Procurement Operations Specialist, Corporate Functions (Contractor)

The role

This person will provide first-line procure-to-pay support for a supported business function. They will handle purchase requisitions, track approvals, and coordinate with Accounts Payable.

What you will do

• Receive and validate order information to facilitate creation of purchase requisitions
• Notify Procurement of planned contracts
• Confirm budget availability, contract status, cost center, and GL account
• Create or revise purchase requisitions
• Track PR approval flow
• Relay PO number to Procurement and stakeholder
• Coordinate with Accounts Payable invoices and create service entry sheets
• Confirm services are satisfactorily completed with stakeholder in writing
• Troubleshoot and resolve PR, PO, invoice, and SES disputes
• Prepare monthly tracking reports

Required qualifications

• Bachelor's degree from an accredited university
• 1 – 3 years related Procurement or Supply chain experience in a similar role
• Pharmaceutical industry experience
• Ability to manage multiple requests, prioritize competing deadlines, maintain accurate records, and collaborate across business functions
• Extensive experience using SAP and Ariba modules
• Advanced Proficiency of Excel, Pivot tables, macros, etc.

About the company

Legend Biotech is a global biotechnology company dedicated to treating and, one day, curing life-threatening diseases. Headquartered in Bridgewater, New Jersey, the company is advancing the next generation of cell therapy.