Procurement Operations Lead

The Procurement Operations Lead will be responsible for working closely with the Products & Services leadership team to define, manage, and deliver the execution of a number of projects that will support three strategic priorities. Monthly reporting and savings validation Develop vendor and contract knowledge base Enhancement of Procurement tools and processes Responsibilities Responsibilities include but are not limited to: The Procurement Operations Lead is responsible for the collation, analysis, and production of financial, statistical, and contractual data for the products and services Procurement function. The core work streams are as follows: Financial Management Information: Monthly reporting – Manage the production of the monthly team dashboard showing department spend reporting and trend analysis reporting against budget Cost savings and avoidance – Monthly collation, and compilation of management reporting of savings planned, achieved and costs avoided by IT Procurement team staff Budgetary management of IT Procurement team global budgets – covering headcount, travel, training, and other associated costs Vendor and Contract MI: Work closely with the Operations Manager to build a robust contract management process to drive compliance against Procurement policies, and develop reporting capability Vendor spend analytics – assimilation, analysis, validation, and report production of vendor spend using Account Payable Data for client’s global vendor base Production and regular updating of executive briefing documents on key vendors and categories, together with collation of balance of trade information Tools and Processes: Development and enhancement of key tools and templates to support regional teams throughout the end to end sourcing process Ensure current procurement processes are operating effectively and seek ways to improve and drive efficiencies Qualifications The ideal candidate possesses the following qualifications: Bachelor’s Degree Financial/commercial analysis background – ideally someone who will have spent three years in a finance environment in a corporate environment Excellent Excel skills – significant amounts of data to manipulate and summarize into a usable format Excellent PowerPoint skills – complex information must be simplified and presented consistently to standards expected by executive stakeholders A working understanding of procurement and commercial management Very good relationship, interpersonal skills, and cultural awareness Self-starter, and ability to work independently Strong project management and change management skills Solid analytical skills Bachelor’s Degree Financial/commercial analysis background – ideally someone who will have spent three years in a finance environment in a corporate environment Excellent Excel skills – significant amounts of data to manipulate and summarize into a usable format Excellent PowerPoint skills – complex information must be simplified and presented consistently to standards expected by executive stakeholders A working understanding of procurement and commercial management Very good relationship, interpersonal skills, and cultural awareness Self-starter, and ability to work independently Strong project management and change management skills Solid analytical skills All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines. Local candidates only, relocation is not available for this opportunity.