Your Job

We are looking for a Vendor Management Specialist at our office in Guadalajara to join Koch Shared Services as part of our global supplier onboarding team. This role requires critical thinking, strong sense of urgency, collaboration with team members and ability to communicate effectively both verbally and in writing. The supplier onboarding team is highly collaborative, continuously looking for ways to enhance the supplier and user experience and improve business processes while adhering to internal financial controls. Strong communication skills and the ability to work effectively across all levels of the organization will lead to success in the role.

Our Team

The supplier onboarding team provides value-added strategic partnerships with other Koch companies in ownership and support of the supplier onboarding processes and master data governance of our vendor data. As a preferred partner, we focus on adherence to financial controls, process efficiency, and transformation. Our team members are key contributors through the application of frameworks and principles with an emphasis on leveraging critical and economic thinking to drive value.

What You Will Do

• Onboard suppliers through various dedicated platforms and workflows.
• Ensure sound financial controls are in place to safeguard company assets.
• Maintain and ensure accuracy of Vendor Master Data in multiple ERP systems.
• Review and validate information and supporting documentation provided by the supplier (Tax ID, bank details) in accordance with internal financial controls.
• Work cross-functionally with procurement, finance, 3rd party suppliers, operations, & IT to solve problems and drive mutually beneficial solutions.
• Engage in cross regional initiatives, data quality reviews, transformation and continuous improvement projects related to supplier enablement and master data.

Who You Are (Basic Qualifications)

• Bachelor’s degree in business administration, Finance, International business or similar.
• Language- Fluent English

• Effective communication and interpersonal skills to collaborate with various stakeholders and team members across all levels of the organization.
• Experience prioritizing and working with detailed and time sensitive tasks.
• Experience being proactive and taking initiative to identify and drive process improvements.
• Ability and willingness to challenge the status quo.

What Will Put You Ahead

• Portuguese language
• Previous experience with supplier master data
• Experience understanding of and working within internal financial control processes.
• Strong data literacy, including the ability to interpret, validate and use data to support business decisions
• Experience using AI or automation tools to improve efficiency, enhance data quality, or streamline business processes.

At Koch companies, we are entrepreneurs. This means we openly challenge the status quo, find new ways to create value and get rewarded for our individual contributions. Any compensation range provided for a role is an estimate determined by available market data. The actual amount may be higher or lower than the range provided considering each candidate's knowledge, skills, abilities, and geographic location. If you have questions, please speak to your recruiter about the flexibility and detail of our compensation philosophy.

Who We Are

As a Koch company, we create solutions spanning technology, human resources, finance, project management, and whatever our businesses need. Because we have offices in India, Mexico, China, and the United States, our employees have the opportunity to make a global impact.

At Koch, employees can focus on what they do best to improve lives. Discover how our business philosophy helps employees unlock their potential while creating value for themselves and the company.

At Koch, employees are empowered to do what they do best to make life better. Learn how our business philosophy helps employees unleash their potential while creating value for themselves and the company.

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