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Procurement System Content Expert - DIRECTSGlobal Job Purpose
In our Global Business Services Barcelona Team, we are looking for an Expert for the role of Procurement System Content Manager DIRECTS for the region EMEA. Your purpose in this role is to provide our internal buyers the best buying experience by translating the global procurement strategies into SAP system content, to increase operational efficiencies, avoid value leakages and generate cash flow by analyses on the current system content for the Direct process in Procurement. As a System Content Manager, you are the connection between the Category Managers & Sourcers and our Operational teams in GBS; you ensure that their category strategy and agreements are reflected in an optimal way on the ERP systems in Bayer, ensuring a streamlined buying experience and continuous business operations.
Major Tasks and ResponsibilitiesAdvise category managers and sourcers about the optimal way to reflect their contracts into SAP system content.Receive, manage, and safeguard the quality of content creation requests to GBS Teams.Analyse manually created Purchase orders (PO) with the objective to increase PO automation by the creation of SAP system contracts and Guided Buying catalogues.Analyse and follow-up of system contract's expiration (Quantity, Value and time) ensuring automation and avoiding business interruptions.Be the first contact point for Category Managers and our sourcing service provider (GEP) for content and operational related questions advising them, channeling, and solving issues.Proactively engage with Category Managers, Sourcing and Global Process Owners with the final objective to understand their needs and to convert these needs into value added services of our Content Management portfolio.Provide and cooperate with stakeholders on initiatives to avoid value leakage (e.G. Payment Terms, Preferred supplier usage).Support process transformational projects to ensure that the Procurement Organization is driving change and following best practices.Through data insights, deep process knowledge and by challenging the status quo, define and implement procedures that reduce the workload for everybody wherever possible.Ensure alignment and compliance with Procurement guidelines, as well as other internal/external process standards and the delivery of business performance.
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