Pioneering trusted medical solutions to improve the lives we touch: Convatec is a global medical products and technologies company, focused on solutions for the management of chronic conditions, with leading positions in advanced wound care, ostomy care, continence care, and infusion care. With around 10,000 colleagues, we provide our products and services in almost 100 countries, united by a promise to be forever caring. Our solutions provide a range of benefits, from infection prevention and protection of at-risk skin, to improved patient outcomes and reduced care costs. Group revenues in 2022 were over $2 billion. The company is a constituent of the FTSE 100 Index (LSE:CTEC). To learn more about Convatec, please visit http://www.convatecgroup.com

　　Our search for better is changing the lives of our customers. It’s changing the careers of our people too – creating new challenges and opportunities all the time. We’re a business that never stands still. Join us on our journey to #ForeverCaring as a Indirect Purchasing Associate – P2P and you won’t either.

　　About Role

　　As an Indirect Purchasing Associate – P2P in our new APAC Global Business Services Centre (GBS) , you will have the opportunity to play a key role in driving compliance and setting the standard for accuracy and governance. The Gatekeeper role will support the Purchasing Support Team Leader delivering excellence by providing quality support to our stakeholders, whilst ensuring quality, cost competitiveness, compliance and company purchasing guidance.

　　Your key responsibilities will include:

　　Purchasing support in line with the Purchasing Policy supporting the business obtaining 3 competitive vendor quotes (less than 100K) when required

　　Support the development and maintenance of Catalogues, in line with supplier contracts

　　Understand all policies and procedures of the P2P area

　　Understand the E2E purchase process (requisitions, PO´s, Invoice reconciliations, contracts)

　　Understanding of automation to automate the repetitive tasks

　　Process knowledge and improvements

　　Engaging with Procurement (large value – more than 100K)

　　Global controls for Vendor Changes (e.g. – bank account verification) Compliance to company´s policies and procedures

　　Working with stakeholders to improve PR/PO accuracy

　　Recommendation of using Preferred Supplier

　　Ensuring new vendor requests are accurate and are challenged in line with the PSL

　　Ensure Customer Satisfaction (KPI/survey)

　　Support Master Data Management on the cleansing of vendor (indirect)

　　In this role you will be collaborating with various stakeholders such as the Global Procurement, Business Stakeholders, suppliers and Finance Department across the business including our other GBS teams in Lisbon and Bogota, CoE’s as well as our Corporate, Commercial and Market teams.

　　Our APAC GBS supports a hybrid working approach. You will be supporting markets in multiple time zones and some flexibility around working hours will be needed.

　　You will be joining a newly formed Global Business Services team, with opportunities to grow, within PTP or wider finance functions.

　　About You

　　To be successful you will have:

　　A minimum 1-2 years' relevant experience

　　Experience working on SAP is valuable

　　Excel knowledge

　　Problem solving mindset

　　Good communication skills

　　Attention to details

　　Customer driven and constructive

　　Knowledge of Purchasing and Catalogue maintenance knowledge

　　Previous experience on a Shared Services environment (not mandatory)

　　A customer-first mindset to fit with our “forever caring” brand

　　Language

　　Good written and spoken English is essential

　　A proficiency in Mandarin Chinese, Japanese, Korean and/or Thai as well as other Asian languages will be an advantage

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　　Qualifications/Education

　　Finance qualification is preferredOur ambitions will bring the very best out in you. You’ll be pushed to aim higher and really own your work. You’ll be encouraged and supported to make things happen, too. It can be challenging. But, as the progress you make will help improve the lives of millions, it’ll be worth it.

　　This is stepping up to a challenge.

　　This is work that’ll move you.

　　#LI-WT1

　　#LI-Hybrid

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　　Equal opportunities

　　Convatec provides equal employment opportunities for all current employees and applicants for employment. This policy means that no one will be discriminated against because of race, religion, creed, color, national origin, nationality, citizenship, ancestry, sex, age, marital status, physical or mental disability, affectional or sexual orientation, gender identity, military or veteran status, genetic predisposing characteristics or any other basis prohibited by law.

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