S2P Process Improvement Specialist

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When you join the Albemarle team, you contribute to a better tomorrow. You will play a role in powering many of the world’s largest and most critical industries, from energy and communications to transportation and electronics. We are putting innovation to work to improve people’s lives and we want YOU to be a part of it.

Job Description

Job purpose

Collaborate and build relationship with global business process operational teams as trusted specialist in order to drive both process and technology improvement projects in the Source-to-Pay process area, specifically in Accounts Payables (and downstream procurement/purchasing). Proactively identify project opportunities using metrics, improve efficiencies related to productivity and KPI-s using lean principles and general CI tools; actively participate in local improvements as well as in global strategic supply chain initiatives and enterprise growth initiatives. Support growth via proactively seeking waste elimination, represent CI culture as a role model. Assume the role of a functional expert (SME) but be prepared to act as a junior project manager for top-down initiatives (PM skills).

Knowledge, Skills & Experience

• 5+ years of experience in Accounts Payables (additional expertise on procurement is an advantage)
• 3+ years of process improvement / project management experience
• E2E expertise on Accounts Payables (additional expertise on procurement is an advantage)
• Intermediate CI experience, complex improvement projects delivered in the past
• Advanced SAP knowledge, knowledge over SAP VIM
• Proficient User of MS Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Visio
• Ability to participate in cross-functional teamwork
• Ability to present ideas and information in a clear, concise, and organized manner
• Data driven, strategic thinking
• Basic programming skills (e.g. VBA), tech-savvy mindset; experience in automation is an advantage
• Knowledge on Six Sigma / Lean is a great advantage
• Bachelor’s degree

Main Duties and Responsibilities of the Role

• Represent the Source-To-Pay process area on cross-functional meetings; work with the global  Source-To-Pay operational teams and other departments, to identify project opportunities, improve processes and to address legal/technology changes; exercise networking in order to explore wastes in existing processes: organize routine meetings/brainstorming events with local supervisors and teams to collect process gaps and improvement ideas (gemba walks); participate on lean projects as project team member in case the initiative is on growth enablement/governance
• Monitor process incidents and exceptions via exercising hypercare/project control and define corrective actions through invoking management of process change; prepare measurement & analysis for decisions on process/technology changes; build roadmap and program plan proposals; support technology changes as a functional expert during development and UAT; actively participate in knowledge retention for Source-To-Pay operations stakeholders on processes changes
• Collaborate with PMO/BPEX project managers to infuse SME mindset with PM skills; maintain project initiative tracker, create transparency on progress on project work; lead cross-functional projects with clear project management methodology: problem definition, measurement, analysis, implement/design and control/hypercare phases

Benefits of Joining Albemarle

• Competitive compensation

• Comprehensive benefits package

• A diverse array of resources to support you professionally and personally.

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