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Remote Procurement Operations Analyst

San Rafael, CA 94901

Posted: 05/22/2024 Employment Type: Contract Job Category: Data Sciences Job Number: 602813 Is job remote?: Yes Country: United States

Job Description


This company is the world leader in delivering therapeutics that provide meaningful advances to patients who live with serious and life-threatening rare genetic diseases. We target diseases that lack effective therapies and affect relatively small numbers of patients, many of whom are children. These conditions are often inherited, difficult to diagnose, progressively debilitating and have few, if any, treatment options. We will continue to focus on advancing therapies that are the first or best of their kind.

By providing a foundation for all operations company wide, the General and Administrative teams support our mission of providing first and best in class therapeutics to patients who live with rare diseases. Our teams include groups such as finance, legal, human resources, corporate compliance and ethics, and information technology. Come join our team and make a meaningful impact on patients’ lives.
 

The company is seeking a Procurement Operations Analyst to join the Global Procurement Operations team. This person will own the administration, configuration and maintenance of Coupa, as well as provide end-user training and troubleshooting.  You will be the go-to person for everything related to the indirect procurement process.  As a subject matter expert on Coupa and the procurement process, you will have the opportunity to help drive new initiatives and support the company's exciting growth.

 

Coupa Administration:
  • Understand the configuration of Coupa and maintain optimal end-user experience by assessing stakeholders needs, recommending solutions, and making system changes as necessary
  • Support ongoing maintenance of Coupa by updating workflows, profiles, custom reports, webforms, etc
  • Own the Coupa release/upgrade process by assessing new features, making recommendations to leadership, leading UAT and implementation in close partnership with IT


Reporting/Metrics/KPIs:
  • Build and maintain procurement dashboards, metrics and KPIs
  • Analyze data and proactively surface issues, suggestions and inferences
  • Act as the go-to person for procurement-related data/reporting inquiries


Support & Training:
  • Consistently provide 1st class internal support to employees
  • Assess the training needs of end users and develop/enhance training materials, design a training schedule and deliver effective training

Compliance:
  • Maintain proper SOX controls and documentation
  • Serve as the liaison for all internal and external audit requests

Experience/Education:
  • 4+ years of experience in Procurement, Accounting or related field
  • Degree in Business, Procurement, Supply Chain or related field a plus
    Strong Coupa admin experience/Coupa Certification desired
  • Advanced knowledge and experience in reporting and analytics (Excel, OBIEE, Power BI)
  • Excellent interpersonal skills - this role will partner with many different stakeholders globally
  • Ability to properly prioritize and adapt in a rapidly-changing environment
  • A "can do" attitude - ready to provide possible solutions in what is a dynamic and evolving environment

The staffing industry has seen an increase in people falsely representing themselves as recruiters to gather personal information from job seekers. For your safety, do not provide sensitive data to anyone you have not spoken with thoroughly and never provide banking information during the application process. Candidate safety is a top priority at Planet Pharma.

Planet Pharma and The Planet Group of Companies are equal opportunity employers. It is our practice not to discriminate against any employee or applicant based on any criteria, condition or basis protected by laws or regulations in the locations where we do business. All qualified applicants are encouraged to apply. We celebrate diversity and are committed to providing an environment of mutual respect. We believe that diversity, equity and inclusion enable us to better meet our mission and values while serving our clients across the globe. If you have a disability or handicap and would like us to accommodate you in any reasonable way, please inform your recruiter, or contact us, so that we can discuss the appropriate alternatives available.

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Although this hasn't been an issue at Planet Pharma, the staffing industry has seen an increase in people falsely representing themselves as recruiters to gather personal information from job seekers. For your safety, do not provide sensitive data to anyone you have not spoken with thoroughly and never provide banking information during the application process. Candidate safety is a top priority at Planet Pharma.