1st-Executive are mandated with a well-known Tier 1 Financial Services organisation, currently searching for a Procurement Technology and Process Team Manager.

Lead & manage the Procurement Technology and Data Team (6), driving higher team performance, simplification mindsets, team learning & clear priorities in controlled financial services regulated environment to our global stakeholders in a fast paced, demanding operational environment.

• Technology selection, design & execution of strategic end-to-end procurement systems, global strategy, design, MI & on-going management working with Legal, IT, Finance, Risk and Supplier Assurance teams with simple customer experience, and use at the heart. (currently Ariba)
• Delivery accountability for global change management in the technology solution (P2P, Analytics, Strategic Sourcing, Supplier Lifecycle, Risk, SharePoint sites) aligning our innovation aspirations with 3rd party technology roadmaps.
• Day to day successful delivery of operational procurement (supplier maintenance, enablement, support to finance, IT, reporting, sanctions checking, bank verification checks, data governance as per GDPR)
• Proactive engagement and deeper relationships with our key global stakeholders through the Global Supply Governance Forum. This includes all markets and Legal and Finance functions and our offshore partner.
• Strong Supplier Management of our Procurement Technology Suppliers (currently Ariba, with links to other providers)
• Deliver day to day technical support to the regional procurement teams with strong stakeholder focus.

Detailed Role Specific Skills/ Knowledge

• In depth knowledge of procurement technology (ideally Ariba) and procurement processes
• Clear and articulate communicator, able to tailor messaging to all levels and variety of technical awareness.
• Strong commercial awareness & business skills
• Robust working knowledge of end to end Category Management & SRM processes.
• Ability to interpret complex data
• IT Knowledge - Advanced skills in MS Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Ariba, Qlik / Power BI
• Good working knowledge of demand management relating to transactional supply requirements.

Experience:

• People management experience
• Proven track record of delivery & management of managing Procurement technical change in a global environment
• Proven up to date market knowledge of e-procurement including Ariba
• Procurement at a senior level influencing strategy and execution to drive business benefit
• Strong relationship management at all levels, internally & externally
• Ability to work globally, adapting to different cultural environments
• Working within a demanding, fast evolving environment with conflicting priorities
• Some Category Management experience also would be beneficial