This is a critical role within a Procurement and Supply Chain business unit that works with the business to provide strategic leadership for Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP), Source to Pay (S2P), and additional buying technology, along with business processes and technology changes. This person will be responsible for all deployment and continuous improvement of Procurement and Supply Chain technology products and related projects, and specifically accountable for the key indicators of ERP and S2P project success. They will anticipate industry insights and direction for consistent delivery of business process changes for technology implementations to ensure business readiness. They will provide a global strategy for communication, processes, and training. This person needs to have the ability to identify, engage, and facilitate effective collaboration across all relevant stakeholders, both internal and external, to ensure overall project success.
Responsibilities:
Lead the planning, design, implementation, and continuous improvement of a large-scale S2P process and technology product
Support the planning, design, implementation, and continuous improvement of a large-scale ERP process and technology product
Directs the enablement solutions for supply chain, sourcing, and procurement applications
Work with key stakeholders to identify, develop, implement, and maintain Procurement and Supply Chain processes and systems to align with business goals and objectives
Responsible for overall project success: quality, cost, time, and scope
Leadership over project plans/schedules with the internal and external stakeholders
Build, maintain, and control the project schedule including key dates, milestones, deliverables, risks, and dependencies
Prepare and deliver presentations to key stakeholders, including senior executives, on project updates
Communicates financial and KPI goals to drive changes and implementations that provide business value
Execute process and strategy improvements related to S2P, technology utilization, and business process design through leading methodologies
Leverages partnership with Information Technology to ensure proper execution of business needs and capabilities
Ensures organizational change management activities are aligned with the overall business strategy
Essentials:
Formal certification and education qualification for S2P solutions (nice to have)
PMP or Project Management Certifications (nice to have)
8 - 10 years of project/program management experience in a large organization
8 – 10 years of Sourcing and Procurement experience
Experience in support of the implementation and maintenance of Procurement/Supply Chain technology products
Successful leadership guiding key stakeholders within their process and technology journey
Recognized as the technical expert in agile and program management delivery
Ability to explain complex technology, and technology impact, in business terms
Ability to execute and drive task completion in a complex environment
Drives communication capability requirements, and map into a joint roadmap with key stakeholders
Change agent to negotiate delivery and implement changes within the business unit and other impacted teams
Impacts the direction against financial targets, KPIs, and goals that are leveraged for strategic decision-making
Provides industry expertise related to business analysis and product management concepts with a strong working knowledge of how to manage effective organizational change
Driver of business strategy and ability to use that knowledge to make decisions
Demonstrated ability within continuous improvement to streamline ordering process by removing process/technology bottlenecks
Recognized leader in standardizing the process of supplier onboarding, creation, category selection, and determining the e-invoicing and buying channel
Directed end-to-end testing for the S2P process to ensure smooth process flow
Extensive knowledge of Procurement Processes including PR to PO
In-depth knowledge of the Procurement domain with a good understanding of Procurement transformation projects and Knowledge of ERP and S2P modules. Demonstrated skills in managing IT projects in a complex and dynamic environment involving multiple applications and technology platforms
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