Associate Procurement Operations Portuguese Speaker

Location: Mexico City (Hybrid)

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.

As an Associate Procurement Operations supporting the Supply Chain team you will primarily be responsible for supporting procurement activities through data management supplier communications and reporting. You will mentor team members tackle complex challenges and apply specialized knowledge to achieve project goals. The Procurement Specialist will create maintain and support vendor master data ensuring good data quality is available for Alcon purchasing department.

In this role a typical day will include:

• Create/maintain Alcon 3rd party vendor master data in the operating systems.
• Upon receipt of new ticket validate the request for data completeness
• Review suppliers to be added to the database for duplication
• Obtain approval for supplier to be added modified or deleted from the database per the process SOP
• Capture the supplier set-up maintenance and adding and/or deletions and/or update notes in the systems audit trail
• Follow the standard operating procedure to capture the data in respective master data tools.
• Coordinate with requestor upon receipt of new supplier request to confirm that adding new supplier is aligned with Local & Global procurement procedures.
• Process requests to cleanse and edit existing supplier data
• Respond to internal inquiries related to vendor master data
• Supports transitions and knowledge transfer
• Operational oversight to provide services at expected levels with a clear customer focus including handling the exceptions
• Coordinate with local teams & business functions to provide seamless service
• Serve as a Subject Matter Expert for related policies and processes
• Support the measurement and delivery of service levels and SLA/KPI targets
• Proactively challenge the Status Quo making fact based recommendations

Compliance

• Adhere to agreed SOP with no deviations.
• Ensure all processes policies & procedures are clearly defined and documented
• Promote a strong and control environment and follow up on audit issues and implement correcting measures

WHAT YOULL BRING TO ALCON:

• Education: Bachelors degree (Accounting Finance Administration Economics or related.)
• Advanced level of English
• Portuguese is a must
• 6mo to 3 years of experience in procurement or similar role

HOW YOU CAN THRIVE AT ALCON:

• Opportunity to join a growing early-stage organization built within a mature stable global company.
• Friendly working environment and a diverse and highly motivated team
• Individual career development plan and possible career growth within a newly created account
• Truly international environment and daily interactions with colleagues and stakeholders from all over the world
• Attractive benefits & compensation package
• Flexible hours and remote work possibilities (min 3 days per week office-based)

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