Associate - Procurement

Avantor is looking for an associate for Procurement team. He/She should support the Global Procurement with general and tactical activities of daily purchasing management.

What we're looking for

Education: Bachelor's degree in any discipline.

Experience: Minimum 2 years of experience in Procurement, Order Management or any other business process management tasks.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Basic computer skills
• Basic level of MS Excel proficiency preferred.
• Excellent communication skills
• Excellent attention to detail and high-quality focus
• Good at analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Able to work from office fulltime or hybrid model.
• Willing to working in evening and night shift with rotations.

How you will thrive and create an impact:

• Work under the guidance of Team Leader and the assigned team buddy in the initial 6 months.
• Focus on learning process and the business fundamentals.
• Manage tactical activities of the procurement organization.
• Works extensively on SAP ERP system.
• Day to day usage of Ariba, Redwave, BI Tools and extensive usage of MS Excel (Beginner to Intermediate level)
• Converts PR to PO
• Process supplier confirmations received through email.
• Work with supplier on confirmation fallout/PO discrepancies.
• Manages open PO through interaction with supplier on delivery date, invoice request, cancellation, reschedules and work on any PO discrepancies.
• Maintain quality standard set for each activity/process as per guidelines.
• Escalate the transactions to buyers as per the guideline provided for each activity.
• Ensure all SLA & KPI metrices are adhered to as per the agreed timelines with the business.
• Able to manage priorities, deadlines, and tasks to meet deadlines and accomplish goals; Ability to handle multiple concurrent tasks.
• Good interpersonal interaction and able to work well with the team, onsite team, suppliers, and other department.
• Positive Attitude, Planning, Curiosity, Self-discipline, Ability to work in evening and/or night shift.
• Assumes additional responsibilities as assigned.