter expert and is independently accountable for the following processes.
- Drives CI activities across the suite of Procure-to-Pay process and champions Business Process Management process and methodology across the team
- Leads training activity for internal/external stakeholders in the use of digital procurement platform and business process
- Resolves business digital procurement platform issues
- Analyzes system-related issues, develops options and recommendations before escalating to manager(s) and/or senior managers to drive resolution
- Identifies opportunities and considerations for P-card expansion and makes recommendations to business or Finance and Accounting on when P-Card expansion may be appropriate
- Leads catalog administration capability and complex supplier catalogs on the digital procure-to-pay platform:
Responsible for providing input for the catalog strategy by providing insight around priorities, tactical spend and suppliers
Provides leadership for Sourcing Operations Team Strategy
- Provides expertise and mentors others
- As a Subject Matter Expert, develops, recommends, and champions continuous improvement efforts
Reporting
- Provides thought leadership around operational reporting enhancements to develop reports and incorporate into day-to-day operational processes
Business and Technical Skills:
- Demonstrates high degree of proficiency and effectiveness in utilization of SAP technology such as Ariba Contracts & Procure to Pay and ECC
- Demonstrates strong track record to manage projects within a team/department
- Demonstrates financial and CG business acumen
- Demonstrates in-depth knowledge of processes such as Purchase Orders, Work Orders, Invoicing, Asset Creation
- High level of proficient in Microsoft Suite of products
Competencies:
- Drives Results
- Manages Complexity
- Persuades
- Collaborates
- Communicates Effectively
- Instills Trust
- Decision Quality
In addition to a highly competitive base salary, per plan guidelines, restrictions and vesting requirements, you also will be eligible for an individual annual performance bonus, plus Capital's annual profitability bonus plus a retirement plan where Capital contributes 15% of your eligible earnings.
You can learn more about our compensation and benefits here.
* Temporary positions in Canada and the United States are excluded from the above mentioned compensation and benefit plans.
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