Description:
**Candidates MUST have their own working laptop that can handle high-speed internet to power Coke's VDI.
Job Title: Procurement Coordinator
location: Hybrid - but this person will be remote 90% of the time - person should be local to ATL
Duration: 11 months
We are implementing a new SAP system and are targeting a go-live in late March.
This role will need to be able to pivot and help with manual processes during go live and some of what those processes are may not even be identified until go live.
Required Skills and Experience:
- Proficiency in the use of SAP ERP system to investigate, problem-solve, and report
Position Responsibilities may include, but not limited to:
- Manage and resolve issues related to the setup and configuration of SAP systems during the onboarding process.
- Troubleshooting problems to meet specific business requirements and ensuring smooth integration with other enterprise systems.
Position Summary:
The Operational Procurement Specialist monitors Coca-Cola Parts's order-to-pay process to ensure suppliers are compliant in confirming orders, and shipping orders and providing advance ship information including carrier & tracking numbers timely. OPS will execute daily processes, perform reporting analysis, and interact with CCP suppliers to ensure timely delivery of service parts orders into the distribution center and directly to customers. The OPS role is also responsible for identifying supply risk and coordinating the use of known secondary suppliers to mitigate supply disruptions and or coordinating activities that assist in the development/identification of new supplier relationships. The OPS professionally/diplomatically pressures suppliers on process adherence and execution of orders.
Required Skills and Experience:
- Minimum Education: Assoc. degree in Supply Chain, Business, Economics, Engineering
- 3-5 years general procurement experience in industrial, MRO, service parts enviro
- Proficiency in the use of MS Office Suite – Excel, Word, Outlook
- Proficiency in the use of basic ERP systems to investigate, problem solve & report
- Capability to learn, use, modify, and improve existing & new reports/analysis tools
- Ability to prioritize multiple concurrent information requests with disciplined adjudication
- Strong customer service focus and disciplined/concise communication/follow-up skills
- Commitment to follow defined processes and procedures, recommending improvements
- Willingness and ability to adapt to changing priorities
- Ability to influence supplier partners to adhere to defined processes and policy
- Demonstrated attention to detail
Preferred Skills and Experience:
- Bachelor's Degree in a related field of study
- Procurement Credentials: C.P.M, CPSM, APICS
- 5+ Years of procurement and/or parts management experience
- 2+ Years of previous Field Service Network or Parts Distribution experience
Position Responsibilities may include, but not limited to:
- Monitors open orders to adjudicate missing/outdated confirmation, ship date expectations, shipment tracking, and other pertinent order information.
- Identifies opportunities to place supplemental purchase orders with/ secondary suppliers to adjudicate customer back orders.
- Identifies alternate service parts sources to meet the needs of field service teams.
- Coordinates/Executes supplemental ordering as necessary to meet field service needs.
- Interacts with suppliers daily to ensure order data is updated in systems appropriately.
- Assists in training suppliers on provided systems maintenance routines and may help suppliers enter information as necessary.
- Investigate/adjudicate critical part outage recovery support for emergency and urgent calls including tracking part shipments.
- Responds to customer service inquiries to provide parts delivery information.
- Assists 3PL in adjudicating receiving transactions & inventory count reconciliation.
- Other projects or duties may be assigned by the manager or team members.