Procurement Buyer/Analyst, North America

Beiersdorf•Stamford, CT

About The Position

The North America Buyer supports day-to-day procurement operations through purchase order processing, supplier enablement, spend compliance monitoring, and procurement analytics. The role connects business stakeholders, suppliers, and the procurement organization, ensuring purchasing activities follow company policies, procurement standards, and financial controls. The position uses SAP, reporting tools, and analytical capabilities to track procurement performance, support process excellence, and drive continuous improvement. It also supports Source-to-Pay and Procure-to-Pay activities, supplier management, reporting and governance, and cross-functional projects involving procurement, finance, supply chain, and business teams.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree in Supply Chain, Procurement, Business Administration, Finance, Operations, Analytics, or a related discipline.
0–3 years of experience in procurement, supply chain, finance, operations, or an analytical business role.
Experience working with SAP or a comparable ERP procurement system.
Proficiency in Microsoft Excel, including Pivot Tables, XLOOKUP/VLOOKUP, and data analysis techniques.
Understanding of purchasing processes, procurement policies, and supplier management activities.
Experience coordinating activities across multiple stakeholders and business functions.
Demonstrated analytical and problem-solving skills with strong attention to detail.
Strong verbal and written communication skills.
Ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment.

Responsibilities

Create, manage, and track purchase orders and purchase requisitions in SAP.
Support Source-to-Pay and Procure-to-Pay processes to ensure timely and accurate procurement transactions.
Coordinate supplier onboarding and maintain vendor master data integrity.
Collect and evaluate supplier quotations and support bid comparisons.
Monitor contract and catalog compliance and promote adherence to procurement policies.
Resolve purchasing, invoice, receipt, and payment issues with suppliers, Accounts Payable, and business stakeholders.
Provide procurement support to internal customers and manage purchasing requests in a timely manner.
Assist with supplier performance follow-up and supplier relationship management activities.
Extract, analyze, and validate procurement data from SAP and other reporting systems.
Develop, maintain, and distribute procurement KPI reports, dashboards, and scorecards.
Perform spend analysis, compliance reporting, and trend identification to support business decisions.
Support savings tracking and procurement performance measurement initiatives.
Conduct data cleansing and validation to improve reporting accuracy and data quality.
Prepare presentations, reports, and analytical summaries for procurement leadership and stakeholders.
Support process documentation, SOP development, and procurement governance activities.
Assist with procurement excellence, standardization, and continuous improvement initiatives.
Support change management, training coordination, and communication related to new processes or tools.
Collaborate with procurement, finance, supply chain, and business teams on cross-functional projects.