Position Title: Procurement Operations Sourcing Associate
Reports to: Procurement Specialist
Position Type: Contractor/ FDE
Purpose: The Global Procurement Operations Sourcing Associate provides end-to-end technical and operational support for sourcing events within the Elanco Sourcing Platform (SAP Ariba). This role acts as a functional partner to Global Category Leaders and Business Stakeholders, ensuring high data integrity and operational efficiency. In addition to providing technical support for large-scale projects, this role will lead and execute sourcing events that fall below the Global Category Threshold, providing full-cycle management for business-driven requirements from initiation to award.
Key Responsibilities & Deliverables:
1. Sourcing Event Leadership & Execution
- Sub-Threshold Leadership: Lead and execute end-to-end sourcing events for requirements falling below the Global Category Threshold, managing the process from requirement gathering to supplier selection.
- Technical Configuration: Execute the setup of RFI, RFP, and eAuction events in SAP Ariba,
ensuring all line items, specifications, and bidding rules are correctly configured.
- Event Monitoring: Actively manage live sourcing events, including the Q&A; board and supplier communications, to ensure a competitive and transparent process.
- Bid Tabulation: Download and organize supplier responses into standardized comparison templates, providing clean, actionable data sets for business decision-making.
2. Supplier Onboarding & Technical Support
- Vendor Enablement: Lead the registration and Ariba Network enablement for current suppliers, ensuring they are fully onboarded and ready to participate in events within established SLAs.
- Technical Help Desk: Serve as the primary point of contact for suppliers, troubleshooting portal access issues and providing "how-to" guidance for bid submissions.
- Master Data Maintenance: Manage Data Master Requests (DMR) for vendor updates, ensuring bank deta