This position will primarily support procurement activities within SAP. Key responsibilities include creating and managing purchase requisitions. The role may also support accounts payable and invoice-to-pay processes.

The client needs ongoing support during its SAP implementation in Elk River. Therefore, recent working knowledge of SAP is a firm requirement.

Relevant resumes should clearly explain:

• How the candidate used SAP in each applicable position
• Their experience creating or managing purchase requisitions
• The procurement or purchasing processes they supported
• When they most recently worked within SAP
• Their accounts payable or invoice-to-pay experience, when applicable

Role Overview

Position: SAP Procurement Specialist

Location: Elk River Innovation Campus, Kansas

Work area: Laboratory and shipping/receiving dock

Contract duration: One year

Extension potential: May be reassessed near the contract end date

• This position supports a small shipping and receiving team and a 30-to-40-person laboratory. The individual will also work with stakeholders across the broader innovation campus.
• Approximately 60% to 70% of the role will focus on SAP procurement activities. The remaining 30% to 40% will support shipping, receiving, and inventory responsibilities. SAP work may be heavier during the initial implementation and training period.

Primary Responsibilities

• Create, categorize, and manage purchase requisitions in SAP
• Select appropriate purchasing groups, categories, and items
• Review purchasing needs and support purchase planning
• Process invoices, order entries, escalations, and VIM exceptions
• Support the facility’s transition from its legacy system to SAP
• Work with internal stakeholders through email and meetings
• Ship, receive, and document packages and deliveries
• Record received goods and inventory items
• Greet visitors and delivery personnel at the receiving area

Required Qualifications

• Strong functional SAP procure-to-pay experience
• Experience creating purchase requisitions and receiving goods in SAP
• Experience supporting purchasing or procurement activities
• Basic Microsoft Excel knowledge
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills
• Ability to adapt during an active ERP transition
• Candidates do not need to be technical SAP or IT specialists. However, they must have strong hands-on experience using SAP for procurement activities.
• Experience with SAP GUI, transaction codes, SAP Fiori, or similar SAP environments is transferable. Exposure to invoice processing, VIM exceptions, shipping, receiving, or inventory is preferred.
• Please prioritize candidates with strong SAP procurement experience. Shipping and receiving processes can be taught onsite when the candidate has the required SAP background.