Buyer – Procurement Ricoh – Malvern, PA

Buyer – Procurement
Ricoh – Malvern, PA

POSITION PROFILE The Supply Chain Buyer performs daily activities associated with procurement of product and manages supplier database to include supplier capabilities, cost analysis, and key performance indicators. As the Supply Chain Buyer, you will provide vendor pricing analysis to support contract negotiations. You will have limited scope of authority within pre-established specific policies, procedures, and / or guidelines.

JOB DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

Participate in the purchase of equipment, parts, and supplies

Ensure continuous flow of purchased materials to meet customer demand

Update and maintain product cost

Ensure that purchases are fulfilled successfully, on schedule, at the negotiated price

Maintain effective relationships with internal and external customers

Review daily / weekly / monthly processes and drive continuous improvements. Work with process improvement team and lead

Provide guidance to item master team on various item issues, particularly focus / non-focus, configurations, and product knowledge

Recommend process improvement and suggestions to achieve continuous improvement

Coordinate with Accounts Payable as necessary

QUALIFICATIONS (Education, Experience and Certifications)

Four-year college degree (Supply Chain Management, Logistics, or Business preferred)

Five years experience in the purchasing / procurement field

Intermediate user in Microsoft Office Application

Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) system experience, especially Oracle, a plus

Experience with an inventory planning system (such as Manugistics or Servigistics) is required

Strong problem solving skills

We are an Equal Opportunity Employer, M/F/D/V

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Job: Procurement Specialist Accenture – Pittsburgh, PA

Procurement Specialist
Accenture – Pittsburgh, PA

Organization: Accenture BPO Services

Location:
Pittsburgh, PA

Accenture’s Services workforce is a dedicated team of people who work on outsourcing engagements. These are long-term partnerships with clients for whom we manage and provide increasingly specialized business operations, such as finance and accounting, IT, applications development and maintenance, help desk services, and HR. We not only maintain key business functions for clients, we constantly seek to improve them to help our clients move ahead of the competition.

Our BPO resources can expect to:
Incorporate skills which support the client

Receive ongoing training to build and extend professional, technical and management skills in all areas

Enjoy our comprehensive and generous benefits package

The Procurement Specialist handles customer-focused delivery and client management responsibilities. Delivers a client engagement on time and within budget and is focused on the rapid transformation of client organizations into world-class managers of spend through innovative, high quality, global spend management solutions that create sustainable bottom line results.

Key responsibilities:
Assists with delivery of customer engagements per statement of work, on time and within budget

Manages expectations from one or more customers in alignment with the contract language

Contributes to overall client satisfaction through delivery of multiple and complex spend management initiatives and prompt resolution of customer issues

Acquires knowledge of sourcing software and solutions as required by customer engagements

Provides support to the sales process with the existing customer

Creates and delivers effective presentations and other forms of written and verbal communication to different levels within customer organization

Travel Requirement:
Ability to travel up to or more than 80% of the time.

Qualifications

Basic Qualifications:
Minimum 3 years of experience in a professional services firm or industry

Bachelor’s degree

Preferred Qualifications:
Previous consulting experience

Industry and/or commodity experience

Professional Skill Requirements:
Proven ability to work independently and as a team member

Good written, oral and interpersonal skills

Good organizational, multi-tasking and time management skills

Project management experience

Ability to apply analytical and problem solving skills to a customer challenge

Applicants for employment in the U.S. must possess work authorization which does not require now or in the future sponsorship by the employer

for a visa.

Candidates who are currently employed by a client of Accenture or an affiliated Accenture business may not be eligible for consideration.

Accenture is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

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Job: PROCUREMENT ANALYST US – Energy and Materials – Allentown, PA

PROCUREMENT ANALYST
US – Energy and Materials – Allentown, PA

Air Products and Chemicals, Inc., a Fortune 500 manufacturer of industrial gases and chemicals, has an opening for a PROCUREMENT ANALYST at our Corporate Headquarters in Allentown, Pennsylvania.

This position is primarily responsible for providing broad commercial, financial, and technical support to 1) category / sourcing specialists and managers, and 2) operational procurement and inventory management. The position requires the incumbent to gain detailed knowledge of SAP reporting capabilities, including business warehouse, and the Ariba Spend Management tool. The incumbent is expected to be an integral part of the internal demand, market analysis and strategy development for key materials and services within the global sourcing team(s) they support. Activities may include the support of make versus buy analysis as well as the development of total cost of ownership models.

The incumbent will also assist sourcing teams by using the spend analysis tool to create customized templates, run and analyze reports on spend patterns, cleanse data and information and recommend changes to improve data availability and quality. For operational procurement and inventory management teams, in addition to activities similar to those performed for sourcing teams, the position is responsible for reviewing activity levels by business, plant location and individual performer to assist management teams in redirecting work, enhancing efficiency and lowering internal and external costs.

The incumbent, in certain circumstances, will also be responsible to set up outline agreements in SAP and will, therefore, be trained in SAP for buyer and sourcing specialist roles in addition to reporting roles. Also, given the importance of this position in supporting process improvement initiatives, the incumbent will receive training in Continuous Improvement tools. Lastly, this position will have full knowledge of implementing The Air Products Way including training in all e-enabled technologies with a leading practitioner level of training on the Ariba spend visibility tool.

This position is a developmental role for individuals considering commercial assignments of increased responsibility within, or external to, the global sourcing teams.

PRINCIPAL ACCOUNTABILITIES:
On behalf of the global procurement team(s) they support:
1. Perform in depth analysis of Air Products demand requirements and purchase requirements as delegated by the category sourcing managers, strategic sourcing managers and operational procurement and materials management personnel. 2. Assist as directed to support the source process by implementing and maintaining outline agreements in SAP consistent with business requirements. 3. Understand and be able to execute delegated steps of the sourcing work process in accordance with The Air Products Way, specifically, those steps related to analyzing spend patterns, market analysis and supplier relationship management. 4. Support the performance of make versus buy analysis. 5. Support development of total cost of ownership models. 6. Develop reports, templates analysis information and provide recommendations to support operational procurement, materials management and sourcing teams. 7. Participate from an analytical perspective on cross-functional teams involved in marketplace analysis and supplier discovery. 8. Be conversant, knowledgeable and trained in Continuous Improvement tools and capable of using these tools and techniques to analyze data and support improvement efforts. Incumbent should be pursuing belt certification. 9. Collaborate with other members of the Energy & Materials team.

QUALIFICATIONS AND SKILLS:
BS / BA Degree with 1-2 years experience in Supply Chain, Procurement, or Distribution / Logistics.
Strong analytical skills.
Experience in working with ERP and/or eProcurement systems to obtain, analyze and present data in a cogent fashion is desirable.
Experience in working within and building good relationships with team members and associates in a matrix organization is also an important qualification.
Air Products (NYSE:APD) serves customers in industrial, energy, technology and healthcare markets worldwide with a unique portfolio of atmospheric gases, process and specialty gases, performance materials, and equipment and services. Founded in 1940, Air Products has built leading positions in key growth markets such as semiconductor materials, refinery hydrogen, home healthcare services, natural gas liquefaction, and advanced coatings and adhesives. The company is recognized for its innovative culture, operational excellence and commitment to safety and the environment. In fiscal 2011, Air Products had revenues of $10.1 billion, operations in over 40 countries, and 18,900 employees around the globe. For more information, visit http://www.airproducts.com.

To apply for this position, please visit the Air Products Career Center at http://www.airproducts.com/careers. Click on the link – Search job openings from the left navigation bar. You can apply specifically to Job Req #9882BR. If you are a current Air Products employee, please apply via APOnline by clicking on Online Applications, then selecting Career Center.

We thank all applicants in advance for their interest; however, only those applicants who are being considered for an interview, or are currently employed by Air Products, will be contacted.

Air Products is an equal opportunity employer (M/F/D/V) where diversity matters.

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