Procurement Operations Manager

Cozens Mabel - Procurement and Supply Chain Recruitment Specialists; Sydney; Hybrid; AUD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Cozens Mabel - Procurement and Supply Chain Recruitment Specialists in Sydney is seeking a Procurement Operations Manager for a 12-month contract. You’ll lead AP/P2P remediation, partner with Finance and IT, and collaborate with an outsourced Procurement Operations team in India to drive improvements.

You’ll drive process changes post-Workday deployment, reduce invoice exceptions, and implement controls while influencing stakeholders.

Qualifications

• Experience in AP/P2P processes and remediation projects.
• Involvement in ERP-enabled process improvement initiatives.
• Ability to influence stakeholders and lead change.

Skills

AP/P2P

Workday

ERP Transformation

Leadership

Stakeholder mgmt

Job description

Procurement Operations Manager | 12-Month Contract

This isn't a role where you'll be stepping into a perfectly polished procurement function and simply keeping things ticking along.

Our client has recently implemented Workday and is looking for an experienced Procurement Operations professional to come in, understand what isn't working, and make it better.

This is a leadership role reporting directly to the Head of Procurement, working with a genuinely lovely and supportive team. You'll have the opportunity to take ownership, make decisions and have a real impact on how the function operates. The role will also work across the Sydney procurement team and an outsourced Procurement Operations team in India.

The initial focus will be on AP and Procure-to-Pay - getting underneath the issues, improving processes, reducing invoice exceptions and manual workarounds, improving supplier payments and putting the right processes and controls in place.

It's a genuinely hands-on role. You'll work closely across Procurement, Finance, Operations and IT, taking ownership of the remediation program and turning the current environment into something that works well day to day. Once AP is stabilised, the remit will broaden into Procurement Operations and wider continuous improvement.

We're looking for someone with strong AP/P2P experience who has been involved in remediation, transformation or ERP-enabled process improvement. Just as importantly, you'll be someone who can build relationships, influence stakeholders and bring people with you while getting things done.

Workday experience would be fantastic, but it's not essential.

Sydney - North | Hybrid

12-month contract with potential to go permanent