Senior Procurement & P2P Manager - 12 Month FTC

NFP, an Aon company (Europe); Birmingham; On-site; GBP 85,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

NFP is seeking a Senior Procurement and P2P Manager to lead the onshore procurement and P2P service for Europe from the UK. The role covers governance, supplier rationalisation, spend visibility and Coupa adoption, with responsibility for the Procurement Manager and cross-functional collaboration across Legal, Risk and Compliance.

You will drive process improvements in P2P, enable effective supplier management and shape the operating model to support regulatory requirements and business growth.

Qualifications

• Proven leadership in procurement or P2P in regulated/service environment.
• Strong supplier management and negotiation capabilities.
• Knowledge of P2P, e-procurement and shared-services.
• Experience with Coupa governance and spend visibility.

Responsibilities

• Set procurement priorities and develop buying policy and supplier governance standards.
• Own P2P controls and approval frameworks; align with Delegation of Authority.
• Act as business owner for Coupa adoption, prioritisation and benefits delivery.
• Lead supplier rationalisation and spend-control activities across Europe.
• Maintain governance with Legal, Risk, Compliance and Information Security for key suppliers.
• Oversee offshore P2P service governance, scope, performance reviews and escalations.
• Report on spend visibility, supplier risk and service performance.
• Line-manage the Procurement Manager and sponsor business-champion network.

Skills

Procurement leadership

Supplier management

Analytical skills

Change management

Negotiation

Education

MCIPS (preferred)

Tools

Coupa

Job description

Posting Description

We're hiring for a Senior Procurement and P2P Manager to support our growing Operations team on a 12 month FTC. To keep up with our growth in the UK and Ireland, we are recruiting for a Senior Procurement and P2P Manager 12 month FTC to join our Operations team. You will be responsible for leading the onshore Procurement and P2P service across NFP Europe through improving visibility and control of spend, leading supplier rationalisation, owning Coupa governance and offshore service performance, and leading the Procurement Manager.

We're Looking For Someone With

• Senior procurement, commercial or P2P leadership experience in a regulated or comparable service environment
• Strong supplier-management, rationalisation, change and partner skills, with commercial negotiation capability where required
• Good understanding of P2P, e-procurement and outsourced or shared-service models
• Commercially and analytically strong skills, with the confidence to challenge and influence senior partners
• Hands-on leadership style suited to a lean team and changing environment
• Experience leading procurement improvement, e-procurement or operating-model change
• Strong reporting and analytical capability
• MCIPS or equivalent senior procurement experience preferred, but not essential

Using These Skills, You'll Be

• Setting procurement priorities, buying policy, supplier-governance standards and the approach to spend control and purchasing compliance
• Owning P2P controls, approval frameworks and alignment with the Delegation of Authority
• Acting as business owner for Coupa, setting priorities for adoption, improvement and benefits delivery
• Leading supplier rationalisation and spend-control activity, reducing unnecessary suppliers and aligning purchasing to appropriate buying channels
• Maintaining proportionate governance for key suppliers, third parties and outsourced services with Legal, Risk, Compliance and Information Security
• Owning governance of the offshore P2P service, including scope, service standards, performance reviews, controls and material escalations; do not manage day-to-day transactions
• Reporting on spend visibility, supplier rationalisation, purchasing compliance, Coupa adoption, supplier risk and service performance
• Line managing the Procurement Manager, setting priorities and supporting delivery and development. Sponsoring the business-champion network by setting priorities, supervising adoption and ensuring the network supports the agreed change
• Maintaining clear operating-model boundaries: the business owns purchasing decisions, requisitions, coding and approvals; the offshore AP service owns AP processing and transaction queries; Procurement provides governance, guidance, supplier rationalisation and Coupa adoption support

We're committed to creating an inclusive and accessible recruitment process. If you require any reasonable adjustments at any stage of the application or interview process, please let our Talent Team know - we'll do our best to support you.

Who is NFP?

With Over 600 People In The UK And Ireland And Over 8,000 Employees Worldwide, NFP Is Part Of The Aon Group And Specialise In Helping Businesses In Four Core Areas

• Insurance (helping them manage key risks)
• Health and safety (supporting them to create a safer workplace for their employees)
• Employee benefits (helping them reward their people more effectively)
• HR, people and talent (supporting employers and their people to thrive through changes and challenges)

What You'll Love About Working Here

• working in a multifaceted, fast-paced organisation in an exciting industry
• the opportunity to do globally impactful work from day one
• learning from industry and business line specialists with decades of experience
• a huge variety of projects to work on and challenges to tackle
• our People First culture, which illustrates our dedication to your wellbeing and development, not just as an employee but as a human being
• a rich suite of employee benefits and out-of-work perks