Project Procurement Manager
hace 4 días
Manchester
• Job title: Procurement Excellence Process Manager, • Location: Manchester (hybrid), • Contract Length: 2 years, • Working Hours: 37.5 hours/week, • Pay Rate: up to £45 p/h DOE About the Role • 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 5work instructions) across all sites to support broader Project Initiatives., • Ensure consistent buying channels are implemented and used., • Increase P2P automation rates. 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 (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 modelling 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. Skills/education • Bachelor’s degree Business Information System, Business Administration or other relevant discipline, • Area* P2P, AP, Shared Service Environment Level* Advanced - 5-10 years, • Area SAP ERP & SAP Ariba Level Highly Experienced - 10+ years, • Understanding of upstream/downstream processes, • Procurement project management experience, • Pharma experience highly desired, • Hands on experience of harmonizing processes and documenting them., • Experience and knowledge of both Operational Procurement and Accounts Payable functions and their needs., • Strong technical knowledge of S2P Processes in SAP ERP & Ariba., • Experience of managing process compliance and continuous improvements., • Business and financial acumen, IT literate, data analytical skills, SAP (ERP, BW), Power BI., • Technical expertise in analytical programming languages like R & Python and hands on experience on data mining/statistical tools like SAS, XLMiner and MatLab., • Understanding or experience of current trends in “Big Data”, “Cognitive Computing” and Machine learning algorithms., • Must have analytical skills and an understanding of system databases, data elements, and application software solutions to maximize data gathering and data analysis., • Comfortable acquiring data independently from primary/secondary data sources and maintaining own customized set of databases/data systems/MySQL.