Sourcing specialist job description
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* about the role:
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the e-sourcing specialist is a critical member of our procurement team, responsible for managing contracts and catalogues to ensure seamless procurement processes.
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* key responsibilities:
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we are seeking an experienced e-sourcing specialist with strong analytical skills and expertise in contract management tools, procurement tools (sap, srm, ms access, etc.), and sourcing and analytics tools such as ariba, advanced ms excel.
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* main tasks:
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the successful candidate will be responsible for:
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* administering the establishment of contracts / catalogues
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this includes verifying completeness of contract/catalogue upload request forms, working with category manager, spot buyer and supplier on providing all required data for contracts and catalogues, creating/uploading contracts and catalogues in system tools, uploading contracts in contract repository, identifying and communicating expired or near-expiring contracts.
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* enabling contracts / catalogues
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this involves obtaining approval for uploaded contract and catalogue content, releasing contracts / unlocking catalogues for use, aligning with suppliers for punch out enablement if required.
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* contract and catalogue compliance / general activities
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the e-sourcing specialist will also be responsible for receiving inputs on expiration dates or updates necessary in contracts, closing out expired or no longer desired contracts and catalogues, managing e-sourcing suppliers accounts (follow up-credit holds-good receipts-system issues).
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* scope of the role:
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the role requires ensuring completeness of contracts and catalogues and ensuring their availability, managing catalogue and contract validity, developing and maintaining strategies in sap/excel to automate processes, managing close out expired/not necessary contracts or catalogues, supporting and managing e-sourcing suppliers account.
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* key contacts:
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the e-sourcing specialist will work closely with pss director, pss leaders, category managers, continuous improvement specialist, spot buyers, esourcing specialists, contract management specialists, suppliers.
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* qualifications and technical competencies required:
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to succeed in this position, you will need:
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* a university degree or equivalent
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additionally, you should possess:
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* strong understanding of contract management tools
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as well as experience with procurement tools (sap, srm, ms access, etc) and sourcing and analytics tools such as ariba, advanced ms excel.
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* preferred skills:
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hands-on procurement/category management experience would be beneficial.
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languages: english (and local when applied) as the working language, other languages are an advantage.
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