Senior Associate Specialist, Procurement Operations

Overview

Primary responsibility is to execute the daily transactions for Raw Materials, MRO, and Corporate Services - to ensure reliable supply of goods and services. Execution of purchase orders in SAP, maintenance of purchasing information records and other purchasing master data. Invoice discrepancy resolution, expediting, general purchasing activities. Fully competent professional, who possesses and applies a broad knowledge of principles, practices, and procedures of a specific field in Procurement, (MRO/RAW Material/Corporate Service) who can identify and implement cost saving and operational improvement opportunities.

Responsibilities

• Receives, examines and processes purchase requisitions. Ensure full compliance with Celanese processes and policies.
• Creates purchase orders and follows up on approval and acknowledgement of them.
• Follow up on purchase orders to ensure products are delivered in a timely manner.
• Maintain purchasing master data.
• Capable to resolve internal and external issues related to supply and the Purchase to Pay (P2P) process.
• Work with Strategic Sourcing Managers/Leaders on relationship management and issue resolution needs with suppliers.
• Use and coordinate Quality Notifications for issue resolution and process improvements.
• Work within the team for the success of the objectives.
• Work on automatization of raw material and MRO orders.
• Diagnose process gaps and work on process improvements.
• Identify saving opportunities, generate savings based on that.
• Ability to manage small projects independently

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in business, supply chain management, engineering, or related discipline.
• Proficiency in English (advanced level) and Portuguese (intermediate to advanced level)
• Minimum 2 years of experience in Procurement-related or other relevant experience (Purchasing, expediting, or other order entry experience preferred).
• Solid knowledge of SAP transactions.
• Problem solver attitude.
• Good communication both written and verbal.
• Good interpersonal skills, ability to build strong relationships with internal and external stakeholders