You’ll be responsible to have ownership for management and coordination of procurement tasks and dependencies to support the on-time delivery of goods and services for new sites in a given region as part of the India launch program. As Procurement Specialist, you are responsible for monitoring and tracking project progress and performance, proactively identifying risks and managing mitigation plans. You will have excellent communication skills to build and maintain effective stakeholder relationships and have the ability to focus simultaneously on short term deliverables and continuous improvement initiatives to deliver long term value to internal customers. Key job responsibilities Responsibilities · Demonstrate ownership, management and coordination of procurement tasks and dependencies to ensure goods and services critical to the launch of new sites are planned for, ordered and delivered on time · Track and report project progress and performance, proactively identify risks, issues and manage mitigation plans when necessary · Track Purchase Order status and work with suppliers to ensure on-time delivery of all equipment · Partner with Category Managers with the objective of standardizing category order and escalation processes, driving effective two-way communication and mitigating risks related to all EU launches · Provide guidance, coaching and technical support to internal customers to embed use of best practice processes · Build and maintain effective stakeholder relationships with internal customers in the Start Up and Launch teams, ensuring regular communication channels are in place · Lead set up of all standard procurement procedures for new sites and identify ways to streamline existing processes to remove waste across multiple businesses groups and categories · Manage Supplier Relationship, including inventory management, risks and long term supply chain strategies Key job responsibilities