Procurement Analyst

ANSR is hiring for one of it's client

About Visy:

Visy is a family-owned Australian business and a global pioneer in sustainable packaging, recycling and logistics. They operate across 150 sites globally, including operations in Asia, Europe, and the USA, supported by a dedicated workforce of over 7,000 employees. It is Australia and New Zealand's largest manufacturer of food and beverage packaging, made from household recycling. As Australia's largest recycler, it processes 40% of Australian households recycling. Visy also supports customers with logistics, packaging supplies, point of sale displays and more. At Visy India, their technology hub in Hyderabad, they are expanding their technical capabilities to support their global business.

Primary Responsibilities:

Core Business Process – SAP Purchasing Master Data Management:

• Maintain and update material related vendor master data, purchasing info records, source lists, and material master views in SAP.
• Ensure timely and accurate creation and maintenance of purchasing-related records in line with procurement and supply chain processes.
• Review and validate purchase order-related data for completeness and compliance with internal standards.
• Coordinate with procurement, supply chain, and business units to align data requirements with purchasing activities.
• Manage mass updates and data loads using tools such as LSMW, BDC, MDO and Winshuttle.
• Source,Format & Load Master Data from suppliers in line with contracts and historical procurement.

SKU & New Item Requests / Changes:

• Validate material master views during new item creation, including MRP data, costing views, and sourcing setup.
• Support the creation and maintenance of internal and supplier catalogues
• Work closely with NPD teams and procurement to ensure correct initial setup of materials.
• Monitor and address workflow bottlenecks in material and vendor creation processes.
• Support mass data extensions across plants or purchasing orgs.

Data Cleansing & Quality Assurance:

• Identify and cleanse duplicate or obsolete material, vendor and purchasing records.
• Standardise naming conventions and descriptions aligned to business rules.
• Review and update Material Groups
• Update Valuation Classes in line with standard
• Monitor and report on data integrity and failure demand linked to purchasing data errors.
• Participate in data audits and root cause analysis.

Data Governance & Compliance:

• Support and enforce data governance policies specific to purchasing and procurement.
• Act as a gatekeeper for purchasing master data changes, ensuring compliance with internal controls and external regulations.
• Assist in training offshore teams and local stakeholders on procurement data requirements.

Systems Interaction & Support:

• Ensure purchasing data is correctly interfaced with downstream systems (e.g., SRM, Ariba, Inventory systems).
• Resolve interface errors and collaborate with IT and Business Analysts to enhance system reliability.
• Provide support for data-related testing during system upgrades or procurement process changes.

Key stakeholders:

Internal to Visy

• Procurement, Supply Chain, Planning Teams
• SAP Business Analysts and IT Teams

External to Visy:

• Vendors and Suppliers (for onboarding and data validation)
• Application Providers – Supply Chain

Experience & Qualifications

Mandatory:

• 2+ years SAP Master Data experience
• Experience managing purchasing-related master data in SAP
• Strong knowledge of procurement business processes

Desirable:

• Experience in a manufacturing or supply chain environment
• Exposure to global master data operations
• Experience with data management tools such as LSMW, Winshuttle, BDC.

Skills required:

• Strong service orientation to internal procurement stakeholders
• Ensures data governance and audit compliance
• Strong collaboration with local and offshore teams
• SAP MM, Vendor Master, PIRs, MRP Views
• Prioritisation in a fast-moving, high-volume environment
• Always seeking smarter, scalable ways to manage data
• Ability to solve issues in a timely manner
• Executes with speed and accuracy
• Clear and timely updates to stakeholders.