Country Partner Expert, Dutch fluent-level
We are looking for a Country Partner Expert Dutch fluent-level professional to work in a multinational company. Its products and services are designed to benefit people and improve their quality of life.
Responsibilities
Acts as a main point of contact for stakeholders and users per country (group) representing Source to Pay and Procurement.
Act as S2P Partner connecting business inquiries and take up management escalation for proper solution within the Procurement operation model.
Make usage of language capabilities to communicate towards country users or external suppliers.
Ensure that local legal requirements and regulations are considered in the respective Contract to Pay Processes. Define, maintain, and monitor Country specifics, foster standardized processes in the country (group) and initiate process adjustment based on local rules and regulations.
Ensure close collaboration with other Country Partners, Source to Pay capabilities and other Procurement Areas to look for synergies.
Provide procurement support for Country Organization like local audit coordination and cross functional projects, be responsible for communication with local authorities and provide on‐site and language support for incident management.
Provide country (group) insights for S2P Operations and Procurement Areas based on data analytics and user feedback.
Constantly puts stakeholders in the center of all the actions and initiatives to improve user experience.
Actively engage in projects implementation and deliver timely change management communications and training for stakeholders across the country (group).
Value Added
Ensure value delivery by providing innovative solutions in S2P process to improve business users' experience. Engages, coordinates, or leads country (group) process initiatives in relation to E2E processes.
Maintain proper Stakeholder Management towards Country Management and users, establish and run Procurement User communities with the country organization based on business needs.
Provide language skills and process know how for exceptional handling. Manage Contract to Pay related communication with local authorities.
Act as Member of the GBS – Source to Pay team representing Country‐/Business User requirements.
Work Relations
Internal
Procurement Areas management and teams, General Process Owners.
Global Operation Manager, Center of Excellence, Operation Manager of other functions, Team Leads of other S2P teams or other functions.
IT Experts and solution designers.
External
(No details provided)
Qualifications
Studies of Economics or similar with several years of experience in this area.
Excellent communication, stakeholder management, and negotiation skills in both English and Dutch are mandatory for this position; additional EMEA languages will be considered an advantage.
Very good analytical skills (data analytics and proven usage of digital tools), passion for innovation.
Passionate to obtain positive business user experience.
Business insight (knowledgeable about process and systems).
Proactive attitude to drive process changes and improvements, proven ability to work under pressure, resilience to manage conflicts with high sense of urgency, ability to operate in a highly intercultural environment.
Willingness to travel.
Additional Details
Seniority level: Associate
Employment type: Full‐time
Job function: Supply Chain
Industry: Pharmaceutical Manufacturing
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