Senior Associate Procurement Operations (German Speaking)

at  Celanese International Corporation

Overview:
Primary responsibility is to execute the daily transactions for Raw Materials, MRO, and Corporate Services – to ensure reliable supply of goods and services. Execution of purchase orders in SAP, maintenance of purchasing information records and other purchasing master data. Invoice discrepancy resolution, expediting, general purchasing activities. Fully competent professional, who possesses and applies a broad knowledge of principles, practices, and procedures of a specific field in Procurement, (MRO/RAW Material/Corporate Service) who can identify and implement cost saving and operational improvement opportunities.

Responsibilities:

• Receive, examine and process purchase requisitions. Ensure full compliance with Celanese processes and policies
• Create purchase orders, follow up on approval and acknowledgement of them
• Follow up on purchase orders to ensure products are delivered in a timely manner
• Maintain purchasing master data
• Use and coordinate Quality Notifications for issue resolution and process improvements
• Manages day-to-day interactions with suppliers
• Work with Strategic Sourcing Managers/Leaders on relationship management and issue resolution needs with suppliers
• Work on automation of raw material/ MRO orders, increase efficiency
• Integration of newcomers/interns
• Provide training or workshadow in case of need
• Identify saving opportunities, generate savings based on that
• If needed manage smaller projects independently

Qualifications:

• Fluent German and English knowledge is a must
• Broad knowledge of SAP transactions
• Excellent understanding of procurement process, good understanding of the connecting departments activities
• Good communication both written and verbal, able to communicate with multiple levels within the organization
• Perform complex issue resolution
• Positive can-do attitude
• Proactive, problem solver attitude
• Good interpersonal skills, ability to build strong relationships with internal and external stakeholders, ability to effectively communicate and interact with personnel at all levels

• Receive, examine and process purchase requisitions. Ensure full compliance with Celanese processes and policies
• Create purchase orders, follow up on approval and acknowledgement of them
• Follow up on purchase orders to ensure products are delivered in a timely manner
• Maintain purchasing master data
• Use and coordinate Quality Notifications for issue resolution and process improvements
• Manages day-to-day interactions with suppliers
• Work with Strategic Sourcing Managers/Leaders on relationship management and issue resolution needs with suppliers
• Work on automation of raw material/ MRO orders, increase efficiency
• Integration of newcomers/interns
• Provide training or workshadow in case of need
• Identify saving opportunities, generate savings based on that
• If needed manage smaller projects independentl