Purchasing & Procurement Associate

Job Description:

Responsibilities

• Work on transactions for assigned sub-function such as procurement helpdesk, contract administration, procurement operations, sourcing support, catalog management, etc.
• Create contract records and route contracts for approvals and execution
• Add/Update metadata and alerts for contracts
• Ensure timely approval and execution of contracts
• Collaborate with internal teams and stakeholders on contract renewals and requisition review
• Abstract and migrate contracts into contract repository
• Maintain business documents – Contract repository and any supporting documents for purchase
• Contribute to SOPs and workflows for process documents
• Manage adhoc projects and queries related to contract search/analysis
• Highlight and escalate roadblocks/bottleneck for any processes/requests
• Suggest and contribute to process improvement initiatives

Qualification & Experience      

• Minimum: Bachelor’s Degree in any discipline, while a law degree is not a prerequisite, candidates with a legal background will be given preference.
• Minimum Experience: 1-2 years of contract management experience managing internal/external relationships, including:
• Collaborating with cross-functional international stakeholders across the company
• Collaborating with people from a variety of diverse backgrounds and cultures
• Collaborating with multiple internal teams
• Demonstrating excellent written and verbal communication
• Demonstrating organizational, time management, and multi-tasking skills
• Utilizing the Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, MS Teams, etc.)