Procurement Analyst

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At Boston Scientific, we’ll give you the opportunity to harness all that’s within you by working in teams of diverse and high-performing employees, tackling some of the most important health industry challenges. With access to the latest tools, information and training, we’ll help you in advancing your skills and career. Here, you’ll be supported in progressing – whatever your ambitions.

Boston Scientific transforms lives through innovative medical solutions that improve the health of more than 30 million patients around the world each year.

We’re at the forefront of the medical device industry – leading, evolving it to address unmet and emerging needs in healthcare.

Our culture powers our performance and we turn our shared vision into value with the contribution of our 37.000 colleagues around the world.

Procurement Analyst

About the role: 

This position is responsible for indirect procurement transactions in the EMEA region and any other applicable regions. The procurement analyst cooperates closely with local entities as well as sourcing.

The position’s scope includes processing Purchase Requests, procurement-related helpdesk activities, and reviewing and resolving invoice reconciliation items for purchase order-related invoices. In this role you will execute proper methodology for purchasing decisions, ensuring minimal exceptions, proper documentation, and adherence to policies.

As a Procurement Analyst you will: 

• Review purchase requisitions to ensure compliance and correctness of future Purchase Orders (PO)
• Provide guidance to end users during the requisitioning process: systemic and company policy related

• Manage changed requisitions or close the POs if no longer needed
• ManagePO changes: Upon supplier/user request to amend POs, follow up with user/supplier to determine feasibility; changes/modifications of POs if needed. If no resolution can be achieved escalating to team lead and other responsible persons using standard procedures
• Be involved in projects related to procurement processes and digital procurement (including supplier enablement)
• Partner with Receiving teams, Accounts Payable, Country local finance and others as necessary to resolve invoice errors, or other related issues
• Negotiate favorable payment terms with suppliers
• Other Ad hoc or recurring assignments as the needs of stakeholders evolve
    

Our requirements:

• Bachelor’s Degree
• Minimum 1-2 years of progressive experience in finance or purchasing
• Working knowledge of procurement practices
• Good written and oral communication in English and min. B2 level of other language preferably: Spanish, French, Arabic, Hebrew, Portuguese
• Excellent communication skills and a customer-centric, service-oriented mindset
• Strong attention to detail coupled with analytical skills
• Good working knowledge of MS Office
• Experience with SAP and ARIBA is an asset
• Flexibility in adaptation to a fast-changing working environment
• Problem-solving skills and quality awareness

What we offer:

• Hybrid working mode (3 days per week from the office)
• Working in the international, innovative environment and highly innovative products
• Diverse culture with a focus on personal development and continuous improvement
• Well-designed & effective trainings plans
• Career opportunities like mentoring, coaching and stretch assignments, with strong international exposure
• Private health care in Lux Med (VIP package)
• Multisport card/Sport and Culture Card
• Lunch card
• Life insurance
• Languages courses
• Employee Assistance Program
• Employee Stock Purchase Plan - ESPP
• Internal events & charity actions

Global Business Services 

The Global Business Services (GBS) team is a function established within Boston Scientific, designed to improve the efficiency of key business processes by taking opportunities to drive standardization, leverage resources, knowledge and skills and monitor the effectiveness of service delivery against benchmarks and service level agreements. Our team has a great diversity of personalities with an international background and functional expertise. The vision of GBS at Boston Scientific is to be recognized as a world-class Center of Operational Excellence driven by the desire for excellence in its people, processes, execution and business partnerships. GBS is designed to deliver significant business benefits to employees and customers of Boston Scientific and is championing the development of a continues improvement culture. We are developing a performance-based culture supported by tools, training and well-defined accountability, where people can build their career or prepare for a role in the wider business or elsewhere within GBS. 

We consider each application with care. Send us your resume today!

We, Boston Scientific, are an equal employment opportunity employer. We do not and will not make any personnel decisions (like recruiting, hiring, job assignments, and promotions) based on a person’s age, color, national origin, citizenship status, physical or mental disability, race, religion, creed, gender, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity and/or expression, genetic information, marital status, status with regard to public assistance, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local law.

Requisition ID: 588435

As a leader in medical science for more than 40 years, we are committed to solving the challenges that matter most – united by a deep caring for human life. Our mission to advance science for life is about transforming lives through innovative medical solutions that improve patient lives, create value for our customers, and support our employees and the communities in which we operate. Now more than ever, we have a responsibility to apply those values to everything we do – as a global business and as a global corporate citizen.

So, choosing a career with Boston Scientific (NYSE: BSX) isn’t just business, it’s personal. And if you’re a natural problem-solver with the imagination, determination, and spirit to make a meaningful difference to people worldwide, we encourage you to apply and look forward to connecting with you!