Procurement Operations Specialist, Pipeline (Contractor)

Legend Biotech US•Philadelphia, PA

About The Position

Legend Biotech is seeking a Procurement Operations Specialist to provide first-line procure-to-pay (P2P) support for a supported business function. The role supports and escalates procurement-related payment, contracting, policy, and approval issues to the appropriate functions and stakeholders. It makes routine transactional decisions within approved procedures, assigned system access, and delegated authority; identifies missing information, follows up on requests, and escalates exceptions to the appropriate process owner. Budget approvals, contractual commitments, policy exceptions, and payment authorization remain with designated authorized owners. This position is part of the Procurement team and is based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The posting identifies the role as a contractor position; contractors are not eligible for benefits through Legend Biotech.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree from an accredited university.
1–3 years of related Procurement or Supply Chain experience in a similar role.
Pharmaceutical industry experience.
Ability to manage multiple requests, prioritize competing deadlines, maintain accurate records, and collaborate across business functions.
Extensive experience using SAP and Ariba modules.
Advanced proficiency in Excel, including pivot tables and macros.

Responsibilities

Receive and validate order information from Procurement or the business function to facilitate creation of purchase requisitions (PRs).
Notify Procurement of planned contracts, such as work orders or change orders, when applicable.
Confirm budget availability, contract status when applicable, the applicable cost center and general ledger account, and other relevant information.
Create or revise purchase requisitions and confirm their creation with Procurement and the stakeholder.
Track purchase requisition approval flows.
Relay purchase order numbers to Procurement and stakeholders once created.
Coordinate with Accounts Payable on invoices and create and distribute service entry sheets (SES).
Confirm in writing with stakeholders that services have been satisfactorily completed.
Troubleshoot and resolve disputes involving purchase requisitions, purchase orders, invoices, and service entry sheets.
Confirm that new suppliers are created in S4.
Identify recurring errors and process bottlenecks, recommend improvements, and support maintenance of procedures and P2P training modules.
Maintain transaction records and supporting documentation and support audit information requests.
Prepare monthly tracking reports covering PR/PO status, balances, aging items, and outstanding issues.
Identify potential duplicate requests or purchase orders and escalate them for review.