Procurement Analyst

Description

Job Summary: A professional who executes and supports the procurement process for goods and services in Colombia, ensuring compliance, efficiency, and alignment with corporate policies. Key Highlights: 1. End-to-end management of the Procure-to-Pay (P2P) process. 2. Coordination with global and local stakeholders. 3. Opportunities for process improvement and standardization. ### **Purpose of the Role** To execute and support the company's procurement process for goods and services in Colombia, ensuring compliance with corporate policies, business requirements, and applicable local controls. This role is responsible for efficiently managing purchase requests, creating and tracking purchase orders in SAP, interacting with suppliers, and coordinating with multiple local, regional, and global stakeholders—ensuring a standardized, timely, and organizationally aligned procurement process. ### **Critical Outcomes** * Ensure timely and accurate execution of the Procure\-to\-Pay (P2P) process in Colombia, in accordance with global standards and local requirements. * Guarantee correct creation, tracking, and closure of purchase requests. * Maintain high levels of compliance with procurement policies, approvals, supporting documentation, and internal controls. * Ensure efficient supplier management, including soliciting quotations, documentary onboarding, and operational follow-up. * Facilitate effective communication with internal users, regional/global teams, and suppliers—particularly in bilingual environments. * Identify opportunities for process improvement and standardization, response times, and execution quality within the function. ### **Key Responsibilities** **Operational Procurement Process Management:** Execute the procurement process for goods and services—from receipt and validation of requisitions through issuance and tracking of purchase orders in SAP—ensuring adherence to timelines, policies, and service-level agreements. \*30% **SAP Administration and Tracking:** Create, update, and monitor requisitions, purchase orders, service entries, and other related transactions in SAP, ensuring data accuracy and process traceability. \*20% **Stakeholder Coordination and Business Support:** Address internal user requests in Colombia and coordinate with global/regional teams in English and Spanish to ensure alignment, approvals, and proper process execution. \*15% **Supplier Management and Document Support:** Solicit quotations, validate documentation, support supplier qualification processes, and track deliveries, invoicing, and commercial terms compliance. \*15% **Compliance, Controls, and Policies:** Verify adherence to corporate procurement policies, approval matrices, SOX or equivalent controls, and applicable Colombian legal and tax documentation requirements. \*10% **Analysis, Reporting, and Continuous Improvement:** Prepare procurement reports—including cycle times, compliance metrics, and deviations—and identify opportunities to improve efficiency, standardization, and internal user experience. \*10% ### **Job Requirements** **Education:** Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration, Industrial Engineering, International Business, Accounting, Economics, or related fields. **Experience:** Minimum 2–4 years of experience in procurement, purchasing, supply chain, or related administrative functions—preferably within multinational corporations or corporate environments. **Knowledge and Skills:** * Familiarity with the procurement process and the **Procure\-to\-Pay (P2P)** cycle. * Proficiency in **SAP**, particularly modules related to procurement, purchasing, or finance. * Knowledge of procurement policies, approval workflows, and document control practices. * Understanding of supplier qualification and management processes. * Basic knowledge of Colombian tax and documentation requirements applicable to procurement. * Intermediate or advanced Excel skills for analysis, tracking, and report development. * Upper-intermediate or advanced English proficiency, enabling effective interaction with global stakeholders via email, meetings, and process documentation. * Strong organizational, tracking, and multitasking capabilities. * Communication, internal customer service, and collaborative teamwork skills. ### **Problem Solving and Decision Making** This role requires operational judgment and analytical capability to resolve issues affecting procurement continuity and business service delivery. Examples include: * Identifying and correcting errors in requisitions or purchase orders in SAP. * Resolving delays caused by missing approvals, incomplete information, or supplier documentation non-compliance. * Coordinating with internal users and global teams to reconcile business needs with standardized corporate processes. * Escalating deviations that may impact procurement timelines, payments, or control compliance. * Making operational decisions regarding request prioritization based on urgency, operational impact, and process compliance. * Proposing adjustments or improvements when the standardized process requires controlled adaptation to the Colombian local context. **LOCATION** ------------ COL, LEVIS Corporate Office (CO01\)**FULL TIME/PART TIME** ----------------------- Full time**Current LS\&Co Employees, apply via your Workday account.** -------------------------------------------------------------