Procurement Operations Specialist - Finance & Administration (Contract)

Location

Vereinigte Staaten von Amerika | Germany

Job description

Procurement Operations Specialist - Finance & Administration (Contract)

The energy of a newsroom, the pace of a trading floor, the buzz of a recent tech breakthrough; we work hard, and we work fast - while keeping up the quality and accuracy we're known for. It's what keeps us inventing and reinventing, all the time. Our culture is wide open, just like our spaces. We bring out the best in each other through collaboration. Through our countless volunteer projects, we also help network with the communities around us, too. You can do amazing work here. Work you couldn't do anywhere else. It's up to you to make it happen.

What's the role?

The Bloomberg Terminal quickly and accurately delivers business and financial information, news and insight around the world to over 315,000 customers worldwide. Our global terminal customers depend on our proprietary high-quality hardware to be able to access our terminal and make critical business decisions. We help business partners with all aspects of Procurement to cash collection, customer billing, revenue recording, vendor invoice processing and payments, regional treasury, and cash funding, indirect tax, capital planning and fixed assets. Global Procurement supports both the strategic sourcing and operational purchasing of goods and services for the organization. What does that mean? We procure and distribute the goods and services that Bloomberg needs to do business. We handle any vendor-related risks and deliver the best customer service in the world. We understand urgency, work hard, have commercial acumen and are customer service driven. Our clients internally and externally count on us daily. Our team is tight, but our culture is wide open, where we challenge and support each other's creative ideas to remain first-class.

You are passionate about being part of a global team delivering top quality service and advice. Our resourceful and dynamic Procurement Department is looking for a Procurement Operations Specialist to join for join its 120 Park Ave Office based in New York.

As an Individual Contributor you will support the Procurement Operations team. You will build and manage relationships with our internal clients and the vendors who support our exciting and varied requirements across the whole US region. You will need to show a good understanding of procurement principles, excellent customer service skills, and an eye for detail. You will be part of a team supporting multiple internal stakeholders, from a wide spectrum of departments with many and varied needs, in a dynamic and demanding environment.

We'll trust you to:

• Ensure adherence and compliance to the purchasing policies and thresholds set by the Procurement, Risk and Compliance, and Legal
• Communicate the value of Procurement Operations as a due diligence and risk mitigation function for the company
• Create and/or approve purchase requisitions and issue Purchase Orders to vendors
• Collaborate on cross-functional task force assignments to implement P2P process improvements
• Support teams across Global Finance, including the Accounts Payable, Supplier Onboarding, and Finance teams
• Consult and coordinate with Finance Controllers to ensure accurate information in purchase orders and similar documents
• Collaborate with Accounts Payable to resolve any supplier payment issues
• Provide guidance on the sourcing and purchasing process to stakeholders
• Respond to Stakeholder requests in an accurate and timely manner
• Build strong and lasting relationships with internal stakeholders and key suppliers to understand their businesses and needs
• Communicate the impact of market changes and potential effects on suppliers to stakeholders
• Provide support to the rest of the team to make sure we deliver first class customer service
• Understand specifications and requirements for products and services as requested by stakeholders through proposals or quotes
• Collaborate with colleagues in your team and with stakeholders to understand sourcing strategies and support a robust strategic sourcing pipeline
• Support regional sourcing opportunities, including RFPs, direct negotiations, etc., as necessary

You'll need to have:

• Bachelor's Degree or equivalent experience
• Previous experience in procurement operations, accounts payable or supply chain roles, with strong consideration given to previous SAP/ERP systems knowledge
• Customer Service skills, including issue resolution, problem solving, timely delivery, ownership of tasks, etc.
• Excellent interpersonal skills and attention to detail
• Strong stakeholder engagement abilities
• Basic project management skills
• Basic negotiation skills
• Good supplier management skills
• General understanding of logistics and transportation as applied to procurement operations
• General understanding of accounts payable and invoicing processes
• Education to degree level
• Ability to interact effectively in a cross-functional environment with multiple levels of stakeholders
• Ability to learn new applications relevant to the role

We'd love to see:

• Previous experience in IT purchasing in a similar capacity
• SAP or other ERP systems knowledge
• Bloomberg Terminal knowledge
• CPP / CIPS / CPM

Does this sound like you?

Apply if you think we're a good match. We'll get in touch to let you know that the next steps are, but in the meantime feel free to have a look at:  

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