P2P Business Partner

At Elanco (NYSE: ELAN) – it all starts with animals!

As a global leader in animal health, we are dedicated to innovation and delivering products and services to prevent and treat disease in farm animals and pets.

At Elanco, we are driven by our vision of Food and Companionship Enriching Life and our purpose – all to Go Beyond for Animals, Customers, Society and Our People.

At Elanco, we pride ourselves on fostering a diverse and inclusive work environment.

We believe that diversity is the driving force behind innovation, creativity, and overall business success.

Here, you’ll be part of a company that values and champions new ways of thinking, work with dynamic individuals, and acquire new skills and experiences that will propel your career to new heights.

Making animals’ lives better makes life better – join our team today!

Your Role: The P2P Business Partner serves as a trusted process expert supporting business users, enabling compliant and efficient purchasing process execution by connecting process expertise, technology, and the business, looking to impact the user experience — driving both control, Procurement category execution and business users satisfaction.

This role is instrumental in optimizing supplier registration, purchasing, GR and any invoice inquiries on the Source to Pay process, ensuring policy adherence, and keeping strong vendor relationships.

The successful candidate will act as the primary point of contact for all P2P-related inquiries, use proper supplier registration tools, drive efficient buying channel utilization following Procurement instructions, and champion best practices to enhance operational efficiency.

This role is key to upholding the integrity of our procurement policies and ensuring a seamless experience for our internal stakeholders and external partners.

Your Responsibilities:


* Serve as the main liaison between business users, Procurement, and Global EBS P2P operations teams for all Source to Pay and any other P2P Inquiries:


* Support stakeholders on Supplier registration process using Ariba and/or DMR/SLP systems.


* Creates Purchase Requisitions on behalf of business users and manage PO lifecycle.


* Facilitate communication between business units and P2P operations to streamline workflows and improve user experience.


* Act as the engagement partner for third-party vendors, guiding them through the onboarding process and ensuring compliance with Elanco's vendor requirements.


* Manage ongoing vendor relationships, addressing operational queries, including troubleshooting and facilitating effective communication between vendors and internal stakeholders.


* Establish and enforce governance frameworks for the effective and compliant utilization of approved buying channels (e.g., e-procurement platforms, preferred suppliers).


* Provide interpretation and clarification of procurement policies to internal stakeholders, fostering a culture of compliance....