Arconic Corporation (NYSE: ARNC), headquartered in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, is a leading provider of aluminum sheet, plate and extrusions, as well as innovative architectural products, that advance the ground transportation, aerospace, industrial, packaging and building and construction markets.

Through the ingenuity of our people and cutting-edge advanced manufacturing techniques, we make products that meet quality, efficiency and delivery objectives to achieve customer success and shareholder value.

Arconic is currently in search of Operational Buyer Analyst to join our Global Financial Services group in Pittsburgh, PA.

The Operational Buyer Analyst is responsible for handling procurement related activities including; purchase order processing, procurement administrative support for all Arconic business units, strictly following the rules of Arconic Global Procurement Procedure Manual, Procurement Service Center procedure as well as the SLA Agreements with Global Procurement Management and Procurement Operations as agreed with locations serviced

Main Responsibilities:

• Understand full end to end PO processes, be subject matter expert
• Provide procurement administrative support service for US customer base.
• Purchase Order preparation to include; request supplier quotations, issuance and follow up with the suppliers to ensure accurate and on time delivery.
• Follow-up on past due orders / late deliveries to eliminate late shipments and stock outs
• Handle incoming emails/requests/ tickets and calls from customers and suppliers.
• Resolve customer concerns in an efficient and timely manner.
• Process changes to purchase orders in a timely manner, Order Response process, expediting activities, change requisitions or other ad hoc requests.
• Provide guidance on the transactional procurement process to requestors.
• Build and maintain close relationships with internal customers and suppliers.
• Manage and organize calls with locations and vendors on a need by basis
• Ensure adequate controls are in place and are performed with due care, understand and adhere to the SOX policy.
  

Customers Include:

• Global Procurement /Category team
• Procurement Operations Buyers in Europe and North America
• Global Metal Group
• Business Units/ Locations
• Internal Audit/PWC
• Arconic Suppliers

Basic Qualifications:

• Bachelors degree from an accredited institution
• Employees must be legally authorized to work in the United States. Verification of employment eligibility will be required at the time of hire. Visa sponsorship is not available for this position

Preferred Qualifications:

• 1 year experience in Procurement and/or Shared Services is preferred
• Microsoft Office experience required (specifically Excel, Outlook); MRP/ERP systems strongly preferred
• Strong customer service orientation along with communication and problem-solving skills
• Proficient in data entry and management.
• Customer-orientation
• Accurate, independent, proactive, and reliable personality
• Ability to manage multiple projects and communicate best practices and process standardization across locations