As a Specialist Purchasing your primary role is to ensure that the

transactional processes for all products and services in a SITA region

comply with the established policies and procedures.

At SITA, we achieve more, together. Are you ready to join us?  

What you will do 

•    Act as focal point of contact in the region for the purchasing
process and Oracle P2P system, or other designated purchasing
system, to ensure compliance with the Purchasing Policy.
•    Work with suppliers and regional finance to ensure that processes
for the verification and reconciliation of invoices is understood and
followed. Co-operate with rejection of goods (or services) and ensure
the appropriate action is taken.
•    Handle day to day activities relative to administrative, research and
tactical support for AME GEO (Americas Geography regions
•    Establish relationships with internal clients at multiple levels and
communicate effectively to ensure their procurement needs are met.
•    Ensure all purchase orders for the region are placed according to
the defined purchasing process, including non-P2P countries.
•    Qualify and approve new suppliers, or update existing suppliers, in
the region and provide feedback to Specialist, Purchasing Systems &
Operations with all pertinent supplier information for updating in the
Purchasing system.
•    Ensure the maintenance of an optimal supplier base in the region.
•    Upload contracts to Agora SharePoint database.
•    Support New Supplier Registrations and Re-Activation requests.
•    Process supplier data updates and de-activations.
•    Provide local expert guidance to SITA users on the P2P system.
•    Provide feedback to Manager, Purchasing Systems & Operations
on the effectiveness of the purchasing process in the region and
propose process/system improvements where relevant.
•    Work with other purchasing colleagues to identify and select low
value regional suppliers, as required.
•    Develop Suppliers in the region.
•    Negotiate and administer contracts and process spot purchase
orders and contract releases to meet client needs. 
•    Select suppliers and negotiate commercial terms of contracts.
•    Support regional sourcing activities including Purchasing-led RFPs.
•    Assist in coordinating resolution of payment issues in cases
affecting delivery.

Qualifications
 

Who you are

•    At least 3 years’ experience working in a purchasing function.
•    Experience of operating in a self-managing, self-motivating role
meeting individual targets but contributing to set departmental
objectives and targets.
•    Experience and understanding of ORACLE (or similar) Purchasing
system (P2P).
•    Tri-lingual (English + Spanish + Portuguese).
•    High competency in MS Office applications (Word, Excel, and
PowerPoint).
•    Strong Communications skills (written & verbal).
•    Experience with purchasing transactions, supply chain and
sourcing.
•    Basic familiarity with Information Technology hardware and
software.
•    Ability to work independently and as a team player.
•    Ability to work in cross-functional teams within multinational
business operations 
•    General business acumen

What we offer 
SITA’s workplace is all about diversity: many different countries and
cultures are represented in our workforce, and colleagues who’ve been
working here for decades collaborate with those just out of college and
early in their careers. SITA is a place of change and constant
improvement, where we're always pushing ourselves to find better
ways of doing things: smarter, quicker, easier, for us and our
customers and for their customers too. 

And we offer all the good stuff you’d expect like holidays, bonus,
flexible benefits, medical policy, pension plan and access to world
class learning.

Welcome to SITA 
SITA is the world’s leading specialist in air transport communications
and information technology. We don’t just connect the global aviation
industry. We apply decades of experience and expertise to address
almost every core business, operational, baggage, and passenger
process in air transport.
We design, build, and support technology solutions all with one vision
to create easy air travel every step of the way. As an organization, we
cover 95% of all international air travel destinations and work with over
2,800 air transport and government customers in every corner of the
globe. Are you ready to explore the opportunities?
SITA is an Equal Opportunity Employer M/F/Disability/Veteran.  SITA
does not discriminate based on age, race, color, creed, religion,
national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability,
marital status, age, Vietnam Era Veteran status, or any other
characteristic protected by state or federal law.

 SITA is committed to assuring equal employment opportunity and

equal access to individuals with disabilities. SITA will provide
reasonable accommodation to a qualified individual with a disability to
enable such individual to perform the essential functions of the position
for which he/she is applying or in which he/she is employed.

 SITA's equal employment opportunity policy applies to all employment

practices and actions, including, without limitation, recruitment,
application process, examination and testing, hiring, training,
disciplinary actions, rate of pay or other compensation, advancement,
classification, transfer, reassignment and promotions.