**Description**:
We're hiring a **Procurement Associate!**
Learn how you can be our voice in the conversation about the future of agriculture.
As Procurement Associate, you will manage internal purchasing requests for a certain commodity and / or geographic area within E AME regions (Europe, Africa & Middle East), and all activities associated with the buying process complying with Corteva's policies
**You Will Be Part of Growing Team**
You will join the Corteva Procurement Service Center in Asturias, which is part of the global service center within general Procurement (Purchasing, Sourcing and Logistics).
**Your Challenge**
- Procurement Front Desk: Provide support in local language to internal and external customers on their questions/needs around the Requisition to Pay (RTP) process.
- Execute the buy process for low value and non-strategic goods & services in an efficient manner.
- Manage own portfolio of tactical buy in certain commodity and/or geographic area (negotiations, contract management, white papers)
- Provide transactional system and process support to Corteva strategic buying team.
- Create and maintain purchasing documents in Corteva's systems.
- Resolve payment problems (investigation and improvement).
- Vendor Master Management: Create, maintain and approve suppliers in Corteva's systems.
- Monitor and execute all transactions according to Corteva's internal controls and policies.
- Communicate and coordinate actions among all internal and external stake-holders to effectively assure supply of goods and services.
- Administration and reporting as necessary (from Corteva systems and external sources).
- Liaise with regional and global buying teams, providing information & analytical support in alignment with their goals on portfolio management and savings.
- Drive continuous improvement / process optimization on specific areas of the RTP process.
**Location**
Tamón, Asturias
LI-AF1 #LI-Hybrid
**Qualifications**:** To Grow What Matters, You Will Need**
- Minimum 2 years of experience in Procurement.
- University degree.
- Proficiency in written and Spoken English and Hungarian is a must.
- Any other additional European language will be valued.
- Commodity knowledge preferred.
- Commitment to the Corteva's Core for Life Values.
- Self-driven, results oriented with positive attitude towards changes and new challenges.
- Reliable, mature and adaptive person.
- Experience with SAP, SRM and/or Ariba will be highly valued.
- Able to build rapport with a diverse workforce in multicultural and dynamic work environment. Confident, fast learner and hard-worker.
**Who Are We Looking For?**
- Curious, bold thinkers who want to grow their careers and be part of a winning team
- Market shaping individuals who want to transform the agriculture industry to meet the world's growing need for food
- Collaborators who thrive in a diverse, inclusive work environment
- Innovators who bring initiative and fresh ideas that drive our business into the future and make us an industry leader
**Growing What Matters Starts With YouWhat We Can Offer To Help You Grow?**
- Opportunity to be part of a global industry leader working to discover solutions to the most pressing agricultural challenges of our time
- Challenging work assignments that grow your skills, capabilities and experiences
- Opportunities for international rotations and relocation that will expand your global view and cultural experience
- Diverse, inclusive work environment where employees bring their whole selves to work and feel heard, valued and empowered
- Dedicated and customized resources to help grow your professional skills, industry expertise and personal perspectives.
- Joining us is a natural opportunity to strengthen your professional network through valuable relationships.
- Support the health and well-being of every employee by offering world-class benefits, meaningful work and competitive salary
- Performance driven culture with a strong focus on speed, efficiency and agility