Procurement Experience Agent (Maternity cover)

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Job Description

Global Finance Center of Excellence is a global function and key business partner for Takeda. GFCoE is committed to creating an exceptional experience where you feel supported & confident in our solutions, across Finance, Procurement, and HR. We create value for the business by freeing up employees’ time to better focus on patients and core operations.

The Procurement Agent is responsible for the delivery of procurement responsibilities within Takeda’s overall Source to Pay (S2P) process.

Employment Type: Fixed-term contract (maternity cover).

ACCOUNTABILITIES

• Support supplier selection and on-boarding  

• Ensure all new vendors on-boarded are in line with existing policies and requirements and execute compliance checks on behalf of the users 

• Help ensure appropriate supplier compliance checks (TPRM) are performed and verified in order to minimize risk in the set up of new vendors to Takeda 

• Help Sr. Procurement agents ensure all information related to new and existing suppliers (except for Preferred suppliers) are provided on time and made available in the relevant systems 

• Support onboarding tasks performed via/by other Procurement Solutions teams – maintain overview and control 

• Liaise with other GFCoE towers and Procurement and keep up-to-date with all relevant process updates or changes 

• Identify and implement opportunities for improvement and manage risks upfront, to help customers feel confident and supported  

• Ability to build collaborative relationships based on trust and respect, staying involved until the customers understand the proposed solutions  

• Track, monitor and report KPIs related to user experience as well as supplier enablement process for non-Preferred suppliers and Source-to-Pay user

CORE ELEMENTS RELATED TO THIS ROLE

• Deep understanding of transactional purchasing system solutions and vendor enablement tools 

• Robust understanding of vendor enablement concept 

• Good knowledge of existing solutions available at Takeda and in GFCoE or ability to quickly understand interdependencies between processes and teams and to leverage interconnections 

• Good problem solving and ability to solve issues by prioritizing actions 

• Good communication skills 

• Ability to offer holistic solutions and responses, looking at the broader picture 

• Strong business partnering skills, ability to engage others and adapt communication styles to the stakeholders’ needs 

• Build trust through thoroughness and consistency 

• Good business partnering skills 

EDUCATION, BEHAVIOURAL COMPETENCIES AND SKILLS:

• Fluent in English and ideally business level fluency in the region’s primary operating language
• Master or min. Bachelor degree and 2-3 years of relevant purchasing or supplier management/enablement experience
• Knowledgeable in systems and processes for efficient management of vendor creation and deactivation processes
• Knowledge of SAP Ariba, MDG, Malbek, Apex and internal procedures and policies
• Ability to set clear and realistic expectations and proactively provide updates on the way
• Customer-focused and people oriented with high attention to details and committed to creating strong partnerships
• Be holistic in providing responses, looking at the whole picture of the request and offering sustainable solutions
• Be able to listen carefully to customers and be open to consult with them for process changes
• Good understanding of all TBS Procurement roles and interdependencies or fast learning
• Good time management skills and ability to prioritize tasks
• Strong data-centric mindset, good ability to recommend improvements based on facts
• Ideally experience or knowledge of offshore or shared service operating environments
• TBS problem-solving and entrepreneurial mind-set - driven to create and innovate

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Locations

Lodz, Poland

Base Salary Range:

zł92,900.00 - zł127,710.00

The estimated salary range reflects an anticipated range for this position. The actual base salary offered may depend on a variety of factors, including the qualifications of the individual applicant for the position, years of relevant experience, specific and unique skills, level of education attained, certifications or other professional licenses held, and the location in which the applicant lives and/or from which they will be performing the job.

For information about our benefits, please click here.

Worker Type

Employee

Worker Sub-Type

Fixed Term (Fixed Term)

Time Type

Full time