Procurement Compliance & Operations Specialist

At Valneva, we are dedicated to developing innovative vaccines that protect people worldwide against serious infectious diseases.

We are looking for a Procurement Compliance & Operations Specialist (m/f/d) to join our team. In this role, you will be responsible for the coordination and execution of procurement compliance and operations activities supporting the business with the support of the Head of Procurement Operations. You will work closely with internal departments, partners, and external auditing teams.

• →Overview of procurement SOX control execution across sites, verifying authorization thresholds, segregation of duties (SoD) and audit trail integrity within the ERP system on procurement controls
• →Reporting compliance and accurate documentation for finance and audit reviews
• →Lead of internal procurement compliance, periodic SOX self-assessments and internal/external audits
• →Main point of contact for stakeholder relationship for internal and external non-quality auditing teams  
• →Cross-trained operational backup for global procurement team, executing transactional escalations and maintaining continuous workflow support during peak operational periods or absences
• →Negotiation of SLAs, price comparisons and supplier quotation evaluations to ensure cost-effectiveness and compliance for goods and services

• Graduate from a commercial and/or technical school or bachelor degree (HTL, HAK, MBA, FH)
• At least five (5) years relevant cross functional work experience in a regulated industry
• Effective communication abilities, very good negotiating skills and capacity to work in a fast changing environment
• High self-organizing abilities, social competence, combined with business orientated behaviour
• Independent work style, strategic and analytical (process)-approach
• Profound knowledge in contract management
• Fundamental MS-Office skills (Word, Excel, Power Point) and experience with an ERP-System (preferably D365)
• Very good proficiency in English (French is a plus)