Function expansion and a truly global outlook have led our client, an established, market leading publishing house, to create an incredible new role for a Senior Procurement Operations Manager. Reporting into the VP Global Procurement you will be responsible for enhancing operational efficiency through the design, implementation, and monitoring of best practice processes, technology, reporting, and governance across the procurement function
Key Responsibilities:
- Process Optimisation and Standardisation: Mapping, developing, and standardising procurement processes and aligning them with other functional areas
- System and Tool Management: Acting as the product owner of the procurement ‘Source to Contract’ tools and systems, digital solution scouting, system integration, and tool optimisation
- Data Analysis and Reporting: Conducting spend analysis, metrics, and reporting, refining existing team management tools, and working with other corporate areas to identify available data
- Project and Change Management: Overseeing the continuous improvement of procurement processes and systems, managing existing and new initiatives that cut across categories
- Training and Development: Creating and developing training materials and programmes for procurement staff and sharing knowledge across procurement teams
- Strategic Support: Assisting the Central Procurement management team with strategic planning, category management, and risk management, and promoting awareness of the procurement policy
Skills and Experience Required:
- Significant demonstrable procurement and procurement system experience
- Knowledge and understanding of Source-to-Pay processes and technology (e.g., Spend Analytics, eSourcing, Indirect Purchase Orders)
- Strong data analysis and reporting skills
- Proven project management and change delivery experience
- Experience in implementing and documenting processes
- Ability to work with cross-functional teams in a complex, changing environment
- Excellent interpersonal, communication, rapport-building, and influencing skills
- Critical thinking and business process optimisation skills
- Ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously
- Undergraduate degree and/or MCIPS qualification
- Knowledge of SAP and Ariba is a distinct advantage
Benefits
- Bonus of up to 15%
- Self-select Flexi Fund benefits package with numerous options across Finance & Protection, Health & Well Being and Leisure & Lifestyle
