Procurement Specialist

We’re looking for a Procurement Specialist to join our Procurement team at MBPS. In this role, you are expected to support Manulife’s Procurement process and procurement systems as part of the digitization program and process improvement of Manulife Global Procurement. This role will also be responsible in delivering business requirements through oversight of day-to-day operations and efficient performance of the end-to-end procurement process.

Have the skills and knowledge for the job? Learn more about the opening below!

Key Responsibilities:

• Support operational business requirements related to the end-to-end procurement process timely and efficiently.

• Review daily list of requisitions per assigned country or location and relevant fields as appropriate.

• Edit specific fields in the purchase requisition to align to business rules and terms per location.

• Initiates change order request as needed with visibility with the requester and supplier.

• Cancel POs as may be required or close it when it needs to be archived after the PO is fully received and invoiced.

• Review and clear anomalies per location before transmission of the PO out to the supplier contact.

• Generate regular and ad-hoc reports for review and/or submission to the business and to key stakeholders, both in North America and Asia,

• Support Procurement COE in completing projects to uphold business initiatives which may include data clean-up or management of data integrity.

• Provide input into system and procedural documentation and training.

• Support the business through regular and daily monitoring of the Shared Mailbox and established incident management tool to respond timely and resolve business requirements.

• Facilitate cross-functional meetings and discussions to resolve data-related issues and drive consensus on data quality improvements.

• Perform other procurement duties as may be assigned.

Qualifications:

• College/University graduate

• Amenability and readiness to work onsite and from home anytime (dependent on business need AND/OR current external environment/situation)

• With 2-3 years of experience with procurement, procure to pay or buyer role.

• Experience working with procurement contracts and related legal document is an advantage.

• Excellent communication skills both oral and written.

• Advanced knowledge in Microsoft Applications.

• Ability to learn new technologies and tools quickly and work effectively in a changing environment.

• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills are required.

• Attention to details and accuracy are critical in completing tasks.

• Effective coping skills and an outward positive attitude toward work and change.

• Amenable to work on a night shift schedule.

About Manulife and John Hancock

Manulife Financial Corporation is a leading international financial services provider, helping people make their decisions easier and lives better. To learn more about us, visit https://www.manulife.com/en/about/our-story.html .

Manulife is an Equal Opportunity Employer

At Manulife/John Hancock, we embrace our diversity. We strive to attract, develop and retain a workforce that is as diverse as the customers we serve and to foster an inclusive work environment that embraces the strength of cultures and individuals. We are committed to fair recruitment, retention, advancement and compensation, and we administer all of our practices and programs without discrimination on the basis of race, ancestry, place of origin, colour, ethnic origin, citizenship, religion or religious beliefs, creed, sex (including pregnancy and pregnancy-related conditions), sexual orientation, genetic characteristics, veteran status, gender identity, gender expression, age, marital status, family status, disability, or any other ground protected by applicable law.

It is our priority to remove barriers to provide equal access to employment. A Human Resources representative will work with applicants who request a reasonable accommodation during the application process. All information shared during the accommodation request process will be stored and used in a manner that is consistent with applicable laws and Manulife/John Hancock policies. To request a reasonable accommodation in the application process, contact [email protected] .

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