Procurement Specialist (6 Months Maternity Cover)

Procurement Specialist (6 months maternity cover)

Department: Workforce, People & Culture

Employment Type: Fixed Term - Full Time

Location: Zurich

Description
As the organiser of some of the biggest and most iconic sport events in the world, we lead the way in the sport and event industry.

Join the team for a 6months assignment and support us on our mission.

THE POSITION
These are your key tasks:

• Enter cost contract data into SAP and modify data as necessary.
• Responsible for the accuracy of cost contract data in SAP.
• Advise FIFA staff on application of FIFA procurement policy, and act as gatekeeper of the process at the relevant stages.
• Manage (solve or forward) tickets raised to the procurement team via ServiceNow.
• Conduct administrative activities of the procurement team.
• Advise on process/tools improvements.
• Support ad-hoc projects.
• Create reports for management.

YOUR PROFILE
We work hard at FIFA.
We are dedicated, ambitious and innovative.

And we respect our values. Always.

For all roles, we seek talented people with an entrepreneurial spirit and a global mindset.

The specific competencies we require for this position are:

• High standard of attention to detail.
• Client and solution oriented, even if under pressure or hostility from internal clients.
• Tolerance to repetitive work.
• Fast learner.
• Able to think autonomously.
• Organized, able to prioritize workloads.
• Understands the importance of governance and compliance.
• Ability to work autonomously, awareness of when to seek support and guidance.
• Commercial apprenticeship or similar. Higher qualifications will also be considered.
• Basic understanding of contract elements (parties, dates, amounts, terminations, etc.) and contract language.
• Minimum 1 year of experience in a similar role.
• Good SAP MM knowledge is essential.
• Knowledge of ServiceNow and DocuSign is an asset.
• Good know-how of MS Excel.
• Fluent in English

PERKS & BENEFITS
The biggest benefit of a career at FIFA is the privilege to work for the beautiful game and create something that matters.

Alongside that privilege, we also offer some extra perks and benefits:

• Health and fitness: Regular football sessions for all abilities, plus on-site gym.
• Home office: Up to two days of home office per week if work permits and home office allowance for all.
• Sustainability: We support all employees using public transport.
• Vacation: Maintain a healthy work/life balance with a generous vacation allowance.

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