Junior Procurement Specialist
Junior Procurement Specialist
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Job Description
This role is an opportunity to join our growing Europe & India Regional Procurement team at an exciting time as we prepare to implement the next generation of digital procurement systems.
The team is responsible for supporting the Global Business Lines in region to design robust procurement processes and to implement them through our Coupa Source to Pay platform.
This vacancy is to support our Environment and Water teams in Europe but youll have longer term opportunities to grow within a team thats connecting our whole Europe and India business and which works integrally with our global procurement function. Youll be reporting to the Business Line Procurement Manager and working alongside Procurement Assistants who already support the team.
As a member of our Regional Procurement team youll be responsible for:
- Supporting the teams to follow our procurement processes to ensure that were buying ethically and efficiently whilst respecting clients needs and timescales.
- Youll learn how we develop sourcing strategies and select and vet suppliers and youll go on to implement that learning day to day with the teams.
- After training youll also start to support the teams in contracting suppliers using our standard forms of contract.
- Youll also be responsible for engaging our supply chain and for working with them to deliver our commitment to leaving a Sustainable Legacy and to being a Net Zero business by 2040.
Qualifications :
- Strong communication skills both written and verbal
- Excellent problemsolving abilities and conflict resolution skills
- Keen attention to detail particularly when reviewing commercial and legal offers from suppliers
- Ability to see the bigger picture and understand how procurement contributes to strategic business priorities
- Bachelors degree in Business Administration Supply Chain Management or a related field
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office suite particularly Excel
- Willingness to travel occasionally to meet with the team
Preferred:
- 12 years of experience in procurement or a related field
- Familiarity with procurement software systems such as Coupa or similar
- Knowledge of sustainable procurement practices
- Understanding of contract law and commercial terms
- Experience working in a global or multiregional business environment
Personal attributes:
- Strong work ethic and commitment to customer satisfaction
- Ability to work effectively in a team environment
- Adaptability and willingness to learn new systems and processes
- Excellent time management and organisational skills
The successful candidate will initially be based mainly in our Midlands office with opportunities to work 12 days a week from home. As you grow in the role youll have the chance to develop within our Europe and India Regional Procurement team and contribute to our global procurement function.
Additional Information :
We are a Disability Confident Employer and will offer an interview to applicants who have a disability or longterm condition who meet the minimum/essential criteria for the role. Please let us know using this email address if you would like to apply through the Disability Confident Interview Scheme.
About AECOM
AECOM is the worlds trusted infrastructure consulting firm delivering professional services throughout the project lifecycle from advisory planning design and engineering to program and construction management. On projects spanning transportation buildings water new energy and the environment our public and privatesector clients trust us to solve their most complex challenges. Our teams are driven by a common purpose to deliver a better world through our unrivaled technical and digital expertise a culture of equity diversity and inclusion and a commitment to environmental social and governance priorities. AECOM is a Fortune 500 firm and its Professional Services business had revenue of $14.4 billion in fiscal year 2023. See how we are delivering sustainable legacies for generations to come at aecom.com and @AECOM.
Freedom to Grow in a World of Opportunity
You will have the flexibility you need to do your best work with hybrid work options. Whether youre working from an AECOM office remote location or at a client site you will be working in a dynamic environment where your integrity entrepreneurial spirit and pioneering mindset are championed.
You will help us foster a safe and respectful workplace where we invite everyone to bring their whole selves to work using their unique talents backgrounds and expertise to create transformational outcomes for our clients.
AECOM provides a wide array of compensation benefits and wellbeing programs to meet the diverse needs of our employees and their families. Were the worlds trusted global infrastructure firm and were in this together your growth and success are ours too.
Join us and youll get all the benefits of being a part of a global publicly traded firm access to industryleading technology and thinking and transformational work with big impact and work flexibility. As an Equal Opportunity Employer we believe in each persons potential and well help you reach yours.
All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.
Remote Work :
No
Employment Type :
Fulltime
Employment Type
Full-time
