Procurement Co-op: Lead Projects & Cost Savings

Responsibilities

• Provide suggestions on new processes, opportunities, and initiatives that deliver savings or service improvements.
• Manage projects to successful completion; define scope, stakeholders, and milestones.
• Facilitate continuous improvement by evaluating operations considering new technology, team needs, and cost/benefit opportunities.
• Internally coordinate with all necessary departments to ensure optimal customer service delivery.
• Report and manage orders in EDI, JDE, LMS and 3PL systems, facilitating, tracking, and optimizing operations with planners and recommending strategies to improve fill rate, order frequency, lead-time variability, and inventory levels/issues.
• Analyze, recommend, and optimize logistics processes within targeted business assignments and the greater supply services business.
• Contribute to the development of process and systems architecture by incorporating information available in the CRM (customer relationship management, Siebel) planning systems.
• Work on projects related to inventory and replenishment management.
• Develop reporting to track and influence team performance and perform weekly analytics.
• Facilitate, track, and optimize Reckitt operations with planners, project managers and operations teams to improve fill rate, lead time variability, inventory levels/issues, productivity, cost, and operational process through various productivity tools and methods.

• Pursuing an undergraduate degree in Procurement, Operations, Supply Chain Management, Logistics, Business Administration or Engineering
• Ability to work well under pressure.
• Knowledge of Lean Six Sigma and other continuous improvement methodology a plus.
• Project management skills including planning, scheduling, budgeting, and implementing.
• Strong analytical and excellent communication skills; ability to organize and analyze cost/spend/data and present summaries of findings.
• Independent thinker capable of self-starting and problem-solving skills is a must.
• Demonstrated entrepreneurial and leadership qualities to take charge and initiate action.
• Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, and Access).
• Must be domestically and internationally mobile for future career growth within the supply chain organization