Procurement Operations Specialist II

Curia•Albany, NY

1d•Remote

About The Position

Curia Global Inc. seeks a Procurement Operations Specialist II to assist with all aspects of Operational Procurement. This role involves participating in project management of Procurement projects, both on-site and in-country sourcing, and negotiations. The position covers direct and indirect goods and services and requires active engagement with specialist Curia Procurement resources globally. The role is remote and reports to headquarters in Albany, NY.

Requirements

Master’s degree in Supply Chain Management or a related field.
One (1) year of experience in a position in the supply chain field.
One (1) year of experience utilizing Oracle or SAP ERP (Enterprise Resource Planning).
One (1) year of experience in inventory management and demand forecasting.
One (1) year of experience performing contract negotiations with vendors.
One (1) year of experience using Power BI dashboards to analyze performance.

Responsibilities

Ensuring materials are available for production according to schedule, minimizing inventory, and assisting with cash management optimization.
Contributing to the construction of a multiyear program of cost savings initiatives.
Negotiating and establishing pricing and/or contracts with local suppliers with terms favorable to Curia.
Executing local eSourcing activities, including training suppliers and running events within guidelines, and assisting in constructing the monthly eSourcing plan.
Managing site cash effectively by ensuring appropriate economic order quantities, maximizing payment terms, and regularly reviewing and executing MRP exception messages (EXDX).
Supporting and collaborating with the Category Management team by promoting established category strategies to internal stakeholders and ensuring on-time purchase order placement that complies with strategic agreements and local terms.
Liaising with Quality/Regulatory departments to ensure timely supplier material qualification for expected use and preparing monthly alternate supplier qualification (ASQ) reports.
Monitoring metrics and KPIs to assess the health and quality of procurement activities, ensuring timely delivery, alignment with organizational communication and contractual requirements, risk mitigation, and accurate/timely payment.
Constructing business cases related to plant savings for submission to and recording by the Global Procurement Organization.
Assisting with the capture of cost savings and avoidance during purchase order placement, coordinating with global and regional contracts.
Acting as a site contact for all Procurement Operations-related questions, feedback, transformations, or service escalations in coordination with the local Procurement Manager.
Maintaining supplier relationships and preparing related reports, including performance and risk management at a country level.
Assisting with Contract Management for local suppliers, referring to Legal as required with assistance from the Procurement Manager.
Identifying new potential suppliers, executing supplier selection, and conducting negotiations at the country level according to prescribed programs and category strategies.
Providing ERP system training to internal stakeholders.
Reviewing and executing required actions on the Past Due purchase orders report daily to ensure receipt of goods and to prevent compromise of suppliers' payment terms.
Performing day-to-day Procurement Operations at the site as part of a team providing policy and process enforcement, supplier onboarding, transaction management, and fiscal response.
Executing the end-to-end process related to standard purchase order-based procure-to-pay, including purchase order preparation and placement, change notices, coordinating supplier returns, expediting/de-expediting, past due purchase orders, and invoice issue resolution.
Implementing, managing change, and driving adoption of Global Procurement standards, processes, and procedures, including assisting with training to internal customers, local documentation, and/or communications as required.
Ensuring awareness and compliance with procurement policies, processes, and systems at the local level.
Developing and maintaining effective working relationships with business partners and stakeholders, both internal and external.