**About DHL and Procurement**:
Deutsche Post DHL (DHL Group) the logistics provider of the world with over 600,000 employees in more than 220 countries and territories. We are an organization that is not just moving goods around, we have a very clear purpose, and we are: Connecting People. Improving Lives. We provide challenges and opportunities for personal and professional development, we recognize the difference you bring to our business and together we share the pride of building one of the largest world leaders in logistics and supply chain.
DHL
** Corporate Procurement** is a trustworthy business partner that builds a competitive ecosystem for the DHL Group - SUSTAINABLE, AGILE, CONNECTED, FORWARD LOOKING. We transform the way DHL is sourcing products, systems and services from external partners, leveraging modern digital tools and technologies. Our global procurement team is our biggest asset and by focusing on clear priorities, we drive tangible value for our colleagues. As our business keeps growing, we want you in our AMERICAS region.
Ready to immerse yourself in the exciting world of Procurement? Join the team and bring your expertise on board! As part of the DHL Group, you will be working with a global network of Procurement colleagues and benefit from a wide range of development opportunities.
**We are looking for an immediate, full-time, permanent position in AMERICAS at Mexico City, Mexico**
**Job Purpose**:
- Roles that manage buying activities with responsibility depending on country / region scope
- Facilitate Purchasing transactions to our Business Partners.
- Execute Procurement Strategies, guaranteeing the timely and efficient acquisition of products and services required by our internal customers.
- Organize and execute the purchase to pay process ensuring compliance with global, regional and local procedures and policies.
- Explore and capture internal demand; handle non-catalog requests.
- Actively drive the use of Procurement catalogs and Purchasing Process.
- Build good relationships with suppliers and internal customers.
- Oversee and / or involve in the Purchasing support roles.
**Purchasing support roles**:
- Provide administrative support to operational buying activities.
- Assist different day-to-day activities within the purchasing organisation.
- Helpdesk activities: Provide 1st level support, consulting and training; interface to 2nd level support.
- Assistance on Procurement Implementations.
**Your tasks**:
- Serving as Procurement Professionals:
- Collect and maintain data and ensure data quality maintenance and reporting on rates, catalog, supplier data, performance, contracts, and purchase order management.
- Execute tactical purchasing process (non-catalog requisitions)
- Request and analyze competitive bids (3 bids and 1 buy), select suppliers, quality, quantitative, delivery terms, specs for goods / services in an efficient way and in timely manner.
- Asses supplier risk and define mitigation actions, with limited complexity.
- Contract negotiation and execution with suppliers.
- Perform vendor setup process.
- Support preparation and monitoring of tenders, negotiations, and supplier management.
- Enter data into databases or other computerized systems to maintain up-to-date supplier information.
- Follow-up the status of purchase orders with vendors to ensure timely delivery; and communicate status of orders with internal customers.
- Generate required reporting, analyze reports to accomplish KPI's.
- Identify and implement catalog improvements for automation.
- Provide Procurement training to Business Partners.
- Validate shopping carts are entered into e-purchasing tool correctly prior to approval (I.e. description).
- Improve communication and relationship with vendors and problem resolution (i.e. Vendor Manage Catalogs updated, expedite orders)
- Identify savings and efficiencies.
- Overview on Sourcing activities.
- Overview of Supplier Management.
- Generate reports from Globuss to analyze data to improve/automate category.
- Act as a mentor and example for Coordinators and Procurement Associates, such as provide trainings as required.
- Dealing with Key Stakeholders / Business Partners:
- Collaborate with internal customers and Sourcing to understand and meet requirements effectively.
- Proactively communication to provide status, clarify questions or doubts related requisitions with business partners.
- Build and maintain good relationships with suppliers and internal customers in scope.
- Provide advice and support to internal customer with specs for required low value goods / services (without a framework contract) in close cooperation with Sourcing.
- Provide feedback to Sourcing pertaining to supplier performance.
- Contribute to the successful cooperation between Region, Sub-Region, Country and Sourcing community.
- Provide guidance to Stakeholders on Procurement process and system usage.
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