Description
The NPM PMT Specialist (PMT – Processes Methods and Tools) is responsible to support the overall Purchasing & Internal Stakeholder experiences of the globally utilized NPM tools through implementing, and maintaining best in class offerings while driving standardization, increasing efficiency and operational automation potential.
• Responsibility for the rollout to new locations and maintenance for existing users/locations of the global NPM purchasing platforms (e.g. VTOS, Catalogs, RPA)
• Ensure appropriate user support with respective support organization
• Run projects for system improvements, enhancements and rollout to new locations
• Provide user trainings (recurring and ad-hoc) to promote the proper ordering channels, use of catalogs, and overall policy guidance
• Support the alignment of priorities and directions with purchasing management and cross functional management (e.g. Finance, IT)
• Advise Purchasing community regarding Business Processes supporting Systems
• Educate on defined and aligned global processes
• Process analysis, improvement, standardization and implementation
• Documentation, approval, maintenance of processes according to company rules (e.g. policies, work instructions, etc.)
• Spread strategy and roadmap for automation increase within NPM Purchasing
• Advise, from systems perspective, toward implementation of efficiency measures and automation (e.g. RPA, catalog management, process management) Qualifications • Academic degree in business administration, engineering or comparable qualification
• 3 years’ experience in Purchasing, Purchasing Systems, or IT (HG 10/11)
• Experience in project management and process, systems & tools implementation
• English language skills written and spoken
Preferred Qualifications:
• Good negotiation, persuasion and diplomatic skills
• Second language fluently written and spoken
• Advanced analytics skills
• Legal know-how (purchasing, supply chain)
• Process and systems skills
• Ability to work under pressure, driving execution
• Creativity, reliability, integrity, teamwork, operates with global perspective
