Systems Process & Compliance (Spc) Specialist (M/F)

The team of Systems, Process and Compliance makes sure that IT tools accompany well efficient & compliant purchasing processes in EPO. SPC team has to ensure with IT team that IT purchasing tool answers to needs of purchasing community: Identify and support business process improvements. Support business owners in analyzing process performance and recommend improvements actions. Define business requirements and expected benefits. Support buyers in their daily activities in usage of tool and ensure change management on usage of tools.

Support the purchasing process using tools and information systems and ensure their alignment with EPO procedures and compliance requirements. Coordinate and disseminate compliance updates and practices on purchasing rules, processes, and supplier relationships. Lead continuous improvement projects between operational and IT functions.

Support to system:

• Support buyers in usage of IT tools and coordinate resolution with IT team
• Conduct root cause analyses on anomalies and participate in the continuous improvement of processes and systems.
• Manage access procedures to tools and rights, provide access to reports based on expressed needs, and train users on how to search for them.
• Creation of change requests and presentation/coordination with IT for delivery
• Test tools or their evolution in IT systems and manage change for users regarding these evolutions.
• Ensure trainings of buyers to new changes delivered by IT.
• Prepare and conduct training on compliance and software usage for users and with IT services.
• Ensure that training materials are complete, updated and consolidated on an ongoing basis.
• Participate in the deployment of purchasing strategy through training and communication with stakeholders (buyers, users, suppliers).

Quality related activities:

• Implement SOX procedures and ArcelorMittal policies for purchases, ensuring their implementation and follow-up, as well as documentation handling.
• Implement ISO quality processes for purchases, ensuring their implementation and follow-up, as well as documentation handling.
• Coordinate certification and quality control processes and ensure their implementation within the HUB.
• Perform due-diligence review of new suppliers, support with master data management (VMD), and approve suppliers based on risk analyses within the given framework (assigned risk level)
• Conduct evaluation campaigns with suppliers based on information from buyers.
• Coordinate SOX controls and internal audits (preparation of audits, process support, production of key indicators, and follow-up on action plans).

Profile:

• Master’s degree in Business administration or similar
• Previous experience in IT support, compliance or audit would be appreciated
• English and French fluent with any other European language being an advantage
• Knowledge of business tools and information systems (SAP, Ariba, Ivalua) is key competency required to perform the job.
• Knowledge of legal and operational regulations and applicable standards required to perform the job (ISO, etc.)
• Operational knowledge required to perform tasks (EPO procedures, Purchase-to-Pay process)
• Independent and very good analysis and problem-solving skills of complex issues