Procurement & P2P Specialist - Packaging & Indirects

Ahlstrom-5; Windsor Locks (CT); On-site; USD 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Ahlstrom is seeking a Procurement Specialist to ensure materials align with production schedules and to manage MRO and packaging orders against specifications. Responsibilities include forecasting for packaging and executing group procurement policies.

Role covers transactional P2P tasks for indirect categories, maintaining supplier relationships, and driving process improvements while ensuring compliance with established controls.

Qualifications

• Minimum 1 year of hands-on experience executing Procure‑to‑Pay (P2P) transactions and processes within SAP.
• Solid understanding of purchasing, requisition management, PO processing, goods receipt, and invoice resolution in compliance with policies.
• Fluent in English and local language.

Responsibilities

• Gather information and enter vendor creation requests in the tool and track creation.
• Update material information for Purchasing and general information.
• Transform Maintenance PRs into POs and other indirect PRs into POs when applicable.
• Act as 1st line of contact for P2P inquiries, issues and transactions for indirect categories.
• Handle invoice 3-way match errors for indirect categories and archiving of signed contracts in ARIBA S2C.
• Suggest methods to update and simplify processes and engage sites to follow procurement policies.

Skills

Procurement

P2P Transactions

SAP

Excel

Data Analysis

Vendor Relations

Tools

SAP

ARIBA

Excel

ARIBA S2C

Job description

Ahlstrom is seeking a Procurement Specialist to ensure materials align with production schedules and to manage MRO and packaging orders against specifications. Responsibilities include forecasting for packaging and executing group procurement policies.

Role covers transactional P2P tasks for indirect categories, maintaining supplier relationships, and driving process improvements while ensuring compliance with established controls.