Purchasing Assistant - CocaCola - Atlanta, GA

Position Overview:
About The Coca-Cola Company

Everyone knows Coca-Cola. It’s the best-known product in the world. We’ve been making it since 1886 and it still tastes the same.

As a business, The Coca-Cola Company is constantly evolving – we develop new products, acquire great brands and pioneer new ways of doing things. We sell four of the world’s top five non-alcoholic sparkling drinks (Coke, Coke light, Sprite and Fanta) and 3,600+ products in over 200 countries, including water, juices, energy drinks, and even tea and coffee. Altogether, that adds up to more than 1.9 billion drinks around the globe every day.

Global Business Services (GBS)

GBS is The Coca-Cola Company’s multi-functional internal shared-services organization providing a wide range of transactional services across all Coca-Cola business units within functional areas such as: Finance and Procurement Operations, Human Resources Operations, Workplace Strategy and Operations, Controls and Compliance, Change Practice, Operational Excellence, Data Governance, User Experience and Content, and Creative Business Solutions. Our GBS main locations are Warsaw (Poland), Drogheda (Ireland), Buenos Aires (Argentina), San José (Costa Rica), Manila (Philippines), and Atlanta (Georgia, USA).

We offer our associates:
The Coca-Cola Company’s extraordinary heritage, our leading brands and the global scale of what we do.

The challenge of meaningful work – our unique global system offers constant opportunities to develop world-class skills and a truly international career.

A unique culture where people do what they love and live their values.

The kind of competitive compensation you would expect from a world leader.

At The Coca-Cola Company, our people have their own formula for turning passion into action. Together, that’s how we push the world’s greatest brands to new heights. What’s your secret formula?

Purchasing Assistant Atlanta, GA

Note: We are currently recruiting for 5 Purchasing Assitant positions.

Position Overview

We are seeking a dynamic, financially minded, client focused Purchasing Assistant to join our Procure To Pay team! You will be responsible for processing purchase requests for our internal clients ensuring their transactions are executed with accuracy and timeliness. You will ensure our clients financial transactions remain in balance by conducting regular monitoring of their transactions. You will also collect data from our clients and report on their accruals each month to ensure their transactions align to company reporting standards.

Key Responsibilities

Purchase Requisition/Shopping cart creation and maintenance

Validate data to ensure proper PO creation, i.e. UNSPC codes, G/L accounts

Review, facilitate and respond to operational procurement inquiries for the business client

Facilitate the vendor management process for the business client

Facilitate the goods receipt process and/or create goods receipts

Assist in clearing of blocked invoices and/or issues which impede timely payment of invoices by AP

Monitor procurement transactions to ensure they are balanced and/or account for monthly accrual processing.

Ability to work with minimal supervision, maintain a high degree of accuracy, and be results oriented with the ability to effectively plan and organize while handling changing priorities

Competencies and Skills:
Proficient people and project management, including proven ability to successfully lead projects through the system development lifecycle (SDLC) methodology

Proficient at identifying risks and develop mitigation plans

Excellent verbal and written communication and presentations skills

Proficient at prioritizing tasks and directing resources accordingly

Proficient at bridging the gap between information technology and business clients

Proficient at developing and managing effective working relationships within an organization and across multiple business and IT stakeholders

Strategic thinking and strategy development

Expert in utilizing common project management tools – MS Project, Excel, Visio, SharePoint etc.

Proficient at developing and managing project budgets and rolling estimates

Proficient at leading and facilitating group meetings to drive desirable outcomes and decisions

In-depth understanding of information technology systems, standards, and architecture

Makes effective decisions in a timely manner and escalates issues as appropriate

Education: U niversity Degree in Business Administration or Finance preferred or equivalent work experience

Related Experience:
2+ years Functional Competencies Procurement Knowledge

SAP, SRM or other ERP system used for purchasing

Microsoft Office-Excel, PowerPoint, Access Customer Relationship Management/Core Service Excellence Operational Excellence Core Competencies

Leadership Behaviors

DRIVE INNOVATION : Generate new or unique solutions and embrace new ideas that help sustain our business

COLLABORATE WITH SYSTEM, CUSTOMERS, AND OTHER STAKEHOLDERS : Develop and leverage relationships with stakeholders to appropriately stretch and impact the System (Company and Bottler).

ACT LIKE AN OWNER : Deliver results, creating value for our brands, our System, our customers and key stakeholders.

INSPIRE OTHERS : Inspire people to deliver our mission and 2020 Vision, demonstrate passion for the business and give people a reason to believe anything is possible.

DEVELOP SELF AND OTHERS : Develop self and support others’ development to achieve full potential. That sounds appealing? Then start now – TASTE THE FEELING . Please submit your application (CV and Cover Letter) in English.

Honesty and integrity have always been cornerstone values of The Coca-Cola Company. Our passion for people of integrity mirrors our spirited drive for total quality in our brands. These and other elements allow the company to sustain strategic practices and drive business performance. The Personnel Integrity Assurance Program is another step toward making The Coca-Cola Company the premier workplace. This process includes a pre-employment background investigation that applies to all applicants

employees

and contractors of the company. The scope of this inquiry may cover such elements as education

employment history

a criminal history check

reference checks

and a pre-employment drug screen. Designated countries or sensitive positions within the company may have more stringent standards.

At The Coca-Cola Company you can cultivate your career in a challenging and dynamic environment. We are the largest manufacturer and distributor of nonalcoholic drinks in the world-selling more than 1 billion drinks a day. Unlock your full potential with a future-focused company that is known and respected throughout the world.

We are an Equal Opportunity Employer and do not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment because of race, color, sex, age, national origin, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity and/or expression, status as a veteran, and basis of disability or any other federal, state or local protected class.