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Kalamazoo, MI - USA

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Not Disclosed

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Salary Not Disclosed

Vacancy

1 Vacancy

Job Description

Zoetis Inc. is a global leader in the animal health industry focused on the discovery development manufacture and commercialization of medicines vaccines diagnostic products and services biodevices genetic tests and precision animal health technology. We have a diversified business commercializing products across eight core species: dogs cats and horses (collectively companion animals) and cattle swine poultry fish and sheep (collectively livestock); and within seven major product categories: vaccines parasiticides antiinfectives dermatology other pharmaceutical products medicated feed additives and animal health diagnostics. For 70 years we have been innovating ways to predict prevent detect and treat animal illness and continue to stand by those raising and caring for animals worldwide from livestock farmers to veterinarians and pet owners.

A Fortune 500 company with a market cap of over $86B Zoetis generated revenue of $8.1 billion in 2023 and employs over 12000 colleagues worldwide with about half in our Global Manufacturing and Supply organization. We view the strength of our leadership team and our talented colleagues around the world as a critical component of our past and future success. We are committed to continuing to be a company our colleagues can be proud of and to attracting retaining and developing the best talent in the industry through our focus on workplace culture and engagement diversity equity and inclusion (DE&I) talent recruitment development and retention benefits and compensation and employee health and safety.

We have established Core Beliefs that are the foundation of the commitments we make to each other our customers and our stakeholders every day:

Our Colleagues Make the Difference

Always Do the Right Thing

Customer Obsessed

Run It Like You Own It

We are One Zoetis

Zoetis continues a pattern of consistent growth since becoming a public company in 2013. Importantly our performance demonstrated that animal health remains an essential industry and continues to have resilient growth drivers in the face of global challenges. Our performance was made possible by dedicated Zoetis colleagues guided by a strong culture founded on our Core Beliefs. Our strong financial performance has enabled us to continue with meaningful investments in our business while returning capital to our shareholders. These investments support our five strategic priorities for growth: 1 drive innovative growth 2 enhance customer experience 3 lead in digital and data analytics 4 cultivate a highperforming culture and 5 champion a healthier more sustainable future. And they are grounded in our purpose: to nurture our world and humankind by advancing care for animals.

POSITION SUMMARY

The Procurement Associate will manage and optimize procurement processes ensuring efficient and costeffective operations. This role involves handling invoice resolutions item additions material evaluations tax exemptions vendor master updates blanket purchase orders using Ariba purchase price variance reporting and price changes on purchase orders.

Responsibilities:

  • Invoice Resolution: Address and resolve discrepancies in invoices.
  • Item Adds: Manage the addition of new items to the material inventory.
  • Material Evaluations: Conduct evaluations and run the Material Evaluation Council meetings.
  • Tax Exemptions: Handle tax exemption processes.
  • Vendor Master Updates/Changes: Update and maintain vendor master data.
  • NDA/CDAs: Manage NonDisclosure Agreements and Confidentiality Agreements.
  • Blanket Purchase Orders: Oversee blanket purchase orders for the year.
  • PPV Reporting: Utilize advanced Excel skills to report Purchase Price Variance to identify and quantify cost savings.
  • Price Changes: Manage and implement price changes.
  • QBRs/Scorecards: Prepare and present Quarterly Business Reviews and scorecards.

Qualifications:

  • Education: BA/BS degree.
  • Experience: At least 5 years of relevant experience preferred experience in procurement/purchasing.
  • Analytical Skills: Strong ability to analyze data identify trends and make datadriven decisions.
  • Investigative Skills: Proficiency in investigating issues and finding solutions with limited information.
  • Advanced Excel Proficiency: Expertlevel use of Excel for data analysis and reporting.
  • Software: Previous SAP experience preferred.
  • Attention to Detail: Meticulous in managing data and ensuring accuracy.
  • ProblemSolving: Ability to tackle complex problems and develop effective solutions.

Full time

Regular

Colleague

Any unsolicited resumes sent to Zoetis from a third party such as an Agency recruiter including unsolicited resumes sent to a Zoetis mailing address fax machine or email address directly to Zoetis employees or to Zoetis resume database will be considered Zoetis property. Zoetis will NOT pay a fee for any placement resulting from the receipt of an unsolicited resume.

Zoetis will consider any candidate for whom an Agency has submitted an unsolicited resume to have been referred by the Agency free of any charges or fees. This includes any Agency that is an approved/engaged vendor but does not have the appropriate approvals to be engaged on a search.

Zoetis is committed to equal opportunity in the terms and conditions of employment for all employees and job applicants without regard to race color religion sex sexual orientation age gender identity or gender expression national origin disability or veteran status or any other protected classification. Disabled individuals are given an equal opportunity to use our online application system. We offer reasonable accommodations as an alternative if requested by an individual with a disability. Please contact Zoetis Colleague Services at to request an accommodation. Zoetis also complies with all applicable national state and local laws governing nondiscrimination in employment as well as employment eligibility verification requirements of the Immigration and Nationality Act. All applicants must possess or obtain authorization to work in the US for Zoetis. Zoetis retains sole and exclusive discretion to pursue sponsorship for the acquisition or maintenance of nonimmigrant status and employment eligibility considering factors such as availability of qualified US workers. Individuals requiring sponsorship must disclose this fact. Please note that Zoetis seeks information related to job applications from candidates for jobs in the U.S. solely via the following: 1 our company website at www.Zoetis/careers site or 2 via email to/from addresses using only the Zoetis domain of @zoetis. In addition Zoetis does not use Google Hangout for any recruitment related activities. Any solicitation or request for information related to job applications with Zoetis via any other means and/or utilizing email addresses with any other domain should be disregarded. In addition Zoetis will never ask candidates to make any type of personal financial investment related to gaining employment with Zoetis.

Required Experience:

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