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Transactional Procurement Team Lead (afternoon shifts)

YOUR ROLE AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• Fully responsible for the staffing, monitoring and leading of the assigned PO execution team operational Specialists supporting America region (Junior Specialists/ Specialists/ Senior Specialists), 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, good/ service receipts (credit notes and invoices processed by team members).
• 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 employee and the individual performance.

WHO WE ARE LOOKING FOR

• Degree in business or technical field.
• Several years of experience in Procurement operations, preferably in a Service Center environment, with a thorough knowledge of Procurement and business processes.
• Work experience with SAP and typical other IT-tools. Technical understanding of IT supported processes to increase process automation.
• Self-disciplined with ability to work independently.
• Excellent leadership to establish and to lead the whole team in the right spirit to achieve the objectives.
• Acts as a role model within the team.
• Intercultural view.
• Ability to adapt to new culture and people.
• Strong service orientation: strong commitment to customer orientation and understanding of customer needs and market trends.
• Strong communication skills with ability to effectively present concepts to cross-functional teams, customers and stakeholders.
• Ability/willingness to travel for a longer period during transition phase.
• Excellent command of English

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

The offered salary for this position is € 1.900 gross. This salary is the minimum possible offer and may be higher depending on the scope and seniority of employee requirements.

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