What are the responsibilities and job description for the Ariba Procurement Specialist I position at Love's Travel Stops & Country Stores?
This is an onsite role located in Oklahoma City.
Benefits: * Fuel Your Growth with Love's - company funded tuition assistance * Paid Time Off * 401(k) – 100% Match up to 5% * Medical/Dental/Vision Insurance after 30 days * Competitive Pay * Career Development *
Welcome to Loves: The Ariba Procurement Specialist will manage day to day activities to support the overall Ariba Guided Buying platform and procurement activities.
Job Functions:
- Ariba Daily Tasks:
- End user support for the Ariba Guided Buying process
- Manage inquiries for Ariba orders and ordering process
- Ariba catalog review for accuracy related to current images, item descriptions, and negotiated item level pricing
- Monitor Ariba Guided Buying interface and order transmission
- Monitor requisition approvals in Ariba Guided Buying
- Ariba Functional Activities:
- Assist in integrating suppliers into Ariba buying and invoicing process.
- Assist in onboarding, training, and educating new suppliers as needed related to catalog creation and revisions
- Provide support to Ariba Procurement Supervisor and IT to implement and maintain configurations and data including authority hierarchies, catalogs, and changes to the system
- Ariba Strategic Support
- Assist with Supplier Business Reviews
- Run, distribute, and analyze Ariba reports; make recommendations as appropriate
- Work with Ariba Procurement Supervisor & SAP Procurement team to transition spend to the Ariba platform
- Participate in supplier negotiations and RFX support as required
Experience and Qualifications:
- High School Diploma required
- Bachelor’s Degree in a business-related field preferred
- Procurement experience required
- Ariba Procurement module experience preferred
Skills and Physical Demands:
- Intermediate proficiency with Microsoft Office suite required
- Experience with large scale accounting systems strongly preferred
- Ability to learn new software applications and computer programs
- Comfortable handling multiple interruptions and adjusting priorities throughout the workday while meeting deadlines
- Communicate effectively (both orally and in writing) with diverse individuals and to consistently handle interpersonal situations in a professional and respectful manner
- Excellent memory and organizational ability
- Sufficient arithmetic skills to perform routine accounting and mathematical computations
- Possible evening/weekend work
Our Culture:
Fueling customers' journeys since 1964, innovation leads the way for this family-owned and operated business headquartered in Oklahoma City. With nearly 40,000 team members, travel stops are the core business along with products and services that provide value for professional drivers, fleets, traveling public, RVers, alternative energy and wholesale fuel customers. Giving back to communities and an inclusive workplace are hallmarks of the award-winning culture.
Love's is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Veterans encouraged to apply.