Sourcing Associate

Job Description

The candidate will be required to support the Spanish Off Shore Services sourcing team with the following tasks: - Use ARIBA to generate and manage renewals of Supplier Purchase Orders - Manage communications with low volume vendors, Agency letters, quotations, invoice follow-ups etc. in Spanish language - Invoice Audit and payment processing. - Processing and maintaining supplier data as part of Enterprise Solution deals - Quotations, Purchase Orders, Invoices, instruments, etc. - Prepare PO and/or Invoice audit reports as required. - Negotiate/establish pricing for small sized deals (strong negotiation skills are needed) - Be able to work in Afternoon as well as in the evening shift - Draft, review, edit and modify Service Agreement and Statement of Work documents as required. Qualifications - Expertise in Spanish language read, write, speak. - At least 4-7 years of total work experience. - Understanding of procurement/sourcing process - Attention to detail, to be able to validate and track POs, Invoices etc. - Ability to work effectively in a team environment - Be able to take objectives and translate them into daily set of activities - Ability to multi-task and follow-up on outstanding tasks - Effective problem solver - Strong written and verbal communication skills in English and German language - Good in using Excel, PowerPoint, and Word - Enthusiastic team player who demonstrates initiative and delivers results. - Open-minded and active listener who can pull inputs and different perspectives from others - Ability to work and communicate effectively as part of a cross-geographic, cross-organizational and cross-cultural team. - Good negotiation skills