Procurement operations associate with German with technical background

• Validate and verify requisition is complete based on agreed procedure and ready for submission to preferred supplier(s) based on Category cards, technical documentation provided
Understanding and correct interpretation of supporting technical documentation in the area of mechanical engineering & construction
• Determine how the requisition should be converted to a Purchase Order based on the relevant Client’s policy / Category Card
• Receive & analyze vendor response
• Finalize requisition with updated requirements and information per agreement with supplier
• Create Purchase Orders based on The client’s policies
• Follow-up with approver if the Purchase Order is not approved within the defined timelines
• Based on changed or new requirements create Purchase Order change order within designated system
Receive Goods/Services

• As required, follow up with requisitioners or approvers responsible for receiving and resolve outstanding receipt non-compliance issues
• As necessary, work with suppliers where receiving is driven by supplier delinquency or other delivery issues. Resolve outstanding receipt-related issues with supplier
Invoice Investigation

• Investigate and diagnose the invoice mismatch reason
• If the mismatch reason is due to supplier or requester issue, contact supplier or requester to resolve
Category Documentation

• Proactively identify opportunities to improve and refine the content of the category cards
Operational Responsibilities

• Process The client’s orders in accordance with The client’s policies
• Guide non compliant users and suppliers in correct process and taking action to resolve open issues by providing explanations of purchasing policies
• Track similarities in non-compliance and feed into Team Leads to remedy exception process
• Support Goods receipt process where necessary
• Resolve invoicing issues
• Suggest category documentation updates to improve processing
• Maintain master data
Commercial and Financial Responsibilities

• Provide high quality helpdesk services to the Client, ensuring that contractual Accenture SLAs and service obligations are met for the work within scope of the role.
• Identify opportunities to improve quality of operations.

Client Customer Responsibilities

• To provide high quality customer service to employees and vendors in response to email, telephone or fax enquiries Aptitudes (functional skills)

• Helpful and proactive manner, with a client service orientation
• Drives issues to resolution and good problem-solving skills
• Good interpersonal skills
• Good administration skills
• Comfortable with responding to requests from all levels of the organization
• Ability to work effectively in a team environment

Education and experience in field of mechanical engineering & construction

• SAP skills are an advantage
• Good PC skills. PC (Windows, Word, Excel, PowerPoint) and ERP (SAP) or other eRequisitioning tools essential.

Aptitudes (functional skills)

• Good interpersonal skills (needs to be able to build relationships over the phone without meeting suppliers / customers on a regular basis)
• Procurement and analytical background.
Other Expectations
• Great written and spoken German skills and good written and spoken English skills