Associate Director, Procurement Operations, Compliance & Controls
About The Position
Fitch Group - Procurement Operations is currently seeking an Associate Director based out of our New York office. The Procurement Operations team is responsible for working closely with our shared services businesses at Fitch which include Real Estate, Facilities, Global Operations, Accounts Payable, Procurement, Travel & Entertainment. In this role you will be responsible for working to help build a strategy that aligns with business needs and brings value to the firm. You will support Supplier Onboarding, Purchase Requisitions, Purchase Orders and Invoice processing. Additionally, you will also support any future technology implementations that enable an efficient and streamlined Procure to Pay process.
Requirements
- 5+ years of experience in Procurement, Supply Chain, or related fields
- Excellent analytical, verbal, and written skills with a high attention to detail
- Excellent internal relationship building skills – your ability to partner with other parts of the organization will be critical to your success.
- Strong customer service skills.
- Technical knowledge of systems such as SAP (ECC) preferred.
- Strong understanding of Procurement processes, focusing specifically on Procure to Pay and overall knowledge of the entire Source to Pay process.
- Self-directed, able to work independently, as well as work in a team-orientated and fast paced environment.
Nice To Haves
- Experience with any of the shared services mentioned.
- Lead and implemented technology for efficiency.
- System experience in ERP tools such as SAP ECC or Oracle.
- Comfortable with presenting information, projects, reports etc. to upper management level individuals.
- Familiar with Contract Lifecycle Management tool or system equivalent
- Familiar with purchase requisition process
- Familiar with Ivalua Supplier Onboarding tool or system equivalent
Responsibilities
- Drive the implementation and adoption of our procurement process.
- Support structure and use of PO as a mechanism to streamline payment process.
- Partner with accounts payable to streamline the Procure to Pay process.
- Develop deep knowledge of business needs and recommend continuous improvement around procurement processes and systems.
- Develop and maintain reporting channels to conduct ongoing analysis for process and tool improvements.
- Identify, build, and maintain a KPI Dashboard for Procure to Pay Processes
- Act as a liaison between Procurement and Accounts Payable
- Align procurement strategies and programs with the overall objectives of the organization.
- Help transform Procurement into a value-added business partner and support broader goals of the enterprise.
- Support Project Manager during Contract Management Solution Implementation
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Director
Education Level
No Education Listed
