Procurement Associate

At ICON, it’s our people that set us apart. Our diverse teams enable us to become a better partner to our customers and help us to fulfil our mission to advance and improve patients’ lives.

Our ‘Own It’ culture is driven by four key values that bring us together as individuals and set us apart as an organisation: Accountability & Delivery, Collaboration, Partnership and Integrity. We want to be the Clinical Research Organisation that delivers excellence to our clients and to patients at every touch-point. In short, to be the partner of choice in drug development.

That’s our vision. We’re driven by it. And we need talented people who share it.
If you’re as driven as we are, join us. You’ll be working in a dynamic and supportive environment, with some of the brightest and the friendliest people in the sector, and you’ll be helping shape an industry.

Procurement Associate Role supporting Global Business Services & IT & Telecoms categories

Procurement Support:

- Ensure the execution of standards, controls, policies, procedures and performance metrics to effectively and efficiently manage 3rd party spend for assigned categories/vendors across the enterprise.
- Create strategic relationships with assigned vendors to meet/exceed requirements for cost reduction & service improvement.
- Responsible for creating, amending, tracking Purchase Orders in P2P systems
- Assist in timely completion of New Supplier Onboarding Requests, including following up with internal stakeholders.
- Maintaining accurate data in all Procurement databases and systems.
- Assisting with general queries from stakeholders relating to onboarding status/process queries/P2P queries.
- Assisting with procurement data reviews and data tracking/reporting.
- Issuing e-Signature packs/arranging signature of Vendor Agreements

Vendor Management:

- Category Management of the day-to-day relationship with assigned vendors and assigned categories to meet our customer needs including performance management.
- Development of longer-term vendor relationships and contracts.
- Quality/Process improvement efforts / Continuous Improvement.
- Plan and execute cost-reduction initiatives that produce tangible results in line with department goals.
- Working with Procurement Management to act as key internal lead in any issue escalation / issue resolution discussions/solutions.
- Developing strong relationships with key ICON & Vendor stakeholders and act as the focal point for all issues relating to assigned vendors to contain any risk regarding potential situations affecting operations or contractual issues.
- Principle point of contact with assigned vendors.

Procurement
- Meet individual performance goals/objectives as agreed with Procurement Management.
- Recognize, exemplify and adhere to ICON's values which centre on our commitment to People, Clients and Performance.
- Ensure adherence to PRO001-SOP & PRO001-POL (ICON Global Supplier Management and Procurement policy) and contribute to ICONs culture of continuous improvement.
- Drive projects relating to continuous improvement with active involvement and positive contribution to the success of the Global Procurement department and ICON.
- Assist other Global Procurement team members by providing relief & back-up, when required in the day to day running of the department and contributing to the achievement of its Goals/Objectives & KPI’s.
- Travel (approximately 5%) domestic and/or international.

**Requirements/Experience**
- 3-5 years in similar procurement or other business support function
- Strong communication skills
- Experience of P2P systems and processes
- Experience working with external suppliers and internal stakeholders
- Strong organisational and administration skills and experience

Benefits of Working in ICON:
Our success depends on the quality of our people. That’s why we’ve made it a priority to build a culture that rewards high performance and nurtures talent.

We offer very competitive salary packages. And to keep them competitive, we regularly benchmark them against our competitors. Our annual bonuses reflect delivery of performance goals - both ours and yours.
We also provide a range of health-related benefits to employees and their families and offer competitive retirement plans - and related benefits such as life assurance - so you can save and plan with confidence for the years ahead.
But beyond the competitive salaries and comprehensive benefits, you’ll benefit from an environment where you are encouraged to fulfil your sense of purpose and drive lasting change.

ICON is an equal opportunity and inclusive employer and is committed to providing a workplace free of discrimination and harassment. All qualified applicants will receive equal consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or protected veteran status.