Procurement Associate

Walgreens•Deerfield, IL

1d•Onsite

About The Position

Entry level procurement role, which supports the delivery of end-to-end category management at a local, regional - and when appropriate - a global level. The majority of this portfolio will be regional and/or local in nature and includes working with stakeholders (functional, procurement and supplier), to execute end to-end category management key activities and support functions. Opportunity to develop basic procurement skills through progressively challenging assignments on the path to a procurement profession. This job comprises of five key activities: category analytics and project identification, leading RFI/RFQ/RFP activities for medium to low spend, cost program support, database management and supplier due diligence support, contract administration. This role is based in our Deerfield, IL office and is on‑site four days a week.

Requirements

Bachelor’s Degree completed by June 30th of the program year.
GPA of 3.0 or above.
Intermediate level skill in Microsoft Excel (for example: using SUM function, setting borders, setting column width, inserting charts, using text wrap, sorting, setting headers and footers and/or print scaling)
Intermediate level skill in Microsoft PowerPoint (for example: applying a theme, formatting character spacing, inserting a picture, changing slide layout and theme colors, adding transitions, customizing slide numbers, changing chart style and/or formatting font)
Intermediate level skill in Microsoft Word (for example: inserting headers, page breaks, page numbers and tables and/or adjusting table columns).
Experience with Smart by GEP or other database system
Experience with SAP, Ariba and/or Oracle purchasing systems

Responsibilities

Utilizes data from the system to provide benchmarks, financial analysis, and spend analysis for assigned business units for planning and decision-making
Analyzes data to identify areas of opportunity and potential projects and develops business case in alignment with assigned internal business unit
Tracks and coordinate project plans including goals, strategy, resource scheduling, and timelines
Effectively project manages work to schedule, managing risk, opportunities, resources
Manages competing priorities and is able to deliver on multiple task
Leads the RFx Activities for Medium to Low Value Spend
Prepares RFx packages, conducting the RFx events as well as follow up activities with the partnership of the Category Management Team
Collaborates with and aligns all supporting functions needed for the procurement process including but not limited to Accounting, Finance, Tax, Strategic Sourcing Category Managers, external vendors and other supporting functions
Performs operational procurement activities
Responsible for providing project coordination and transactional procurement for their assigned internal business units
Supports cash flow program communication and process flow
Works cross-functionally to develop workflow and procedure documents
Supports database management team to ensure databases (contract, spend and supplier) are up to date
Supports supplier due diligence during supplier selection and onboarding, consulting with Category and Assistant Category Managers while managing stakeholder expectations
Supports ongoing supplier assurance with direct interaction with suppliers, ensuring all periodics are in place and knowing when to escalate
Analyzes existing systems/processes to determine more efficient processing methods or to identify errors
Catalogue and system item management
Oversees simple contract variations and statements of work, working with stakeholders and informing and consulting Category and Assistant Category Managers.
Analyzes existing systems/processes to determine more efficient processing methods or to identify errors