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Transactional Procurement Team Lead

YOUR ROLE AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• Fully responsible for the monitoring and leading of the assigned PO execution team operational Buyers (Junior Buyers/ Buyers/ Senior Buyers), including steering, workload allocation, scheduling and review of performed work.
• Ensure the understanding and compliant service delivery across Covestro of agreed policies and procedures by team members.
• Understand service level agreements and key performance indicators for Procurement related business processes.
• Ensure accuracy and completeness of Procurement data, such as received purchase requisitions, purchase orders
• Supports on solving escalations and root cause analysis of the procurement issues with proposal of necessary steps to be taken
• Supports team members to achieve performance and quality standards as defined in relevant service level agreements and acts as first contact in case of escalations.
• Provide technical guidance and support to the team members as required.
• Assist in the implementation of initiatives for improving the efficiency and / or effectiveness of the Procurement transaction processing.
• Responsible for all HR relevant topics within his/her team.
• Participation in international projects in the area of Procurement.
• Sustainable development of the employees and their individual performance.

WHO WE ARE LOOKING FOR

• Degree in business or technical field.
• 5 years of experience in Procurement operations, preferably in a Service Center environment, with a thorough knowledge of Procurement and business processes.
• Proven knowledge of SAP and typical other IT-tools.
• Self-disciplined with ability to work independently and under stress and pressure.
• Excellent leadership to lead the whole team in the right spirit to achieve the objectives.
• Ability to adapt to new culture and people.
• Strong focus on details by prioritizing topics based on aligned timeline.
• Strong communication skills with ability to effectively present concepts to cross-functional teams, customers and stakeholders.
• Excellent command of English, other languages (especially German) are of andvantage

WHAT WE OFFER

We want our employees to feel at home at Covestro. We provide them with financial security and enable them to enjoy a healthy work-life balance. In addition to this, we are offering a wide range of employee benefits – and we are determined to keep improving them.

Location

Bratislava

Salary

2 100 EUR/monthThe minimum base salary is 2100 EUR and can be higher depending on the skills and experience of the candidate

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