Procurement Strategy & Governance Manager
The Team:
The Procurement Strategy Support team works collaboratively across Group Procurements operating functions. We provide support and services that ensure the effective and efficient delivery of business value and mitigation of risk. This is done through the provision of simple and easy policies, focused governance and accountability, risk management and easy access to information.
The Role:
The Procurement Strategy Governance Manager will play an active role in the development of procurement strategy, policies processes, and be responsible for managing continuous improvement projects to create a best practice procurement function.
Responsibilities will include:
- Develop and advise on procurement policy
- Manage the prioritisation, scheduling and governance of procurement projects
- Work with SME's to provide effective tools, templates and processes
- Identify, lead/deliver core strategic projects and initiatives
- Inform procurement strategy, plan and initiatives through understanding industry best practices and technology trends and providing simple and constructive insights
- Strategic review of data, processes and policies inform strategy and activities
- Assist Executive Manager, Strategy Policy to prepare and make presentations for and on behalf of the Head of Procurement and/or Group Procurement
- Utilise procurement industry knowledge to inform strategy, plan and initiatives;
- Build network of appropriate peer organisations as appropriate.
- Engage with procurement industry organisations as appropriate.
- Work to continually understand and benchmark best practice externally, establishing maintaining a robust external network of both professional associations and organisations.
- Work to continually build relationships across the Group, establishing and maintaining a robust and sustainable network to collaborate and deliver against key strategic objectives.
- Support training requirements on core processes
The Candidate:
- Understanding in all Procurement process disciplines across the procurement lifecycle
- Experience in change management roles
- High degree of problem solving and decision-making ability
- Strong interpersonal and communication skills, able to work well in a team environment and adhere to the highest ethical standards
- Experiencedriving process improvement
- Ability to apply lateral thinking to issues and develop new and innovative solutions to problems/target areas
- Solid professional experience in Procurement, IT, Finance, Accounting or Supply Chain Management
- Degree in business related discipline preferred
This is a fantasticopportunity to work in an innovative procurement team, located inour unique activity based working environment.
Advertised:
11 Nov 2013 Aus. Eastern Standard Time
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