Support day-to-day procurement operations: maintain supplier relationships, onboard suppliers, enforce No PO No Pay, quality-check requisitions, handle spot buys, identify process/system improvements, and provide stakeholder support.
JOB DESCRIPTION
RESPONSIBILITIES:
- Provides support to Category Managers in support of maintaining supplier relationships
- Coordinates the Supplier Onboarding process with internal stakeholders to ensure all requirements are properly completed
- Drive the No PO No Pay Policy by working with end users, category managers, and suppliers
- Quality checks of Purchase Requisitions to ensure end users are utilizing proper business processes and preferred suppliers
- Act as point of escalation for any Purchase Requisitions needing senior level review and / or action
- Performs the Spot Buy process to drive savings
- Identifies system and process improvement opportunities
- Provides support and customer service to end users and suppliers when necessary
- Ability to plan and carry out assigned projects
- Able to balance multiple tasks at once
- Adheres to processes and policies
- Showcases ability to deal with ambiguity and is decisive
- Possesses strong written and verbal communication skills
- Plans and carries out assigned projects, resolves conflict, and coordinates work with others
- Builds strong and lasting partnerships with key internal and external stakeholders
- Works independently and with team members from different backgrounds
- Manages individual development and other assigned duties
QUALIFICATIONS:
- Education: Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration, Supply Chain, Finance or other related field
- Excellent communication skills in English (B2+ or higher) and ability to collaborate across functions and geographies.
- Experience: 1–3 years of experience in Procurement Operations, Purchasing, Supply Chain, Procure-to-Pay, or a related function.
- Hands-on experience processing or reviewing purchase requisitions and purchase orders.
- Experience working with suppliers and internal business stakeholders.
- Experience using an ERP, purchasing, or eProcurement system.
- Experience analyzing data using Microsoft Excel.
- Understanding of procurement policies, controls, and compliance requirements.
- Experience with SAP, Ariba, Coupa, Oracle, or similar procurement platforms.
- Experience supporting supplier onboarding or vendor master processes.
- Experience with spot buying, RFQs, or tactical sourcing.
- Experience with spend analytics, Power BI, or procurement reporting.
- Experience working in a shared services, global, or multinational environment.
- This is a hybrid position based in Ultra Park II, Lagunilla (Heredia). On-site presence is required only when necessary, such as for meetings, trainings, or collaborative activities, in alignment with the company’s telework agreement, which currently requires employees to work on-site three (3) days per week)
- Private Medical Insurance
- Asociacion Solidarista
- Life Insurance
- Personal Day Off
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