Procurement Specialist

Detailed information:

Our client is a world leader provider of business consulting, technology and engineering. Offering services in the field of Systems Integration, Finance, Telecommunications and Informatics and Aerospace among others. It has operation centers in more than 70 countries worldwide. Today, this corporation is a global leader in the „next generation“ of Telecommunications consulting with revenues of billions of dollars. Ranked in industry magazines including the Wall Street Journal as one of the most innovative companies to work for.

Scope of employment:

The Procurement team is part of the Source to Settle department responsible for the creation and issuing of the Purchase orders to suppliers. The Procurement team is especially focused on the proactive review of all purchase requests, verifying that all required information and documentation has been provided, and then creates purchase orders for the requested items. The Procurement team ensures that purchases are made against properly approved purchase orders, and are compliant with the company Procurement policies.

Key responsibilities:

• Purchase order processing – creation of shopping carts.
• Data validation, and ensuring to process all necessary pre-approvals.
• Resolution of queries where mandatory information for processing has not been provided.
• Solving Purchase orders related queries from requesters and suppliers.
• Distribution of completed Purchasing orders to suppliers and dealing with queries.
• Contributing to the team with a hands on approach to admin tasks e.g.: archiving, filing etc.

Requirements:

• Education in Economics, Accounting, Finance, Business administration or related area.
• Previous experience in a similar position within an international Shared Service Center is considered an advantage.
• The ability to work independently and as part of a team.
• Strong processes orientation, knowledge of process design tools.
• Excellent communication skills in English.
• MS Office skills, specifically Excel & Word desirable.
• The ability to prioritize, multi-task, and work under pressure.
• Knowledge of SAP and SRM is a plus.
• Strong attention to detail, proactive approach, organizational skills and numerical thinking, problem solving.
• A strong work ethic.

We offer:

• Very competitive remuneration.
• Extensive corporate benefits package.
• Yearly bonuses.
• State of the art office building in Prague center.
• Free refreshments in the workplace.
• Social events and team building activities.
• Extensive training and coaching.
• Perspective projects with an international scope.
• Positive and social working environment.