NPM Processes Systems Specialist

The NPM Processes & Systems Specialist 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 (responsible for supporting/coordinating topics Globally).

Core Responsibilities:

Support and Processes (shared):

• Responsible for the ongoing support of the VTOS – ordering system.
• Responsible for the NPM processes documentation
• 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

Department Strategy (shared):

• 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

Processes, Efficiency, & Automation (shared):

• 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)

Requirements:

Basic Qualifications:  

• Academic degree in business administration, engineering or comparable qualification
• 3 years’ experience in Purchasing, Purchasing Systems, or IT
• 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

Our Behaviors:

• Quality Leadership
• Driving Execution
• Creating Ownership and Empowerment
• Mastering Strategic Relationships
• Stakeholder / Customer Focus
• Coaching and Developing People

Interfaces / Contacts:

a) Internally:
Global indirect material purchasing community; internal customers of indirect material purchasing; IT department

b) Externally:
Solution Providers for tools and IT system landscape, Service Providers for System Support, Consultancy companies, Global Suppliers

            APPLY HERE: NPM Processes & Systems Specialist (vitesco-technologies.com)