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When you join the Albemarle team, you contribute to a better tomorrow. You will play a role in powering many of the world’s largest and most critical industries, from energy and communications to transportation and electronics. We are putting innovation to work to improve people’s lives and we want YOU to be a part of it.
Job Description
JOB DESCRIPTION
Ketjen Corporation, a wholly owned subsidiary of Albemarle Corporation, is seeking a Construction Manager. Transformation of our procurement organization is a top strategic priority for the catalysts business of Albemarle, and we believe this presents unique and exciting career opportunities. The world is rapidly changing, and we need to align our strategy to support the growth and success of our businesses. If you are a forward thinker, with the creativity and maturity to effectively challenge the status quo of our existing business and practices, this opportunity might be for you.
We are building a world class global procurement function focused around; (1) Category Management focused on driving long term sustainable value for the business (2) Procurement Operations providing exceptional support and advisement to our business unit stakeholders and (3) Data Analytics, process excellence, and technology adoption to drive and enable procurement best practices and excellent end-user experience.
The Opportunity:
The Operational Procurement Analyst creates and manages purchase orders as part of the buying activities as well as local sourcing activities in the indirect space for a site and/or region. He works closely with the Procurement Specialists and Category Managers and is responsible for operational procurement tasks as part of the execution of category and sourcing strategy activities for the site/region. This role, together with the Procurement Specialist for the site/region acts as the procurement service desk and assures escalation to other procurement team members as required.
The Operational Procurement Analyst is focused on developing strong relationships with key stakeholders and driving forward strong service and value for the region/business units/and sites supported. The role will also focus on working with multiple functional groups to continuously look for areas to either eliminate waste or reduce non-value activities withing the requisition to pay process.
Additional responsibilities and impact:
- Create and follow up on purchase orders
- Manage purchase order acknowledgements
- Keep in contact with Albemarle's local purchasing communities as well as with vendors
- Support activities that help to enhance vendors' purchasing experience with Albemarle
- Reviews purchase requisitions for proper authorization and classification.
- Analyses, qualifies, and issues purchase orders; follows-up and expedites as necessary
- Responsible for managing dispute resolution not resolved at the procurement level
- Monitors blocked invoices to ensure timely payment
- Responsible for internal and external inquiry management
- Support and identify with project ideas/continuous improvement initiatives
- Communicate Purchase Requisition issues (reason codes) to the plants
- Support root-cause analysis
- Always process Purchase Requisitions within the pre-defined SLA
- Make sure to handle all inquiries within the pre-defined SLA
- Setup RFP’s to assist procurement specialists and category managers
- Assist in sourcing requests
What We’re Looking For:
- 3+ years of relevant work experience in preferably similar functions.
- Knowledge of source-to-pay lifecycle
- Team player
- Excellent problem-solving skills
- Effective oral and written communications
- Customer focused attitude
- Self-development skills
- Extensive knowledge of Microsoft Office
- Knowledge of source-to-pay lifecycle
- Proficient in SAP or similar ERP Software
- High learning and change agility
- High attention to detail
- Continuous process improvement mindset
- Ability to participate in cross-functional, teamwork-oriented environment
- Analytical mindset
Language Skills
- English – Proficient to conduct external and internal business
Other languages such as Dutch/German are a plus
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