Procurement Associate Job Description
Procurement associate
provides analysis and industry benchmarking of Baring Asset Management’s funds, products and services including positioning against key competitors.
Procurement Associate Duties & Responsibilities
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Sample responsibilities for this position include:
Provide user support for procurement applications
Understand and be able to support the supplier creation process
Review process improvement to add value or create efficiencies (metrics, KPIs)
Assist Procurement personnel in the resolve outstanding Overages, Shortages, & Damage Reports 290s
Assist Procurement personnel obtaining Monthly Required Reports (Injury Illness)
Contract Administration - Manage existing contracts, dispute resolution, changes, renewal, default
The Associate Procurement Specialist will support the management of corporate indirect spend within a specific category or regional area(s)
Assist in the execution of global strategies for short and long range goals
Proven collaboration and interpersonal skills required to support and participate in cross functional category teams
Learn and apply basic Procurement principles, theories, and concepts
Procurement Associate Qualifications
Qualifications for a job description may include education, certification, and experience.
Licensing or Certifications for Procurement Associate
List any licenses or certifications required by the position: ACE, CPSM, CPM, AS9100, MCIPS, UN, APICS, IACCM, PMP, C.P.M
Education for Procurement Associate
Typically a job would require a certain level of education.
Employers hiring for the procurement associate job most commonly would prefer for their future employee to have a relevant degree such as Bachelor's and University Degree in Business, Engineering, Business/Administration, Supply Chain Management, Education, Finance, MBA, Management, Technical, Associates
Skills for Procurement Associate
Desired skills for procurement associate include:
Financial analysis and problem solving activities
UN Language will be an asset
Use of spreadsheets and database packages
Competitors and product innovations
Increase your understanding of the Oil & Gas industry
Pharmaceutical industry
Respective global supply markets
SAP and Excel functionality
Sharpen analytical and time management skills
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Desired experience for procurement associate includes:
Undergraduate degree/diploma in business or above with education background in Procurement, fundamental understanding of basic contract terms/condition
Ability to work (North American) day shift
Understanding of contract structure, terms and conditions contract law
Must be capable to develop a high level of understanding in all business matters related to the position, and have the ability to effectively interact with all levels of management, internal to the company and external to suppliers and customers, alike
Must have the ability to communicate in the English language, both verbally and written, in an effective manner
Must be able to pass a Pre-Employment background check and drug screen test
Procurement Associate Examples
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Job Description Example
Our innovative and growing company is searching for experienced candidates for the position of procurement associate. We appreciate you taking the time to review the list of qualifications and to apply for the position. If you don’t fill all of the qualifications, you may still be considered depending on your level of experience.
Responsibilities for procurement associate
- Ensure the production of accurate reporting of relevant information, including commercial and that of potential or actual scope or schedule changes
- Refer to policies and practices for guidance
- Develop and maintain effective, credible internal relationships up to Director / Senior Director and beyond and with other teams across the UK and US business
- Manage cross-functional teams through delivery of Strategy, Selection and Contracting activities
- Provide a consultancy and advisory service to internal business areas on Third Party contract terms to support their engagement with suppliers
- Own your own development and support the development of others within the business through feedback, coaching and mentoring
- Ability to work in a fast paced environment, with flexibility to adapt to our changing business needs
- Experience of change management and organisation (Agile or other) and being a “completer / finisher”
- Broad strategic oversight and commercial mind-set
- Great knowledge of category - preferably Marketing/Digital Marketing
Qualifications for procurement associate
- Bachelor’s Degree (preferably in a technical discipline Engineering, Supply Chain, Business)
- Experience with procurement systems
- Working accurately in a dynamic and fast-paced environment with tight timeframes
- Experience contributing to quality initiatives
- Experience working with Material Requirements Planning [MRP] tools
- Proficiency with basic technical tools such as MS-Office
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Job Description Example
Our innovative and growing company is hiring for a procurement associate. We appreciate you taking the time to review the list of qualifications and to apply for the position. If you don’t fill all of the qualifications, you may still be considered depending on your level of experience.
Responsibilities for procurement associate
- Solicits and analyzes quotations
- Review commodity specifications, prepare solicitation documents, evaluate proposals, select suppliers, create contractual documents (purchase orders, subcontracts, ), carry out inspections of deliveries, and arrange for shipping and related logistics
- Maintain the integrity and transparency of all department records and files
- Conducts supplier contract negotiations to ensure compliance, and optimizes costs with a balanced view of surety of supply and growth
- Negotiate purchases and quotes from suppliers for all products and services used by MSKCC departments
- Assist Buyers and Senior Buyers with fact finding, sourcing, expediting, and problem solving
- Collect and analyze data to assist with the preparation of business review, reports or bid analysis
- At least 1year of work experience in an office setting
- Knowledge of Facilities environments a plus
- Manages five to six low level locally scoped commodities for the Central Region
Qualifications for procurement associate
- Ability to quickly assess situations and plan resolution
- Proficient knowledge of full suite of Microsoft Office software
- Ability to quickly come up to speed on all technical and commercial subjects related to solar projects through the full development life-cycle and transition to construction and operations
- Ability to quickly understand the basics of a variety of subjects relating to renewable energy including civil and electrical engineering designs and detailed drawings along with transmission issues, taxes, finance, and energy sales
- Ability to multitask and work well on a team
- Ability to proactively identify next steps and work productively with limited supervision
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Job Description Example
Our innovative and growing company is looking to fill the role of procurement associate. We appreciate you taking the time to review the list of qualifications and to apply for the position. If you don’t fill all of the qualifications, you may still be considered depending on your level of experience.
Responsibilities for procurement associate
- Develop and foster relationships with preferred/alliance suppliers to ensure clear communication, create an environment of partnership, and agreed-to contractually committed levels of service, quality, delivery, and cost
- Follow an effective process to ensure that the proper sources of supply are evaluated and selected to support the business need
- Negotiate master services, confidentiality, service standards, and other supplier agreements to ensure high quality, provide clarity, obtain competitive costs, document timelines, and mitigate risk
- Ensure that the negotiations meet the cost savings and synergy targets
- Interact with the Legal, Finance, and other departments, as needed
- Analyze categories of spend to determine potential opportunities regarding cost optimization
- Own and manage all internal and external relationships that are required in order to deliver against the global sourcing strategies
- Build and maintain a strong working knowledge of supply market conditions for the sourcing categories that are being managed, good working knowledge of the supplier category offerings
- Develop and execute negotiation of supply agreements/contracts where necessary
- Develop, manage and measure key supplier relationships through lifecycle – R & D, launch, commercial phases
Qualifications for procurement associate
- An MBA degree is preferred
- APICS Certified is preferred
- Exposure to marketing, finance, order management
- Must have hands on experience in Procure to order/pay process
- Requires a minimum of 4 years' direct experience, with 5 to 7 years' overall experience
- Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration, Information Systems or Industrial Engineering from a recognized university scoring GPA 6 and above
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Our growing company is searching for experienced candidates for the position of procurement associate. To join our growing team, please review the list of responsibilities and qualifications.
Responsibilities for procurement associate
- Review quotations & Order materials and services as per negotiated and appropriately approved
- Track Purchasing activity and measurements against project schedule
- Ensure LEED compliance for buildings, and civil works sustainable compliance
- Ensure all equipment and materials compile with CSA and all associated standards
- Ensure supplier compliance with site and company requirements for Quality, Health, Safety & Environment
- Liaise with Commercial Department to ensure accurate and timely payment of invoices, as necessary for the business with the supplier
- Accept deliveries and verify quantity, quality and product
- Provide equipment and material release information to site and scheduler
- Provide data sheets, drawings and specification to site and subcontractors in a timely manner to ensure correct support and services are available to installation
- Issue equipment to installers complete with installation data sheets, drawings and specification
Qualifications for procurement associate
- Ideally Software Skills in Excel, ERP Systems - SAP, E-Matrix
- Position is mostly office work with filing and other light activities as necessary
- This position requires sitting, standing, and walking with occasional overtime/weekend work
- Must wear appropriate gowning and PPE (Personal Protective Equipment) in manufacturing/production areas
- The work conditions for the position are greater than 50% stationary with periodic standing and walking throughout the workday
- The colleague may be required to travel
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Our company is growing rapidly and is looking to fill the role of procurement associate. Please review the list of responsibilities and qualifications. While this is our ideal list, we will consider candidates that do not necessarily have all of the qualifications, but have sufficient experience and talent.
Responsibilities for procurement associate
- Manages portfolio of agreements and new requests, enabling efficient and effective purchase of goods and services (from purchase to pay) with a focus on business value, on-time delivery, and cycle time
- Negotiates contract pricing and terms & conditions directly with suppliers while working with internal stakeholders, seeking lowest total system costs and appropriate mitigation of supply and legal risk
- Ensures contract compliance and utilization - monitors supplier performance, troubleshoots issues
- Identifies business value and other opportunities within the portfolio
- Develops and maintains internal and external relationships to meet business line expectations
- Provides fit for-risk process improvements
- Influences development and implements Category strategic and commercial guidance
- People leadership- May lead and be responsible for direct reports
- Leads development, recommendation/presentation, and implementation leadership of category sourcing strategies and ensures alignment, compliance and delivery of business requirements/needs
- Collaborates with Supplier Relationship Managers to support their needs form a strategic souricng perspective
Qualifications for procurement associate
- Bachelor’s Degree in Business preferred majors in finance, accounting
- Prefer experience in Purchasing, Accounting, or general Administrative experience
- Client server software applications experience a plus
- The successful candidate will have a minimum of 2 years procurement experience
- French speaking preferred but not required
- Experienced PC User, familiar with MS Office, email, internet is important