Procurement P2P Specialist (Contractor)

Legend Biotech US; Somerset (NJ); On-site; USD 41,000 - 83,000; Part time

Job summary

Legend Biotech US, based in Somerset, NJ, seeks a Procurement Operations Specialist (Pipeline) on a contractor basis to provide first-line procure-to-pay support for the pipeline function. Responsibilities include creating and tracking PR/POs, coordinating with Procurement and Accounts Payable, and ensuring compliance with policy and approvals.

The role requires a bachelor’s degree, 1–3 years of procurement experience (pharma preferred), and hands-on SAP/Ariba and advanced Excel skills.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree from an accredited university.
• 1 – 3 years related Procurement or Supply chain experience in a similar role
• Pharmaceutical industry experience
• Ability to manage multiple requests, prioritize competing deadlines, maintain accurate records, and collaborate across business functions.
• Extensive experience using SAP and Ariba modules
• Advanced Proficiency of Excel- Pivot tables, macros, etc.

Responsibilities

• Receive/validate order information from Procurement/business function in order to facilitate creation of purchase requisitions PR.
• When applicable, notify Procurement of planned contracts (for example, work orders or change orders).
• Confirm following: Budget availability; contract status (if applicable); applicable cost center; GL account; other relevant information.
• Create (or revise, as applicable) PR, confirm PR creation with Procurement and stakeholder.
• Track PR approval flow
• Relay PO# to Procurement and stakeholder once created
• Coordinate with Accounts Payable invoices; create/distribute service entry sheets (SES)
• Confirm services satisfactorily completed with stakeholder in writing
• PR/PO/invoice/SES troubleshooting & dispute resolution
• Confirm new suppliers created in S4
• Identify recurring errors and process bottlenecks, recommend improvements, and support maintenance of procedures and P2P training modules.
• Maintain transaction records and supporting documentation and support audit information requests.
• Prepare monthly tracking reports covering PR/PO status, balances, aging items, and outstanding issues.
• Identify potential duplicate requests or POs and elevate for review.

Skills

Procurement experience

Attention to detail

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

Bachelor’s degree

Tools

SAP

Ariba

Excel

Job description

Legend Biotech US, based in Somerset, NJ, seeks a Procurement Operations Specialist (Pipeline) on a contractor basis to provide first-line procure-to-pay support for the pipeline function. Responsibilities include creating and tracking PR/POs, coordinating with Procurement and Accounts Payable, and ensuring compliance with policy and approvals.

The role requires a bachelor’s degree, 1–3 years of procurement experience (pharma preferred), and hands-on SAP/Ariba and advanced Excel skills.