Indirect Purchasing Associate II

About Convatec

Pioneering trusted medical solutions to improve the lives we touch: Convatec is a global medical products and technologies company, focused on solutions for the management of chronic conditions, with leading positions in Advanced Wound Care, Ostomy Care, Continence Care, and Infusion Care. With more than 10,000 colleagues, we provide our products and services in around 90 countries, united by a promise to be forever caring. Our solutions provide a range of benefits, from infection prevention and protection of at-risk skin, to improved patient outcomes and reduced care costs. Convatec’s revenues in 2024 were over $2 billion. The company is a constituent of the FTSE 100 Index (LSE:CTEC). To learn more please visit http://www.convatecgroup.com

Position Overview:

This is a key role within Global Business Services [GBS] driving compliance and setting the standard for accuracy and governance. The Gatekeeper role will support Indirect Purchasing Supervisor delivering excellence by providing quality support to our stakeholders, whilst ensuring quality, cost competitiveness, compliance and company purchasing guidance.

Key Responsibilities:

As an Indirect Purchasing Associate in our Global Business Services Centre in Lisbon), you will have the opportunity to play a key role in driving compliance and setting the standard for accuracy and governance. The Gatekeeper role will support the Indirect Purchasing Supervisor delivering excellence by providing quality support to our stakeholders, whilst ensuring quality, cost competitiveness, compliance and company purchasing guidance.

Your Key Responsibilities Will Include:

• Support the development and maintenance of Catalogues, in line with supplier contracts
• Understand the E2E purchase process (requisitions, PO´s, Invoice reconciliations, contracts) and promote simplification and improvements
• Global controls for Vendor Changes (e.g. – bank account verification) Compliance to company´s policies and procedures
• Promote Purchasing Best practices to Internal Stakeholders
• Ensuring new vendor requests are accurate and are challenged in line with the PSL
• Ensure Customer Satisfaction (KPI/survey)

In this role you will be collaborating with various stakeholders such as the Global Procurement, Business Stakeholders, suppliers and Finance Department across the business including our other GBS teams in Kuala Lumpur and Bogota, CoE’s as well as our Corporate, Commercial and Market teams. You will be supporting markets in multiple time zones and some flexibility around working hours will be needed

Skills & Experience:

• Problem Solving Mindset
• Teamwork & Communication
• Knowledge of Purchasing and Catalogue Maintenance (not mandatory)

Qualifications/Education:

• Finance qualification is preferred
• SAP Experience 1-2 years
• Previous Experience in SSC (not mandatory)
• Excel Medium-Advanced Knowledge.
• Fluent Portuguese and English – Additional Languages can be a plus.

Hybrid working model - 1 day per week at the office.

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