Procurement Specialist

Our client is seeking a highly skilled Senior Procure to Pay (PTP) Specialist to join their team in Westport. This role acts as a PTP Subject Matter Expert and business partner to site operations, ensuring compliance, efficiency and strong service delivery across all Procure to Pay activities.The ideal candidate will bring proven PTP expertise, strong analytical skills, excellent attention to detail and the confidence to build effective relationships with internal teams, external stakeholders and suppliers. Experience in process development or implementation is an added advantage.Key ResponsibilitiesEnsure full compliance with approved PTP policies, procedures and work instructions.Guide internal requestors on appropriate purchasing and buying methods for goods and services.Maintain, review, and update departmental training manuals and process documentation.Cross-train team members and provide backup support across PTP activities when required.Provide day-to-day guidance and support to team members to resolve issues and queries.Maintain organised and accurate files and records to support efficient PTP operations.Participate in PTP governance meetings and support continuous process improvement.Perform workflow administration, including creating substitution rules, delegations and workflow forwarding.Raise Administrative Check Requests (ACRs) for non-PO invoice postings as requested by the business.Complete monthly reconciliations of GR/IR accounts, open items and down payment reports.Respond to business, supplier, finance and shared services queries in a timely and professional manner.Collaborate regularly with internal customers and support functions to ensure service satisfaction.Investigate and resolve invoice discrepancies for both PO and non-PO purchases.Review shopping carts for compliance with purchasing policies.Perform Goods Receipt confirmations on behalf of requestors when required.Support vendor setup activities and ongoing vendor account maintenance.Qualifications & ExperienceBachelor’s degree or a minimum of 5 years' relevant work experience.Strong and proven experience in Procure to Pay.SAP/SRM experience is highly desirable.Demonstrated ability to work effectively with cross-functional teams at all levels.Excellent communication, presentation and interpersonal skills.Strong organisational skills with the ability to manage multiple tasks and priorities.Proficiency in MS Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Outlook and the ability to learn new systems quickly.High level of initiative, self-motivation and problem-solving capability.For a confidential conversation about the role please apply for the role or contact Owen Clancy at oclancy@sterlingengineeringeu.com By applying to this job post you agree that Sterling Engineering may process your personal data for recruitment purpose.