End to End Procurement Process Analyst

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To strengthen our Procurement team based in Corbais, Belgium, we are looking for a talented individual to fill the position of End-to-End Procurement Process Specialist.

About the role

As a End-to-End Procurement Process Specialist, you will support all stakeholders in our digitalization journey and commit to the continuous improvement of our procurement process and activities.

Your role and responsibilities :

• Drive process efficiency together with the Global Process Owner (GPO)

• Support the design, implementation, documentation, training management of Lhoist end-to-end Procurement processes, systems, and tools (i.e. S/4H MM/PM/VIM/BW/etc, Coupa, Concur)

• Support GPO in identifying and driving continuous improvement opportunities, innovation and transformation

• Central point of contract for Master Data activities, including Suppliers Onboarding and Catalogue enablement

> Drive Source-to-Pay (S2P) process efficiency:

• Develop and maintain detailed process models and vocabulary;

• Ensure central storage and availability of all processes and user support documentation;

• Manage the support platforms (ticket management);

• Formalize and communicate defined processes to ensure adoption;

• Ensure applicability and compliance of the standard processes defined;

• Perform analysis and make evidence-based recommendation.

> Supplier Onboarding:

• Serve as primary contact for the supplier enablement workstream for all Lhoist Entities

• Guide new suppliers during onboarding process through the Lhoist Supplier Management Portal

• Maintain Supplier master data management, including supplier's documents (certificates, bank information, etc.)

> Catalog & Integration Enablement:

• Act as the primary contact person for catalog enablement: Coordinate with suppliers to collect required information, ensure catalogs are setup in accordance with negotiated agreements

• Propose improvements to the catalog management processes and ensure standard processes are followed

> Support tools implementation and continuous improvement:

• Perform and/or support project management activities – planning definition and follow up, risk identification & mitigation, …

• Perform required systems-related activity such as, but not limited to, data collection, drive user acceptance testing, etc.

• Monitor and communicate changes to business processes

About you: 

• Aptitude for Technology

• Analytical skills

• Adapting & responding to change

• Results oriented

• Stakeholder Management

• Bachelor's Degree 'Data or Computer Science/Management Information Systems, Supply Chain Management, Logistics, Int. Business, Operations, Engineering, Finance, Business)

• 5 to 7 years of related experience in data management

• 3 to 5 years of prior experience in data control, audit or purchasing

• Firm understanding of Third Party contractual relationships

• Good IT experience, including excellent spreadsheet shills ans SAP knowledge

• ​Fluent in French & English, proficient in another European language is a plus

• Excellent written & verbal communication skills

Why join Lhoist?

We are passionate about the business we have been in for more than a century. As a private company, we believe in continuity and look for people with a long-term vision to help us to grow. That could be you At Lhoist, people matter. Our employees' ongoing efforts to innovate and seek out new opportunities as well as their achievements, have brought about our global success and growth. We appreciate and reward them for that.

Come and join us