Description
Support the purchasing processes in accordance with policy and procedures. Ensure adherence to the IQVIA Transnational corporate purchasing policy which encourages vendor competition.
Essential Functions
- Extract spend data from accounts payable or other databases and create spend reports in various formats.
- Research vendor information and suitability to satisfy Professional Service Centre (PSC) requests to approve vendors.
- Undertake database cleansing and monitor and rationalize the number of vendors held on the vendor database.
- Create purchase order requisitions in the resident purchasing system as required.
- Act as an interface with PSC, e.g., vendor query resolution.
- Assist the business in soliciting competitive quotes for basic goods and services from vendors and prepare comparative analyses of bids.
- Liaise with vendors to assist in researching and resolving incorrect invoices.
- Work with colleagues where there are vendor queries on significant purchase order requisitions.
- Streamline the day-to-day purchasing processes to make the purchase-to-pay process more efficient.
- Perform other duties as assigned.
Qualifications
- High School Diploma or equivalent required.
- 4 years' relevant experience required or equivalent combination of education, training, and experience.
- Knowledge of Peoplesoft Finance modules.
- Knowledge of Microsoft Office applications.
- Attention to detail.
- Accurate and efficient data entry skills.
- Ability to prioritize own workloads to meet deadlines.
- Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with co-workers and managers.