Specialist, Procurement

Boehringer Ingelheim; Muntinlupa; On-site; PHP 350,000 - 550,000; Full time

Job summary

Boehringer Ingelheim in the Philippines is seeking a Specialist, Procurement. This role is operational and execution-focused, reviewing requisitions and creating purchase orders for Direct and Indirect categories across departments and countries.

You will support Accounts Payable and sourcing teams, address queries, and ensure timely end-to-end procurement in line with SLAs and internal guidelines. A Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration or similar with 1–2 years of procurement experience

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration or similar.
• 1–2 years of procurement experience preferred.
• End-to-end Source to Pay process knowledge.
• Strong English communication and stakeholder management.
• Ability to learn new topics and transfer knowledge.

Responsibilities

• Review requisitions for accuracy and create purchase orders across regions and categories.
• Provide end-of-day reports and maintain daily tracker.
• Handle incidents via ticketing tool within 24hr SLA.
• Email monitoring and respond to requester queries and concerns.
• Invoice checks related to POs and execute PO changes for E2E process.
• Participate in weekly reviews of pending/denied requisitions and incidents.
• Monitor KPIs and volume tracking; support KPI discussions with partners.
• Assist onboarding and training of new employees through shadowing.
• Provide backup processing for assigned markets as needed.
• Support language/document translation as needed.
• Ensure LOS trainings are completed and SOPs/S2P guidelines followed.

Skills

Communication skills

Team player

Open-minded

Flexible

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration or similar

Tools

SAP

Ariba

SRM

SAP ERP

S4 Hana

Microsoft Office

Job description

The Specialist, Procurement role is primarily operational and execution-focused. The position is responsible for the efficient, effective, and accurate review of requisitions and the creation of purchase orders submitted by internal employees across various departments and countries for both Direct and Indirect categories, in compliance with legal requirements and BI internal guidelines.

The Specialist executes procurement-related tasks and processes within all relevant procurement systems, ensuring proper prioritization and timely completion of activities in line with Procurement Service Level Agreements and compliance standards.

Additionally, the role supports internal stakeholders, including Accounts Payable, business partners, and sourcing teams, by addressing queries, resolving issues, and facilitating the smooth execution of the end-to-end procurement process.

The Position

The Specialist, Procurement role is primarily operational and execution-focused. The position is responsible for the efficient, effective, and accurate review of requisitions and the creation of purchase orders submitted by internal employees across various departments and countries for both Direct and Indirect categories, in compliance with legal requirements and BI internal guidelines.

The Specialist executes procurement-related tasks and processes within all relevant procurement systems, ensuring proper prioritization and timely completion of activities in line with Procurement Service Level Agreements and compliance standards.

Additionally, the role supports internal stakeholders, including Accounts Payable, business partners, and sourcing teams, by addressing queries, resolving issues, and facilitating the smooth execution of the end-to-end procurement process.

Duties & Responsibilities

• Execute Quality Checks of requisitions and creation of Purchase Orders based on defined standard processes and regulatory compliances regarding sourcing category and country specific criteria
• Responsible for providing end-of-day reports and ensuring the completeness of the daily tracker
• Handling of incidents via ticketing tool/system within 24hr SLA
• Email monitoring and responding to requester’s queries and/or concern
• Invoice checks related to Purchase Orders and execution of requested Purchase Order Changes to ensure the End-to-End Process
• Participate in the weekly review and analysis of pending and denied requisitions and incidents
• Monitors and updates KPIs and volume tracking; facilitates KPI discussions with business partners during meetings
• Supports onboarding and training of new employees through work shadowing and side-by-side processing
• Provide support as a backup processor for the assigned markets, as aligned with the team
• Support language/document translation (if needed) depending on the area of responsibility
• Ensure on time completion of LOS (Learning One Source) trainings including enrollment if any to internal/external trainings
• Build and strengthen relationships with stakeholders and business partners across S2P and beyond
• Execution of defined master data maintenance (e.g. Purchasing Info Records etc.) based on predefined criteria
• Provide content training services for procurement process queries from internal business partners (e.g. Requester, Sourcing Manager) in line with S2P Standard Concepts/Processes
• Support the daily business implementation of new P2P concepts/releases (issue identification, feedback, usage of defined workarounds)
• Ensure that all relevant SOPs/ Desktop Procedures/ S2P Standard Concepts/GxP Guidelines, defined legal requirements, Global Sourcing Strategy and SLA times are followed

About Our Future Employee

• Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration or similar
• 1 to 2 years of experience in Procurement related position
• End to end Source to Pay Process Knowledge
• Basic familiarity in SAP and Ariba systems
• Excellent communication skills in English, including business writing, stakeholder communication, presentation, and facilitation
• Good communication skills
• Proficient in Outlook, Word, Excel, and PowerPoint
• Extensive understanding/knowledge of end-to-end P2P processes
• Experience in all relevant procurement systems (e. g. Ariba, SRM, SAP ERP, S4 Hana)
• Excellent customer service and communication skills
• Ability to quickly learn new topics and effectively transfer knowledge to others
• Strong experience in issue resolution
• Excellent prioritization and time management skills
• Proven ability to work in a dynamic environment
• Strong team player
• Open-minded approach
• Flexible and reliable

Our Company

Boehringer Ingelheim is a biopharmaceutical company active in both human and animal health. As one of the industry's top investors in research and development, the company focuses on developing innovative therapies that can improve and extend lives in areas of high unmet medical need. Independent since its foundation in 1885, Boehringer takes a long-term perspective, embedding sustainability along the entire value chain. Our approximately 54,300 employees serve over 130 markets to build a healthier and more sustainable tomorrow. Learn more at www.boehringer-ingelheim.com.

Why Boehringer Ingelheim?

With us, you can develop your own path in a company with a culture that knows our differences are our strengths - and break new ground in the drive to make millions of lives better.

Here, your development is our priority. Supporting you to build a career as part of a workplace that is independent, authentic and bold, while tackling challenging work in a respectful and friendly environment where everyone is valued and welcomed.

Alongside, you have access to programs and groups that ensure your health and wellbeing are looked after - as we make major investments to drive global accessibility to healthcare. By being part of a team that is constantly innovating, you'll be helping to transform lives for generations.

Want to learn more? Visit https://www.boehringer-ingelheim.com