Global Purchasing Senior Specialist

Bristol Myers Squibb•Tampa, FL

43d

About The Position

Challenging. Meaningful. Life-changing. Those aren't words that are usually associated with a job. But working at Bristol Myers Squibb is anything but usual. Here, uniquely interesting work happens every day, in every department. From optimizing a production line to the latest breakthroughs in cell therapy, this is work that transforms the lives of patients, and the careers of those who do it. You'll get the chance to grow and thrive through opportunities uncommon in scale and scope, alongside high-achieving teams. Take your career farther than you thought possible. Bristol Myers Squibb recognizes the importance of balance and flexibility in our work environment. We offer a wide variety of competitive benefits, services and programs that provide our employees with the resources to pursue their goals, both at work and in their personal lives. Read more: careers.bms.com/working-with-us. The Global Purchasing Analyst plays a crucial role in coordinating and leading financial and vendor management in a multi-country environment for HR. Build and Maintain Supplier Governance with assigned HR function and/or geographic region. Provide continuous improvement within Global Vendor Management Processes to enhance stakeholder's experience and align business strategy/requirements. Provide Subject Matter Expertise with BMS Policy and Procedures for purchasing and payment processing. Collaborative with internal and external parties to problem solve with an understanding of end-to-end processes and knowledge of impacts to decisions.

Requirements

Bachelors degree
Experience with financial/budget
Experience in purchase order/vendor payment Processing utilizing SAP / Ariba
Ability to work in a matrix team with strong exceptional organizational skills.
Advanced level data analysis, excel and complex reporting skills.
Excellent communication skills in order to work across regional remote teams and markets.
Ability to identify, analyze and solve problems, with limited guidance.
Identify and drive areas for continuous improvement.

Responsibilities

Proactively executing and coordinating the "Purchase to pay" process for People Services, working closely with regional teams and SMEs across HR and BMS.
Executing full life cycle of Purchase Orders management in SAP/ARIBA including creation, maintenance, on-time payments, and closure.
Manage the monitoring and tracking invoices to ensure timely payment.
Conducting financial tracking, monitoring, and reporting of Purchase Orders against actual budgeted amounts.
Preparing and communicating monthly financial variance reports
Lead collaboration with cross-functional teams, both internal and external to ensure invoices are validated and approved before releasing payment.
Building relationships with cross-functional teams such as Accounts Payable, Global Payments, Finance, Procurement, and functional support teams.
Provide Subject Matter Expertise regarding Procurement and Finance policies and procedures, utilizing SAP, ARIBA, and Icertis.
Work with HR and Finance to manage the harmonization of various acquired companies. Ensuring that benefits and compensation have been correctly aligned to allow for the smooth day to day running of the business without any issues.
Provide insight and guidance to HR on the BMS ways of working addressing issues such as:
Managing procurement processes
Overseeing vendor creation
Contract management
Facilitating the I2P process
Handling non-BMS system payments through heritage payment systems.

Benefits

Medical, pharmacy, dental and vision care.
Wellbeing support such as the BMS Living Life Better program and employee assistance programs (EAP).
Financial well-being resources and a 401(K).
Financial protection benefits such as short- and long-term disability, life insurance, supplemental health insurance, business travel protection and survivor support.
Work-life programs include paid national holidays and optional holidays, Global Shutdown Days between Christmas and New Year's holiday, up to 120 hours of paid vacation, up to two (2) paid days to volunteer, sick time off, and summer hours flexibility.
Parental, caregiver, bereavement, and military leave.
Family care services such as adoption and surrogacy reimbursement, fertility/infertility benefits, support for traveling mothers, and child, elder and pet care resources.
Other perks like tuition reimbursement and a recognition program.

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