Product & Process Specialist - Supplier Management

Software Guidance & Assistance, Inc., (SGA), is searching for a Product & Process Specialist Supplier Management for a Contract assignment with one of our premier Automotive clients in Atlanta, GA. Responsibilities :

• Manage onboarding and off boarding from sourcing and supplier management platform incorporating corresponding process and platform trainings.
• Improve processes and tools continuously as well as develop application roadmap with further process digitization.
• Responsible for usage rights and access management for platform.
• Test platform changes and releases while managing security and compliance of platform.
• Report on ongoing, special and emergency metrics and resolutions.
• Align with company IT standards such as ServiceNow and planningIT.
• Facilitate business decision-making process and capture and disseminate technical and business information.
• Ensure adherence to proper invoicing procedures, and interpret and clarify invoicing policies.
• Work with IPS and Finance throughout each month to ensure invoices and credits applied to each account.
• Support the Management process; reports, meeting alignments, etc.
• Maintain SharePoint (SP) site for all documentation on Supplier Management.
• Maintain and monitor oversight of contract and project list through collaboration with IPS
• This role is primarily responsible for the management of our Supplier Management tool and the relevant process. Acting as a Single Point of Contact (SPOC) for sourcing and supplier management platform and is responsible for platform changes and releases.
• Responsible for overall sourcing and supplier management dashboards and KPIs while implementing and realizing process frameworks.
• Defining and digitalizing workflows for overall sourcing and supplier management and its digital platform.
• Defining and digitizing communication and escalation paths including automation.
• Providing training to all application owners & suppliers.
• Consolidate and evaluate data for supplier performance to determine trends, needs and emergencies.
• Analyze data and generate reports to identify potential for business growth.
• Performing a reconciliation of Vendor revenues and costs with accounting and business units' managers.
• Working on updating and system changes regarding billing, profit calculation and other financials, etc.
• Track Vendor project billing by ensuring correct cost billing and invoices uploaded in a timely manner as well as follows up with PMs and accounting.
• Verifying that payment files are accurate and subsequently uploaded for processing and fulfillment.
• Collaborate & align with Regional Finance team to reconcile sourcing budget.

• Must have 5 - 7 years (total) of experience in the following
  • Knowledge of administrative procedures, process/project development, and system procedures.
  • Knowledge of the sourcing process & managing supplier performance, budget management and knowledge of industry standards.
  • Knowledge and understanding of the implications of key financial indicators and controls and assessing impact of financial information.
  • Knowledge of project management principles involved in strategic planning, resource allocation, leadership technique, efficiency and process methods.