Description
Join 3M's dynamic team in Taguig, PH, as a Procurement Specialist and play a vital role in driving business growth through strategic sourcing and procurement activities.
Job Summary: As a Procurement Specialist, you will execute transactional buying activities, manage purchase orders, and maintain accurate pricing and purchasing data. You will collaborate with suppliers and internal stakeholders to ensure timely delivery and resolve PO-related issues.
Key Responsibilities:
- Execute simple to moderate transactional buying activities for assigned countries, regions, or business areas
- Manage the purchase order lifecycle from requisition to completion
- Maintain accurate pricing and purchasing data within applicable systems
- Coordinate with suppliers and internal stakeholders to ensure on-time delivery and resolve PO-related issues
- Perform purchasing reporting activities as required
- Meet daily productivity targets established by the Procurement Service Center Supervisor for assigned product categories or plants
- Resolve simple to moderate exceptions, including match exceptions and GR/IR issues, and respond to supplier and stakeholder inquiries
- Follow clearly defined procedures and sourcing guidelines in accordance with Sourcing Policy
- Ensure adherence to internal Procurement business rules and SOX controls
- Participate in process improvement and automation initiatives, including LSS projects
- Support Procurement Service Center initiated events and 3M-wide activities
- Work flexible hours as needed to support global procurement requirements
- Perform other tasks as assigned
Qualifications:
- Bachelor's degree in Business, Engineering, Finance, or any related field
- Typically 1-2 years of experience in sourcing or transactional procurement activities
- Excellent communication skills; fluency in English required (additional languages may be required based on assignment)
- Strong customer service orientation with focus on quality
- Proficient research, analytical, and problem-solving abilities
- Continuous improvement mindset
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