Procurement Excellence Process Manager
Posted 1 day ago by LanceSoft UK
Negotiable
Undetermined
Onsite
Manchester Area, United Kingdom
Summary: The Procurement Excellence Process Manager role is essential for ensuring the accuracy and consistency of procurement master data within the ERP system, which is critical for minimizing savings leakage and enhancing supplier payment processes. This position focuses on driving improvements in P2P processes across multiple sites, supporting broader project initiatives, and increasing automation rates. The role requires collaboration with cross-functional teams to harmonize procedures and implement effective training for users. Overall, it aims to enhance procurement efficiency and data management practices.
Key Responsibilities:
- Support harmonization of P2P procedures/processes used across sites in alignment with the GPO S2P and by involving cross-functional teams.
- Document and maintain level 5 P2P processes (work instructions) in accordance with GPO guidance.
- Ensure users are adequately trained to perform processes in our systems.
- Drive and implement Continuous Improvement Work packages.
- Drive and implement Procurement Data Strategy to transition and improve all activities related to Procurement master data management.
- Ensure continuous improvement of processes in the S2P area while maintaining process consistency globally.
- Actively participate in the implementation of systems, tools, and processes related to data management, data modeling, and reporting.
- Support completion of relevant Procurement and Supply Chain analytics to help drive efficiencies and support key stakeholders.
- Support with maintenance of existing reporting and monitoring tools (dashboards, databases, and KPI’s).
- Perform data validation and testing phases, before promoting solutions to Production/Live environments.
- Perform other duties as assigned.
Key Skills:
- Experience in procurement processes and data management.
- Strong understanding of ERP systems.
- Ability to drive process improvements and automation.
- Excellent training and coaching skills.
- Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities.
- Effective communication and collaboration skills.
- Experience with Continuous Improvement methodologies.
- Ability to work cross-functionally with various teams.
- Proficiency in reporting and analytics tools.
- Attention to detail and data validation skills.
Salary (Rate): undetermined
City: Manchester
Country: United Kingdom
Working Arrangements: on-site
IR35 Status: undetermined
Seniority Level: undetermined
Industry: Other
Job Title: Procurement Excellence Process Manager
Location: Manchester, UK (Onsite)
Duration: 12 months
Job Description Provide a brief (3 – 4 sentence) description that states “why” the job exists and describes the nature and level of work. Ensure all procurement master data is consistently captured and updated in the ERP, to avoid savings leakage, minimize invoice queries, enable material requirement planning and timely supplier payment. Drive and implement consistent P2P processes implementation/improvements (Level 5 work instructions) across all sites to support broader Project Initiatives. Ensure consistent buying channels are implemented and used. Increase P2P automation rates.
Key Accountabilities Define all key accountabilities (5-10), which the role will be expected to perform in short to medium future. Make sure that you list the accountability on top, which the role will be doing most frequently and which has most impact on the the team/BU. Begin each sentence with an action word, e.g. Provides appropriate coaching and performance feedback to all direct reports.
- Support harmonization of P2P procedures/processes used across sites in alignment with the GPO S2P and by involving cross-functional teams.
- Document and maintain level 5 P2P processes (work instructions) in accordance with GPO guidance.
- Ensure users are adequately trained to perform processes in our systems.
- Drive and implement Continuous Improvement Work packages.
- Drive and implement Procurement Data Strategy to transition and improve all activities related to Procurement master data management (e.g. Material master, Vendor Master, Purchase Infor Record, Source List).
- Ensure continues improving processes in S2P area while maintaining process consistency globally.
- Actively participate in the implementation of systems, tools and processes related to data management, data modeling and reporting.
- Support completion of relevant Procurement and Supply Chain analytics to help drive efficiencies and support key stakeholders.
- Support with maintenance of existing reporting and monitoring tools (dashboards, databases, and KPI’s).
- Perform data validation and testing phases, before promoting solutions to Production/Live environments.
- Perform other duties as assigned.