Associate - Procurement EU at Avantor Sciences in Coimbatore, IND

Job description

• To play an important role between suppliers and Purchase groups by processing Confirmation of Purchase Order Acknowledgements (POA) which are received from Suppliers. The main responsibility is to cross verify the Ordered Materials, Quantity, Price & discounts confirmed by the supplier towards Avantor Purchase Order request entered in SAP by the onshore Procurement team
• Avantor is looking for an associate for the Procurement team. He/She should support the Global Procurement with general and tactical activities of daily purchasing management.

Responsibilities

• Work under the guidance of Team Leader and the assigned team buddy in the initial 6 months.
• Focus on learning process and the business fundamentals.
• Manage tactical activities of the procurement organization.
• Works extensively on SAP ERP system.
• Day to day usage of Ariba, Redwave, BI Tools and extensive usage of MS Excel (Beginner to Intermediate level)
• Converts PR to PO
• Process supplier confirmations received through email.
• Work with supplier on confirmation fallout/PO discrepancies.
• Manages open PO through interaction with supplier on delivery date, invoice request, cancellation, reschedules and work on any PO discrepancies.
• Maintain quality standard set for each activity/process as per guidelines.
• Escalate the transactions to buyers as per the guideline provided for each activity.
• Ensure all SLA & KPI metrices are adhered to as per the agreed timelines with the business.
• Able to manage priorities, deadlines, and tasks to meet deadlines and accomplish goals; Ability to handle multiple concurrent tasks.
• Good interpersonal interaction and able to work well with the team, onsite team, suppliers, and other department.
• Positive Attitude, Planning, Curiosity, Self-discipline, Ability to work in evening and/or night shift.
• Assumes additional responsibilities as assigned.

Requirements

• Education:  Bachelor’s degree in any discipline.
• Experience: Minimum 1 year of experience in Procurement, Order Management or any other business process management tasks.
• Basic computer skills
• Basic level of MS Excel proficiency preferred.
• Excellent communication skills
• Excellent attention to detail and high-quality focus
• Good at analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Able to work from office fulltime or hybrid model.
• Willing to working in evening and night shift with rotations.

Skills

Required

• Basic computer skills
• Excellent communication skills