Specialist, P2p

Education : EQUIVALENTEXPERIENCE

**As a leading global animal health company, Elanco delivers innovative products and services to improve the health of pets and farm animals around the world because we believe making animals' lives better, makes life better. Since 1954, we have provided solutions that support veterinarians, farmers and pet owners to advance our vision of Food and Companionship Enriching Life. Elanco's promise to employees: Together, we foster an inclusive culture where everyone can make a difference, encouraging ownership, growth and well-being.**

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The **Specialist, P2P Supplier Master Data and Purchasing** performs processes associated with Supplier Master Data Management and Purchasing activities. They will manage and partner with business counterparts to drive process governance; and ensure compliance with applicable regulation and controls for the vendor master data functions. This position does not have direct reports.

**Key Responsibilities & Deliverables**:
**Process, Governance, Stakeholder Management**
- Manages the APAC Supplier Master Information Maintenance and Purchasing function in an efficient manner to ensure compliance with relevant procurement policies, procedures, systems, and financial controls
- Facilitates the creation, updates, deletion, deactivation, and overall data integrity of Vendor Master Data records in SAP, ARIBA and any other system that uses Supplier data
- Coordinates requests from business users for creation and update of supplier records for the purpose of Purchase Requisition, Purchase Order and eventual payment of the supplier
- Conducts verification with the actual supplier upon vendor master creation and any changes to banking/payment details
- Executes vendor reporting and reviews for inactive vendors and conducts routine vendor deactivations - after coordination and approval from key business leaders in that market
- Create and maintain vendor training material for vendor on-boarding and meeting the organization’s requirements to conducting business with Elanco
- Resolves Supplier Master Maintenance and Purchasing issues in a timely manner and ensures all queries are dealt with correctly and efficiently
- Supports process governance including regular reporting and analysis to key stakeholders - communicates with internal stakeholders on a regular basis to discuss operational issues, key metrics
- Supports delivery of Service Level Agreements (SLA) and Key Performance Indicators (KPI) targets
- Supports General Accounting’s month end/year end closing procedures including general ledger reconciliations and accruals, Sarbanes Oxley (SOX) compliance and financial audits
- Supports and implements process change improvements and system upgrades/updates
- Supports internal and external auditors during audits and other data inquiries
- Understands system architecture, including ERP, add-ons, enablers, and interfaces
- Support system implementations and testing with transactional resources

**Skills & Capabilities**
- Requires intermediate level of knowledge and understanding of Supplier Master Data and Purchasing activities and relationship with the business.
- Meticulous in details and post good analytical skills.
- Effectively prioritize and complete assigned functional tasks and other deliverables under mínimal supervision.
- Anticipate and responds flexibly and empathically to customer needs and effectively manage their expectations.
- Ability to make decisions within procedures and policies that impact the activities within work unit.
- Able to recognizes and solves typical or non-standard problems that can occur in own work unit.
- Positive working attitude with a high degree of initiative and is adaptable to change.
- Operational awareness of all applicable US SOX & Operational controls in own work unit and ability to demonstrate a strong compliance oriented mindset
- Good interpersonal and influencing skill as frequent communication with stakeholders from various department would be required.

**Requirements**:

- Diploma/Degree in Finance/Accounting, Business Administration with 0 - 3 years of related industry experience or equivalent in Supplier Master Data and Purchasing Management or other accounting function in an MNC or Shared Service.
- Intermediate knowledge and understanding in the Purchase to Pay processes, specifically Requisitions, Purchase Orders, 2-3 way match, payment types and methods, vendor management requirements, VAT taxes, etc.
- Intermediate knowledge and experience of operating ERP System - SAP Module and MS Office Tools, particularly Excel, PowerPoint, and Outlook. Experience using the ServiceNow, or ARIBA modules is a plus but not require.
- Have experience in supporting low to medium complexity tasks and participating in a small to medium size project initiatives
- Lean/Six Sigma exposure or equivalent desired
- Proficient in English is mandatory; multi-lingual is required if