Buyer II - Bogota, Colombia - Kenvue

Descripción

Junior Sourcing Specialist- Indirect Procurement

This role will be part of the Enterprise Business Solutions (EBS) organization in the procurement pillar. The EBS organization provides best-in-class, cost-effective financial, compliance, procurement, and enablement solutions to our Operating Companies around the world.

This position reports into NAM Source to Contract Manager and is based in Bogota, Colombia.

What You Will Do

The Sourcing Specialist has end-to-end responsibility for all sourcing activities(including contracting) associated with tactical and delegated spend in relevant Procurement Categories. He / She is responsible for procuring supplies and services within the scope of Kenvue's business policies and procedures, at the best negotiated terms for price, quality and delivery to support Kenvue's business operations.

The person is responsible for end-to-end Category support, delivering cost savings, buying and payment channel compliance, contract excellence and supplier optimization. This includes business engagement, sourcing strategy development with all kinds of analysis (industries, suppliers, spend by categories, stakeholders, etc...), contracting, supplier and/or stakeholder management, and procurement enablement activities.The Categories in scope could include Marketing, HR & Business Services, R&D, IT Services.

Key Responsibilities

Spend, Supplier and Stakeholder Management

·Manage supplier communications, including sourcing event invitations, issue resolution, pricing and contract terms negotiations.

·Assess change needs, impact, and stakeholder management activities and support change management integration activities & compliance improvement education.

Buying and Sourcing

·With deep knowledge of the end-to-end Requisition to Pay process, manage the purchase order process, including reviewing the purchase requisition.

·Manage the full end to-end sourcing process within relevant Categories and delegated spend.

·Drive supplier negotiations and ensure supplier performance in terms of service, quality, and delivery.

·Execute sourcing events, evaluate results, communicate with suppliers as needed.

·Receive, analyze, and resolve supplier inquiries, disputes, and payment discrepancies.

Contract negotiation, development and management

·Determine requirements for contract creation, and create draft contracts based on Kenvue approved templates.

·Negotiate full contract terms, in line with Kenvue guidelines, policies and procedures.

·Manage the contract execution process, from creation through to supplier signature, including storage / archiving in the Kenvue CLM system.

·Collaborate with the Procurement colleagues, Kenvue Legal & Compliance, Finance, and other Kenvue functions as needed.

·Ensure that buying activities are aligned with industry standards and meet relevant legal or regulatory requirements.

·Review and recommend contract amendments through the contract 'lifecycle', in collaboration with Kenvue's business end-users.

What We Are Looking For?

Required Qualifications

·1-3 years of sourcing / category management experience, including contract drafting, review and negotiation.

·Experience in purchasing indirect categorys (IT, marketing, etc)

·Professional in Business administration, industrial engineering or similar.

·Strong verbal and written communication skills in English.

Desired Qualifications

·Bachelor's Degree is required, in a Supply Chain, Finance, or Business-related course.

·Experience in indirect procurement in the consumer goods industry.

·Experience in working in multi-national companies with diverse culture is preferred.

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