.At Elanco (NYSE: ELAN) – it all starts with animals! As a global leader in animal health, we are dedicated to innovation and delivering products and services to prevent and treat disease in farm animals and pets. We're driven by our vision of 'Food and Companionship Enriching Life' and our approach to sustainability – the Elanco Healthy Purpose – to advance the health of animals, people, the planet and our enterprise. At Elanco, we pride ourselves on fostering a diverse and inclusive work environment. We believe that diversity is the driving force behind innovation, creativity, and overall business success. Here, you'll be part of a company that values and champions new ways of thinking, work with dynamic individuals, and acquire new skills and experiences that will propel your career to new heights. Making animals' lives better makes life better – join our team today! Support US Commercial teams end-to-end OPEX and Procure-2-Pay processes becoming a subject matter expert in the areas of Vendor Setup, Purchase Order Creation / Updates, and Invoice Troubleshooting. Partner with cross-functional partners to promote the success and transition of processes to the 'hub & spoke' model. This individual will participate in training and workshops to understand basics of system and workflow expectations, communicate requirements to users, implement best practices, provide feedback on process and compliance. This position requires meeting deadlines, a high level of communication and responsiveness, attention to detail, quality of work, organizational skills, and ability to self-manage numerous requests at the same time. Functions, Duties, Tasks: Vendor setup and maintenance – initiate invitations from SAP Ariba to vendors for self-enrollment, submit internal new vendor requests and manual DMR requests for vendor updates, work with US Commercial Teams and directly with vendors to gather information needed to setup accounts accurately in our systems for payment. Purchase Order setup, maintenance and close-out – review requests from US Commercial Teams to ensure complete and accurate information, enter purchase requisitions in SAP Ariba and provide communication, tracking and updates to requesters – provide routine updates to teams on status of Purchase Orders and balances – facilitate requests to close POs when invoicing is complete. Invoice troubleshooting – provide clear instructions to US Commercial Teams and directly to vendors how to submit invoices, work in SAP Vendor Invoice Management (VIM) to verify status and troubleshoot issues with the Procure-2-Pay teams to ensure payments to vendors are made on time. Qualification: 2-3 years experience in similar areas. Fluency in English. Knowledge of Microsoft Office including Outlook/Teams/Excel/Word and SAP Ariba/ERP systems. Attention to detail is mandatory for this role. Ability to work in a global team environment and communicate effectively.Demonstrated initiative and ability to solve problems
