Procurement Specialist - San José, Costa Rica - AstraZeneca

AstraZeneca

Empresa verificada

San José, Costa Rica

hace 1 semana

Publicado por:

Andrea Rodríguez

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Descripción

Job Description / Capsule

To support Business Stakeholders, Procurement Category Teams and in-market Procurement Managers in Source to Contract projects, including preparing and running sourcing events and negotiations/renegotiations of contract clauses.

The Procurement Specialist will perform Procurement activities in line with ONE Procurement Operating Model.

Typical Accountabilities, Experience & Behaviours

Responsible for supporting Global Category teams in the Source to Contract process:

Support Procurement category / in-market teams in sourcing and contracting activities
Support market research activities by issuing RFI, manage sourcing projects (incl. issue of RFP, RFQ)
Analyse received proposals, making recommendations for supplier selection, prepare summary reports. Make evaluative judgments based on analysis of factual information. Display data and provide recommendations.
Ensure contract renewals and lead new simple contracts creation negotiations/renegotiations of the T&C's and contract clauses including contracts administration gathering signatures and contract storage in the system
Enhance relations with Global Category Leaders and business stakeholders ensuring high standards and ability to connect and build strong relationship with stakeholders across the globe (matrix organization)
Identifies and mitigates risks in S2C process
Ensure compliance to company procurement policies and improve the usage of the procurement tools
Actively uses the opportunities to work across the teams

Education, Qualifications, Skills and Experience

Essential

Education

University degree required

Experience:

Ability to work on multiple projects simultaneously

Skills:

Good communications skills (verbal and written) with the ability to present information in a clear and concise format to all levels within the organization
Basic presentation skills: knows best practises, able to choose presentation method and adjust the content to the audience. Actively seeks for advice of senior colleagues to improve the skills.
Relationship building skills
Basic project management skills
Flexibility and fast adaptation to changing environment
Time management (seeks to understands the urgency of the assigned tasks)
Strong team player able to collaborate with stakeholders from different cultures.

Language capabilities:

Excellent English communications skills (verbal and written), minimum B2 level
Polish is not a must
Additional language would be a benefit but not a must (due to the future support for the inmarket Procurement Teams)

Key Relationships to reach solutions

Internal (to AZ or team)