IT Backoffice PO Subject Matter Expert

Arconic is currently in search of an IT Backoffice PO SME with fixed-term contract (maternity replacement) to join our Resource Unit Team based in Székesfehérvár, Hungary. This role involves close collaboration with a third-party service providers to ensure process quality standards are maintained.

At Arconic, we take pride in our work and our innovative products and technologies that advance sustainable solutions for a better world. We strive to create a safe, inclusive, and collaborative workplace with competitive benefits, development opportunities and a culture that values and rewards employees on all levels of the organization.

In this role you will:

• Serve as SME (Subject Matter Expert) for all IT PO Backoffice procurement related activities with specific knowledge in hardware and software acquisition, lease management.
• Review transactional procurement processes completed by third-party service provider to ensure compliance and quality.

• Oversight of owned business processes ensuring they are completed accurately, timely and within requirements.

• Conduct regular reporting reviews, trend analysis, ASAT, and quality checks to identify improvement opportunities. Address findings with third party service provider.
• Assess major risk areas and contribute to compensating control strategies.

• Support escalations received from customer or third-party service provider.

• Documentation of new customer requests and working with third-party provider to identify standard deliverable requirements. 

• Lead and participate in IT Backoffice purchase related projects, liaising with clients to define requirements, scope, and objectives.

Required qualifications and skills:

• Bachelor’s degree from an accredited organization.
• 3 years of experience in similar role.
• Professional English language capabilities
• Professionalism, collaboration, customer focus, results orientation, problem solving capabilities, attention to detail 

Working knowledge of:

• Experience using Oracle EBS – especially Req-to-Pay

• Knowledge of procurement practices and processes as well as supporting tools, IT-solutions and methodologies

• Strong Excel skills are required (including proficiency with complex formulas, PivotTables, and the ability to review, modify VBA macros)

• Business Controls and Compliance expertise

• Understanding of IT lease management, Hardware and Software acquisition