Procurement Engineer

Overview

Founded over 35 years ago, First Quality is a family-owned company that has grown from a small business in McElhattan, Pennsylvania into a group of companies, employing over 5,000 team members, while maintaining our family values and entrepreneurial spirit. With corporate offices in New York and Pennsylvania and 8 manufacturing campuses across the U.S. and Canada, the companies within the First Quality group produce high-quality personal care and household products for large retailers and healthcare organizations.

Our personal care and household product portfolio includes baby diapers, wipes, feminine pads, paper towels, bath tissue, adult incontinence products, laundry detergents, fabric finishers, and dishwash solutions. In addition, we manufacture certain raw materials and components used in the manufacturing of these products, including flexible print and packaging solutions.

Guided by our values of humility, unity, and integrity, we leverage advanced technology and innovation to drive growth and create new opportunities. At First Quality, you’ll find a collaborative environment focused on continuous learning, professional development, and our mission to Make Things Better®.

We are seeking a Procurement Engineer for First Quality Enterprise working remotely.

The Procurement Engineer will be a key member of the in-house “Build” team, focusing on Procure-to-Pay (PTP) processes. This role is responsible for hands-on configuration, implementation, and support of projects and enhancements within our SAP ECC landscape, including integrations with other SAP modules and non-SAP applications. The engineer will collaborate closely with business stakeholders, functional teams, and technical resources to deliver robust, efficient, and compliant PTP solutions.

Primary responsibilities include:

• Collaborate with business stakeholders, Solution Architects, and other SAP configuration specialists to gather, analyze, and document requirements, and implement approved designs.
• Coordinate proactively with colleagues to understand business processes, system integrations, and dependencies in order to complete assigned tasks efficiently.
• Manage small projects and enhancements within the Procure-to-Pay (PTP) domain, ensuring timely delivery and quality outcomes.
• Perform hands-on SAP ECC configuration, with strong expertise in Procurement (direct and indirect), Supply Chain, Inventory Management, Workflow, and Approval processes.
• Utilize deep knowledge of SAP tables, fields, and custom fields related to PTP pricing procedures; experience with BAPIs and function modules is required.
• Demonstrate a thorough understanding of the PTP process, including release strategies, requisitioning, purchase order creation, goods receipt, invoice verification, and payment processing.
• Support Solution Architects in evaluating solution options, brainstorming design approaches, and implementing the best-fit solutions within the existing environment.
• Adapt systems and configurations to align with evolving business processes and requirements.
• Integrate PTP processes with other SAP modules and non-SAP applications, including EDI interfaces.
• Contribute to the execution of a multi-year Procure-to-Pay roadmap, including integration of systems from newly acquired entities.
• Assist in developing an SAP S/4
  
  HANA migration roadmap and participate in downstream implementation activities.
• Provide end-user training and develop comprehensive training materials to support adoption of new processes and systems.
• Conduct unit testing, integration testing, and user acceptance testing (UAT) for PTP-related configurations and developments.
• Maintain detailed configuration documentation, functional specifications, and process flows for audit and knowledge transfer purposes.
• Ensure compliance with internal controls, SOX requirements, and procurement policies.
• Identify opportunities to optimize PTP processes, reduce manual effort, and improve system performance.
• Stay current with SAP ECC and S/4
  
  HANA PTP innovations, best practices, and industry trends.
• Partner with Finance, Accounts Payable, Supply Chain, and IT teams to ensure seamless end-to-end PTP process…