About Veolia North America

A subsidiary of Veolia Group, Veolia North America (VNA) offers a full spectrum of water, waste and energy management services, including water, and wastewater treatment, commercial and hazardous waste collection and disposal, energy consulting and resource recovery. VNA helps commercial, industrial, healthcare, higher education, and municipality customers throughout North America. Headquartered in Boston, Mass., Veolia North America has approximately 10,000 employees working at more than 350 locations across the continent. Please visit our website www.veolianorthamerica.com.

BENEFITS

Veolia's comprehensive benefits package includes paid time off policies, as well as health, dental and vision insurance. In addition, employees are also entitled to participate in an employer sponsored 401(k) plan, to save for retirement. Pay and benefits for employees represented by a union are outlined in their collective bargaining agreement.

Position Purpose:

Veolia North America’s Procurement Team’s desired value proposition is to become the employees’ trusted partner to buy goods and services the right way, at the right price.

This role is a key part of VNA Procurement’s Buy Desk, the hub for all purchasing needs. It focuses mainly on ensuring that the purchasing-related activities performed by the stakeholders are in compliance with the current policies, and also on providing a level of support that is always on point and on time to any part of the organization.

Primary Duties/Responsibilities:

• Provides support to the Procurement Desk by reviewing purchase requisitions against Veolia’s Policies, selecting appropriate vendors, and coordinating with department management and requesters when non-compliant.
• Reroutes eligible purchase requisitions to VNA’s strategic partner and preferred suppliers when applicable.
• Monitors ticketing queues and provides timely resolution of stakeholder questions (e.g. Travel, Corporate Credit Cards, Purchases of goods and services etc.) using playbook and knowledge of the various purchasing programs or by connecting with the appropriate member of the Procurement team to obtain answers.
• Performs Procurement program administration, troubleshooting and continuous improvement (e.g. Travel, Corporate Cards, etc.).
• Supports development of procurement process documentation and training as needed.
• When applicable, dispatches and transmits purchase orders to the vendors in the current version of ERP system.
• Actively contributes to driving continuous improvement within the Purchasing Operations team.
• Performs other related duties as required.

Education/Experience/Background:

• High school diploma/GED required.
• Bachelor’s degree preferred.
• 2-5 years of experience in procurement/supply chain.

Knowledge/Skills/Abilities:

• Experience with SAP (Ariba, S4) or any other ERP.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Commitment to excellence.
• Excellent attention to detail.
• Positive attitude and a team player.
• Experience with Microsoft Office Suite or G-Suite.

Physical Requirements:

The job can be performed in a hybrid environment with 2 days/week in the office (Boston, Paramus, or Milwaukee).

We are an Equal Opportunity Employer! All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or protected veteran status.

Disclaimer: The salary, other compensation, and benefits information is accurate as of the date of this posting. The Company reserves the right to modify this information at any time, subject to applicable law.