Driving innovative sourcing solutions and a new path forward. Procurement associate

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Overview Key Traits Testimonial Responsibilities Trending Benefits Job Alerts Join our talented procurement team members and challenge the status quo. We're leading critical change management initiatives, navigating business transformations and enabling sustainable innovations. The work you do will translate into greater efficiencies and cost reductions, reimagining our global processes and lifting up our entire organization. Key Traits What makes a great procurement team member at Walgreens? We're always looking for that special something - those qualities that set a Walgreens team member apart from the rest. Take a look and see how you match up. Competitive Deadline-oriented Proactive Relationship expertise Results-driven Strategic Procurement associate Job

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Job Summary Entry level procurement role, which supports the delivery of end-to-end category management at a local, regional - and when appropriate - a global level. The majority of this portfolio will be regional and/or local in nature and includes working with stakeholders (functional, procurement and supplier), to execute end to-end category management key activities and support functions. Opportunity to develop basic procurement skills through progressively challenging assignments on the path to a procurement profession. This job comprises of five key activities:. Category analytics and project identification. Leading

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activities for Medium to Low Spend. Cost program support. Database management and supplier due diligence support. Contract administration Job Responsibilities Utilizes data from the system to provide benchmarks, financial analysis, and spend analysis forassigned business units for planning and decision-making Analyzes data to identify areas of opportunity and potential projects and develops business casein alignment with assigned internal business unit Tracks and coordinate project plans including goals, strategy, resource scheduling, and timelines Effectively project manages work to schedule; managing risk, opportunities, resources Manages competing priorities and is able to deliver on multiple task Leads the RFx Activities for Medium to Low Value Spend Prepares RFx packages, conducting the RFx events as well as follow up activities with thepartnership of the Category Management Team Collaborates with and aligns all supporting functions needed for the procurement processincluding but not limited to Accounting, Finance, Tax, Strategic Sourcing Category Managers,external vendors and other supporting functions Performs operational procurement activities Responsible for providing project coordination and transactional procurement for their assignedinternal business units Supports cash flow program communication and process flow Works cross-functionally to develop work flow and procedure documents Supports database management team to ensure databases (contract, spend and supplier) are upto date Supports supplier due diligence during supplier selection and onboarding, consulting withCategory and Assistant Category Managers while managing stakeholder expectations Supports ongoing supplier assurance with direct interaction with suppliers, ensuring all periodicsare in place and knowing when to escalate Analyzes existing systems/processes to determine more efficient processing methods or toidentify errors Catalogue and system item management Oversees simple contract variations and statements of work, working with stakeholders andinforming and consulting Category and Assistant Category Managers. Analyzes existing systems/processes to determine more efficient processing methods or to identify errors About Walgreens Founded in 1901, Walgreens (www.walgreens.com) has a storied heritage of caring for communities for generations and proudly serves nearly 9 million customers and patients each day across its approximately 8,500 stores throughout the U.S. and Puerto Rico, and leading omni-channel platforms. Walgreens has approximately 220,000 team members, including nearly 90,000 healthcare service providers, and is committed to being the first choice for retail pharmacy and health services, building trusted relationships that create healthier futures for customers, patients, team members and communities. Basic Qualifications Bachelor's Degree completed by June 30th of the program year. GPA of 3.0 or above. Intermediate level skill in Microsoft Excel (for example: using SUM function, setting borders, setting column width, inserting charts, using text wrap, sorting, setting headers and footers and/or print scaling) Intermediate level skill in Microsoft PowerPoint (for example: applying a theme, formatting character spacing, inserting a picture, changing slide layout and theme colors, adding transitions, customizing slide numbers, changing chart style and/or formatting font) Intermediate level skill inMicrosoft Word (for example: inserting headers, page breaks, page numbers and tables and/or adjusting table columns). Preferred Qualifications Experience with Smart by GEP or other database system Experience with SAP, Ariba and/or Oracle purchasing systems We will consider employment of qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records. The Salary below is being provided to promote pay transparency and equal employment opportunities at Walgreens. The actual hourly salary within this range that you will be offered will depend on a variety of factors including geography, skills and abilities, education, experience and other relevant factors. This role will remain open until filled. To review benefits, please click here jobs.walgreens.com/benefits. If you are applying on a job board or unable to click on the link, please copy and paste this URL into your browser jobs.walgreens.com/benefits

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