Contract and Procurement Analyst, Rio de Janeiro

Company Description
At
Turner & Townsend
we're passionate about
making the difference
. That means delivering better outcomes for our clients, helping our people to realize their potential and doing our part to create a prosperous society.

Every day we help our major global clients deliver ambitious and highly technical projects, in over 50 countries worldwide.

Our team is dynamic, innovative and client-focused, supported by an inclusive and fun company culture. Our clients value our proactive approach, depth of expertise, integrity and the quality we deliver. As a result, our people get to enjoy working on some of the most exciting projects in the world.

Job Description
Purpose to deliver and maintain standard, consistent, and global real-time payments reflecting the assessed risk parameters for each project.

• Manages the volumes of purchase order activities required to support business purchasing requirements within an end-to-end cycle that aims to pay the 3rd Party suppliers within agreed payment terms.
• Ensure Request to Pay transactions and workflows are processed and that all associated day−to−day activities are delivered at top−quartile performance levels.
• Resolve Request to Pay issues with Requisitioners, Procurement Staff, Vendors, Tax and Finance, and ensure that Request to Pay processes are understood and followed.
• Create Purchase Requisition (PR), Purchase order (PO) and Service Entry (SE) from ERP Requisitions.
• Maintain PR/ SE and resolve any associated queries on a timely basis. This involves close liaison with the designated invoice query focal point, the Business community and Accounts Payable.
• Request Outline Agreement creation.
• Identify and analyze diligently all the issues related to Non-Compliance and late payment of invoices and improve the performance.
• Identify potential Request to Pay Continuous Improvement opportunities in support of the drive for greater Request to Pay efficiency (especially opportunities for greater automation, and consolidation of activity), and possibly take part in these continues improvement initiatives to assist in the implementation and execution of actions arising.
• Work in close coordination with Category managers, Procurement Managers and Senior Buyers in maintenance of Contracts and Outline Agreements in ERP System.

Qualifications

• Degree in business, economics, finance, mathematics, and engineering;
• Excellent analytical, oral and written communication skills both in Portuguese and English - Mandatory;
• Previous experience with SAP and Business Warehouse Software;
• Advanced Excel skills;
• Knowledge and/or experience with contract/procurement process would be a plus;
• Previous experience with PR/PO and processing invoices would be a plus;
• Fully versed with Request to Pay principles, techniques and industry standard tools;
• Minimum of 2 years industry experience.

Additional Information
Turner & Townsend
is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees and actively encourage applications from all sectors of the community.

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