Manager Procurement Operations
Manager Procurement Operations
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18-04-2025
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At Alcon we are driven by the meaningful work we do to help people see brilliantly. We innovate boldly champion progress and act with speed as the global leader in eye care. Here youll be recognized for your commitment and contributions and see your career like never before. Together we go above and beyond to make an impact in the lives of our patients and customers. We foster an inclusive culture and are looking for diverse talented people to join Alcon.
This role will provide support and leadership to the Procurement Operations team within Alcon AGS with a focus on leading a team thats responsible for supporting Procurement Operations across EMEA region with language specific support. The ideal candidate will have previous experience in Procurement / Sourcing and a strong analytical background. The ideal candidate will also have a high level of organizational skills with the ability to lead a team successfully and the ability to troubleshoot problems as they arise. Candidate will have strong written and oral English plus one of the 4 core language skill i.e German French Italian & Russian.
In this role a typical day will include:
- Lead transitions and knowledge transfer for EMEA language specific processes
- Lead processes that are migrated to the blueprint as per agreed timelines in required regional language
- Operational ownership to delegate tasks provide services at expected levels with a clear customer focus including handling the exceptions.
- Coordinate with local teams & business functions to provide seamless service
- Corresponds to internal and external inquiries
- Provide Analytical support
- Serves as a Subject Matter Expert for related policies and processes
- Act as System Key User Lead and actively initiate and participate in improvements to sustain a highly effective and efficient process and realize cost reduction opportunities including areas to standardize processes to optimize investments made in global ERP/SAP systems and financial services
- Lead Procurement team and provide handson support to provide quality services and effective decisionmaking
- Review Performance Metrics of the team and Identify opportunities for improvement
- Drive and design the of Procurement and related process to ensure TAT & Accuracy
- Proactively challenge the Status Quo making fact based recommendations
- Close CoOrdination with Regional Business Functional heads and local business partners to provide seamless service and seek escalation support
- Ensure effective communication with Regional functions correspond to internal and external inquiries within set SLAs.
- Within scope of responsibility operate according to internal standards external audit regulatory standards and legal requirements
- Support local and global corporate functions in managing Shopping Cart and Purchase requisition / Purchase Orders processing Shopping Cart Compliance PO Amendments PO Confirmations etc.
- Shopping cart compliance and accuracy check Adhere to Sourcing guidelines & various subprocesses as laid down for processing Purchase Requisitions/Shopping Cart.
- Review Purchase requisitions/Shopping Cart for Input data accuracy Payment terms and supporting documents like Quotations Pricing List Contracts Bidding Sheet Approvals based on threshold and type of orders.
- Liaise between Requestors and Vendor for required purchasing process and provide helpdesk support Missing PO Vendor info Invoice/GR issues and Contracts.
- Vendor Management and related support
- Support Requestors / End users as the First Point of Contact for resolution of all Process Queries / Issues.
- Provide support and consultation on primary contractual documents and process
- Create Reports Data analysis and provide Analytical support as per business requirements.
- Owns TAT and Delivery of team metrics resolve process issues determine root cause analysis for specific issues.
- Coach and Mentor the team to achieve their full potential
WHAT YOULL BRING TO ALCON:
- University degree preferably Bachelor of Accounting /Commerce
- 35 years of relevant experience in healthcare and a strong analytical background.
- Experience in managing shared service teams is a must.
- Experience in Procurement/Sourcing domain is a must.
- Fluent written and spoken : English one of the 4 core languages (German/French/Italian/Russian)
- Excellent MS Office skills and SAP knowledge
- Team Management
- Coaching and Mentoring
- Drives Engagement
- Drives Results
- Manages Complexity
- Plans and Aligns
- Collaboration
- Multilingual (EMEA regional languages)
HOW YOU CAN THRIVE AT ALCON:
- Opportunity to work in bestinclass Organization among Medical Devices/Equipment sector.
- Truly international environment and daily interactions with colleagues from all over the world.
- Attractive benefits package (private medical care group insurance lunch card transportation allowance pension plan Multisport/cultural card Alcon products for you and your significant other).
- Permanent employment contract attractive base salary and annual bonus.
- Flexible hours and hybrid model of work 3/2 weekly)
- Brand new office in Marynarska 15 Warsaw with a lot of facilities inside.
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Manager
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