Procurement Associate

Company Description
Work smart, have fun and make an impact!
EcoVadis is the leading provider of business sustainability ratings.
Our solutions are backed by an international team of experts and powerful technology. We analyze data and build sustainability scorecards that give companies actionable insights into their environmental, social and ethical risks.
Why apply to EcoVadis?
Be a part of the global sustainability change in business. Grow your career. Work with extraordinary people. Feel valued for your contribution.
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Job Description
Our Finance and Administration department delivers efficient and effective operations and processes that are foundational to EcoVadis’ ability to drive continuous improvement in companies’ sustainable business practices at scale.
As our Procurement Associate, you will provide EcoVadis with procurement expertise and assist stakeholders to plan, develop, source, negotiate and manage procurement arrangements to effectively meet organizational, financial and business objectives.
Responsibilities will include, without being limited to:

Managing spend across multiple projects

Helping Business Unit managers achieve their budget by optimizing and pooling resources across Business Units

Proactively mitigating the supply risk; leading the preventive and corrective action plan process

PR to PO: Validate Purchase requisitions, Request for quotes from Suppliers for new products or services, Review quotes with Requesters and issue Purchase orders to Suppliers

Collecting, assessing and discussing business requirements and needs concerning goods / services to be purchased (quantities, specifications and services levels) within the assigned portfolio; ensuring that the product meets legislative requirements

Continuously benchmarking and improving the applicable vendor base; monitoring market, product and price development, and communicating internally with relevant stakeholders in order to support growth and profitability

Identifying, assessing and recommending potential vendors based on a set of established criteria and policies; preparing requests for quotations and working closely with vendors to optimize costs and quality; negotiating costs and terms for long term or key supply agreements

Carrying out regular audits of supplier performance

Qualifications

At least one year’s experience within a similar role within an international company, preferably in indirect segment.

Business proficiency in English and French, spoken and written

Proven ability to manage end to end RFx process

Proactive and self starter

Having excellent interpersonal skills; ability to liaise and work confidently and collaboratively with external and internal Stakeholders

Being highly organized; proficiency in managing documentation and monitoring progress within strict deadlines

Analyzing and assessing Commercial Contracts

Diligence, accuracy, attention to detail.

Having solid analytical skills; ability to conduct cost analyses and create financial reports; ability to collect, analyze and present data to the Stakeholders.

Additional Information
Location: Ebene, Mauritius
Starting date: ASAP
Position: Permanent after successful 6 months probation
Everyone at EcoVadis contributes to a culture of trust, respect and empowerment. Our growing team in Mauritius is full of talented professionals from various fields who all share a desire to make an impact. We offer competitive salaries and support personal growth from day one with extensive onboarding, mentoring and a brand new e-learning platform bursting with courses and modules so you can learn new skills and fine-tune old ones.
What we offer:

Support with all the necessary office and IT equipment

Wellness allowance

Work from Home Allowance

Travel Grant allowance

Annual performance bonus

Remote work from abroad policy

Flexible working hours,

Hybrid/ full remote work

Pension contributions and optional private health coverage

Internet and electricity bill allowance

CSR activities

Community service day when volunteering

Home office allowance program that supports hybrid/remote working (4 days in office per month for colleague near our offices)

Our hiring team looks forward to reviewing your CV, with a guaranteed response to every application. A new job with purpose awaits you. You can be part of an awesome team and make sustainability real!
Don’t fit all the criteria but still think you’d be a good candidate? Please apply anyway to give our hiring team the opportunity to assess your skills and to learn more about what you could bring to EcoVadis. We’re interested in hiring capable people, regardless of professional and educational background.
Can the hiring process be adjusted to suit my needs? Yes. We want everyone going through the hiring process with EcoVadis to feel confident that you are able to demonstrate your full potential. We welcome applications from disabled people, people with long-term health conditions, and neurodiverse candidates. If you need any adjustments, please let the hiring team know.
Our team’s strength comes from everyone’s uniqueness and is founded upon mutual respect. EcoVadis commits to equity, inclusion and reducing bias in our hiring processes. EcoVadis does not accept any form of discrimination based on color, national or ethnic origin, ancestry, citizenship, religion, beliefs, age, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, neurodiversity, disability, parental status, or any other protected characteristic that makes you unique. In your application, we encourage you to remove personal information such as: photographs, marital status, number of children, religion, gender, residential postal code, university graduation date, past medical or parental leave(s) taken, nationality (instead, please state if you are legally eligible to work in the job region/country), university name (instead, please state any degrees obtained and the study major).

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