Procurement Assistant

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The Global Procurement team has an opening position of Procurement Assistant based in our office at Polanco, Mexico City. In this role you will support the corporate services category in the Latin America region, interacting with suppliers and local procurement team from Mexico, Colombia, Brazil and Argentina.

Your key responsibilities:

1. Development, selection, evaluation and registration of suppliers in terms of quality, service, cost and capacity.
2. Participate in the development of Procurement Strategies.
3. Follow-up of contracts, management of situations and solutions for solving operational problems.
4. Search for continuous improvement to achieve KPIs.
5. Negotiate and deliver savings according to business objectives (no strategic suppliers).
6. Calculate and report achievements periodically.
7. Transactional activity within internal systems according to what the position requires (contracts, orders, catalogs).
8. Support to Strategic Buyers, Internal Clients and area leaders.
9. Compliance with Security Programs, Internal Controls and Policies required by DuPont.

Qualifications:

1. Bachelor's degree in a related field.
2. Strong communication skills.
3. English skills (intermediate level), Portuguese skills is a plus.
4. SAP Knowledge.
5. Data Analysis interpretation.
6. Experience in transactional processes and Customer Service.

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