Procurement Operations Associate

Associate - Procurements Operations (6 months fixed-term contract)

Purpose & Overall Relevance for the Organisation:

 Global Business Services (GBS) aims to provide globally unified services based on standardized and automated solutions across different functions and markets. This will enable us to drive operational efficiency, quality services, improved agility and better decision-making whilst reducing complexity and workload. It delivers high quality services in the areas of Order to Cash (O2C), Source to Pay (S2P), Record to Report (R2R), Controlling & Reporting and Hire to Retire for adidas companies and subsidiaries located in Europe, North America and Latin America. English is our official language, and we are always looking for new talent for the new teams and areas we continue to open.

PURPOSE

• Ensuring correct and daily execution of key responsibilities in the adidas Global Business Services Centre according to the requirements of the company Accounting Manual for specific area of responsibility.

• Basic responsibility of this role is validation, process and conversion of Purchase requestions to Purchase orders in a timely manner. Additionally, this role demands overseeing and managing the end-to-end PR–PO process.

Key Responsibilities:

• Review and validation of all procurement requests for completeness, accuracy, and compliance
• Reviewing and approving the purchase requests with all the check points
• Handling the helpdesk queries related to PR creation, approval delays, PO errors, and system issues.
• Handling the quality check process of approved purchase requests
• Coordinate with other departments to obtain information about transactions and research unreconciled items
• Identify process gaps and implement improvements to reduce cycle time and improve the quality
• Maintain files and documentation thoroughly and accurately, in accordance with company policy and accepted accounting practices

 

 

 

Key Relationships:

• GBS leadership team

• Team Lead & Colleagues

• Other functional teams within GBS

• Procurement & Finance teams in the markets

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

• Experience with global procurement operations and shared service models

• Experience with SAP Ariba and Aspen is an advantage

• Good Written & Oral communication in English

• Ability to pay close attention to detail and high degree of customer orientation

• Self-motivated and self-directed individual

QUALIFICATIONS:

Associate

•  2- 3 years of relevant work experience in Procurement / AP Operations

•  University degree or equivalent education required.

   

Experience Level

Mid Level