Associate - Procurement Enablement (German Language Expert)

About the role

STADA is global organization focused on simplifying and digitizing its operations for unlocking growth and making our processes and systems simpler, standardized, and easier to work with. We want to transform the way procurement works with the business, making it

user friendly “one click buying in Ariba” and seamless access to insights and information about our preferred suppliers, negotiated contracts, competitive pricing etc.

STADA Procurement organization is on a journey to excellence, and procurement team is the key function to bring life to our vision and deliver greater value to STADA and its stakeholders.

Job Responsibilities

The individual will be responsible for:

Handling incoming purchase requests from users via Ariba.

Creating purchase requests on behalf of users in Ariba, if required.

Perform PR compliance check and obtain necessary approval from DOAs as per

STADA’s standard operating procedures.

Follow up on order confirmations to be received from suppliers.

Follow up with users regarding long pending POs and close them after confirmation.

Handling queries from business users and directing them to the correct person /

team for resolution.

Handling new supplier creation requests from business users.

Performing checks for adding a vendor in the system as per standard SOP.

Follow up with different teams for creation of new vendor within the system.

Any other request as per requirement from time to time.

Key Competencies Required

Graduate/ Postgraduate

B2 / german Language Proficiency

Experience in working with international business partners.

Knowledge of Purchase to Pay process and experience in handling purchasing activities

in Ariba.

High degree of initiative, ability to work in a team, commitment, and cross-departmental thinking.

Expertise in MS Excel and PowerPoint.

Excellent written and verbal communication skills.

Experience in operational purchasing in the pharmaceutical, chemical or FMCG industries is preferred.