Senior Procurement Systems & Implementation Manager
Posted 2 weeks ago by Talent Drive | B Corp™
£95,000 Per year
Undetermined
Hybrid
England, United Kingdom
Summary: A Senior Procurement Systems & Implementation Manager is sought to lead the development and optimization of procurement systems within a large organization undergoing transformation. This pivotal role involves driving systems strategy, ensuring alignment with business goals, and leading a small team to enhance operational efficiency. The position offers a hybrid working arrangement and is focused on delivering digital solutions that support the procurement function. The role requires extensive experience with procurement platforms and a strong understanding of system integration.
Key Responsibilities:
- Lead the strategy, performance monitoring, and continuous improvement of procurement systems and tools.
- Work closely with technology teams to ensure procurement systems align with broader tech roadmaps and future ERP platforms.
- Define and manage service levels with system vendors, identifying and implementing enhancements.
- Drive adoption of digital tools across procurement and ensure stakeholders receive adequate training.
- Lead, coach and develop a small team, nurturing talent and succession planning.
- Collaborate with cross-functional stakeholders including procurement, finance, legal, risk, and sustainability to embed best practices.
Key Skills:
- Extensive experience implementing and optimising procurement platforms such as SAP Ariba, Jaggaer, or similar.
- Strong understanding of system integration across procurement, finance, ERP, and data platforms to enable Source-to-Pay and SRM processes.
- Proven track record in leading procurement system rollouts, upgrades or transformations.
- Ability to align technical solutions with stakeholder needs and business objectives.
- Experience with governance, access control, compliance and data quality within procurement systems.
- Experience developing and delivering user training and onboarding programs.
- Leadership experience, with the ability to inspire and develop high-performing teams.
- Working knowledge of major ERP systems such as SAP ECC6 or S/4HANA.
Salary (Rate): £95,000.00 yearly
City: undetermined
Country: United Kingdom
Working Arrangements: hybrid
IR35 Status: undetermined
Seniority Level: undetermined
Industry: Other
Senior Procurement Systems & Implementation Manager - £80,000 - £95,000 18 month FTC UK wide (hybrid working available)
About the Role
A high-impact opportunity has arisen for a Senior Procurement Systems & Implementation Manager to lead the development and optimisation of procurement systems and tools within a large, complex organisation undergoing significant transformation. Sitting within the Procurement Enablement team, this leadership role will be pivotal in delivering digital solutions that enhance operational efficiency and strategic capability across the procurement function. You’ll be the key point of contact for procurement systems, driving the systems strategy and ensuring alignment with business goals, technology roadmaps, and future ERP upgrades. You'll also lead a small team, contributing to a positive and high-performing team culture.
Key Responsibilities
- Lead the strategy, performance monitoring, and continuous improvement of procurement systems and tools.
- Work closely with technology teams to ensure procurement systems align with broader tech roadmaps and future ERP platforms.
- Define and manage service levels with system vendors, identifying and implementing enhancements.
- Drive adoption of digital tools across procurement and ensure stakeholders receive adequate training.
- Lead, coach and develop a small team, nurturing talent and succession planning.
- Collaborate with cross-functional stakeholders including procurement, finance, legal, risk, and sustainability to embed best practices.
Experience required
- Extensive experience implementing and optimising procurement platforms such as SAP Ariba, Jaggaer, or similar.
- Strong understanding of system integration across procurement, finance, ERP, and data platforms to enable Source-to-Pay and SRM processes.
- Proven track record in leading procurement system rollouts, upgrades or transformations.
- Ability to align technical solutions with stakeholder needs and business objectives.
- Experience with governance, access control, compliance and data quality within procurement systems.
- Experience developing and delivering user training and onboarding programs.
- Leadership experience, with the ability to inspire and develop high-performing teams.
- Working knowledge of major ERP systems such as SAP ECC6 or S/4HANA.