As a member of the Manila Global Procurement organization, the GP Procurement Generalist, Reed Elsevier Global Procurement, will be accountable for working with GP category teams and business stakeholders to select/source suppliers to fulfill purchase order (PO) requirements at best cost (i.e. price, quality, timeliness, etc.) across a broad range of spend categories.
The Procurement Generalist works with GP category teams and regional procurement leads to identify opportunities to establish local, national and global purchase agreements, and subsequently leverage such agreements to fulfill PO’s across multiple geographies and business groups. The Procurement Generalist will prepare and issue Requests for Quotes/Proposals/Price, obtain, analyze and summarize supplier responses and recommend the best source of supply to the business stakeholder.
The Procurement Generalist works with stakeholders to ensure Procurement policies and processes are followed, best practices and tools in supplier selection are leveraged (e.g. e-Auction), and PO’s are appropriately issued covering price and terms (in adherence with local laws). The position monitors supplier relationships; works closely with suppliers and business stakeholders to ensure deliverables are met, facilitates problem resolution and provides on-going feedback to Global Category teams regarding supplier performance.
The Procurement Generalist also identifies process improvements to drive efficient, effective procurement operations to support business needs while ensuring supplier costs and risks are managed. The position interfaces on a regular basis with assigned GP category teams to develop a comprehensive understanding of category strategies and preferred suppliers, ensure alignment between category and PMO objectives/initiatives, and drive results against GP metrics.
The Procurement Generalist will support processes for both LexisNexis, RELX Corporate, and Elsevier, as well as being able to follow documented Standard Operating Procedures detailed for each Business.
Job Qualifications:
- Graduate of any Bachelor's degree, preferably Accountancy, Finance, Business or equivalent.
- At least 2 years of experience in Supply Chain Management or Procurement Operations gained from medium to large scale organizations.
- Excellent Procurement skills, advanced skills on P2P processes, a basic understanding of procurement matters such as supplier onboarding/vetting, RFI/RFQ/RFP, e-Auctions, negotiations, catalog management, purchase orders, terms and conditions, and contracts.
- Ability to multi-task, handling quick turnaround, high-value procurements.
- Excellent time management skills.
- Experience with major enterprise systems such as Oracle, SAP or Peoplesoft and Oracle Fusion.
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