Procurement Associate

This role will be a member of Business Planning and Operations and a key contact for the teams.

• Serve as the first line contact for our Global Clinical Pharmacology Safety Sciences CPSS employees and partners (>700 + employees)
• Raises purchase requisitions and amends existing purchase orders on behalf of R&D study leaders and asset owners.
• Independently and pro-actively resolves issues and challenges related to supported projects and actively searches for continuous improvement in all areas to simplify ways of working
• Develops good relationships with customers and partners - checking status of Purchase Requisition PR and providing regular updates to customers to ensure there are no delays in purchase order being generated. Investigate PO issues on customer behalf.
• Invoice resolution - Solving tickets and web requisitions issues POC for outside vendors
• Setting-up supplier master data for procurement
• Work with global category teams to constantly improve processes, exceed targets, and share best practices.
• Proactively managing and decreasing the number of invoices on hold (IOHs), ensuring a robust procure-to pay process
• Create and maintain accurate data records in CPSS in a timely manner.
• Triages centralized PO mailbox for accurate and prompt generation of POs
• Promotes compliance with established AZ finance policy, standards and processes.
• Provides support and develop expertise in finance systems: Coupa, SAP, Admin Direct.

• Experience raising purchase orders and managing invoices
• Experience of working in a high volume, performance driven transactions environment.
• Experience of working in a customer-oriented organisation and track record of delivering high levels of customer service to internal and external customers.
• Excellent Microsoft Excel skills
• Influencing and interpersonal skills
• Communication skills
• Fluent English.
• Qualifications: English Language and Maths to GCSE level C or equivalent