EP&P Associate, Buy Desk

Who We Are

Boston Consulting Group partners with leaders in business and society to tackle their most important challenges and capture their greatest opportunities. BCG was the pioneer in business strategy when it was founded in 1963. Today, we help clients with total transformation-inspiring complex change, enabling organizations to grow, building competitive advantage, and driving bottom-line impact.

To succeed, organizations must blend digital and human capabilities. Our diverse, global teams bring deep industry and functional expertise and a range of perspectives to spark change. BCG delivers solutions through leading-edge management consulting along with technology and design, corporate and digital ventures-and business purpose. We work in a uniquely collaborative model across the firm and throughout all levels of the client organization, generating results that allow our clients to thrive.

What You'll Do

The Buy Desk Specialist will primarily support the Global Procurement organization by guiding business users through the buying process, from initiating Purchase Requisition to creating, modifying, and maintaining Purchase Order ensuring adherence to procurement policies and procedures. The ideal candidate will possess excellent communication skills, a strong understanding of procurement operations, and the ability to collaborate with various stakeholders to facilitate seamless purchasing activities.

Guidance and Support:

• Assist and guide business users in the on correct buying channels, creation and submission of purchase requisitions and purchase orders.
• Provide advice on procurement processes and policies to ensure compliance.

Purchase Requisition Validation:

• Review and validate purchase requisitions for accuracy, completeness, and compliance with procurement guidelines.
• Collaborate with business users to address any discrepancies or missing information.

Purchase Order Generation and Modification:

• Facilitate the creation and modification of purchase orders based on approved requisitions.
• Coordinate with suppliers and internal stakeholders to ensure timely and accurate order placement.

Approval Process:

• Manage the approval workflow for purchase requisitions, ensuring that all necessary approvals are obtained.
• Collaborate with relevant teams to expedite approval processes when required.

Procurement System Management:

• Utilize and navigate Coupa system effectively to streamline processes and maintain accurate records.
• Troubleshoot issues related to Coupa.

Compliance and Risk Mitigation:

• Ensure procurement activities comply with organizational policies, industry regulations, and ethical standards.
• Identify and mitigate potential risks associated with procurement processes.

What You'll Bring

• University degree or equivalent
• 6 months to 1 year of experience preferably in a service center, running procurement operations
• Understanding of the end-to-end procurement processes (PR, PO, Invoice, Payment)
• Understanding of Purchase-to-pay tools (e.g., Coupa, Ariba, Oracle, etc.)
• Experience of managing multi geographies across time-zones
• Proficiency in Microsoft suite (Word, Excel, and PowerPoint)
• Experience of managing SLA
• Understanding of procurement policies, compliance, and risk management.

Who You'll Work With

We pride ourselves on a collaborative working environment and utilize digital tools to foster that collaborative environment across a global company. The Accounts Payables team is working to provide operations support to various BCG teams and managing external vendors. Your key stakeholders will include the Local Finance team located across the globe.

Additional info

YOU'RE GOOD AT

• A proactive and positive customer service mindset to ensure that business users receive a great buying experience
• Strong initiative and willingness to take on projects in a proactive manner
• Relationship building and collaborative skills
• Attention to detail
• Excellent analytical and critical thinking to identify the root cause and implement remedial action
• Effective communication and interpersonal skills
• Time management and organizational skills
• Comfort with ambiguity and iterative process
• Highly self-motivated with the ability to drive change in a global organization with minimum supervision
• Demonstrates accountability and ownership

Boston Consulting Group is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, age, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity / expression, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected under national, provincial, or local law, where applicable, and those with criminal histories will be considered in a manner consistent with applicable state and local laws.
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