Lithium Americas Looking for Procurement and Contracts Administrator at Vancouver, BC Full Time

Lithium Americas is a development-stage company with a focus on developing a sustainable, diversified supply of lithium chemicals that underpin the future of energy storage and mobile transportation. We unlock value through safe operation of our sites, understanding the key value drivers and needs of our customers and the communities in which we operate, and taking an innovative and practical approach to the challenges we face. We work closely as an organization and with key stakeholders to deliver solutions.

Role

The Procurement and Contracts Administrator is tasked with understanding the SAP procurement process and processing purchases based on the approver requisitions. Creation of purchase orders requires an understanding of the different types of requisitions such as, Request for Quote or Request for Contract, in addition to be able to build up the master records which will be used by requisitions to start standardizing the approach in the procurement process. The Procurement and Contracts Administrator will train and report functions that enable management to make educated decisions in executing their responsibilities.

This role will report the Sr. Director, Business Controls, ERP and Risk.

Responsibilities

• Create purchase orders based on approved purchase requisitions
• Manage and update service master record and service material records
• Review and align inventory naming and allocation in warehouse
• Liaise with vendors to process purchase orders
• Liaise with Requisitioners, assisting them in the completion of requisitions and to follow up on queries
• Liaise with Accounts Payable regarding AP invoices related to purchase orders
• Process service / goods receipt on confirmation from approvers
• Process initial basic Vendor Master record based on approved Vendors to be created in SAP
• Develop training materials:
  • Train Requisitioners as to current and new processes
  • Train Requisitioners on using the monitoring reports
  • Train Approvers on Cost Center reports
  • Train other individuals in the purchasing process as part of knowledge sharing
• Prepare monthly report:
  • Requisitions that have not been approved
  • Requisition – Purchase Order value comparison
  • Purchase activity by:
    • Company
    • Supplier
    • Cost center
  • Testing
    • Assist in testing new processes in SAP s Material Management module which have been identified to be used by the company and develop training material
    • Assist in testing the PPG purchasing process as it is developed in SAP
  • Monitor the following:
    • Requisitions that are not processed
    • Purchase orders that requiring processing
    • Purchases by supplier
    • Purchases by service / material
  • Assist requisitioners and approvers on queries related to purchases
  • Any other purchase related activity
  • Other duties as assigned.

Requirements

• Bachelor s degree in Technology or similar qualification, preferred
• Accounting or business certification, preferred
• Understanding of Internal Controls in an IT environment
• Systems change management experience
• Experience in SAP Material Management
• Understanding of inventory management systems
• Experience in customer service interaction
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Strong time management skills

Lithium Americas is an equal opportunity employer. We encourage all applicants to apply without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran status, or disability status.

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