Sourcing and Procurement Manager

Gratitude Philippines; Manila; Hybrid; PHP 1,800,000 - 3,200,000; Full time

Job summary

Gratitude Philippines in Taguig seeks a seasoned Manager/Senior Manager to lead complex sourcing and procurement transformations for multinational clients. You will shape strategic cost reduction initiatives, drive transformation programs, and act as a trusted advisor to client C-suites using SAP Ariba, Coupa, Jaggaer, and IVALUA.

You will coach teams, design roadmaps, and develop business cases, while coordinating cross-functional teams and delivering measurable improvements in procurement

Qualifications

• Minimum 8+ years for Manager and 13+ years for Senior Manager in a top-tier consulting firm or in a Sourcing and Procurement Function in Consumer Goods, Pharmaceuticals, Hi-Tech, E-Commerce, Automotive, Oil & Gas industry – required
• Demonstrated experience in consulting or a leading mid-large sized team on large-scale sourcing and procurement projects spanning across one or more of the following: strategic cost reduction, sourcing optimization, procurement transformation including implementation of procurement solutions, intelligent procurement, responsible and resilient procurement, mergers & acquisitions
• Overall experience doing business process design for source to pay for technology solutions such as SAP Ariba, Coupa, Jaggaer, IVALUA, and so on
• With Business case, Roadmap development experience for Source to pay deployments
• Minimum of 2 projects as Functional process consultant, leveraging established methodology
• Domain knowledge in Supply Chain Management in the areas of Sourcing and Procurement, Planning, Inventory, Manufacturing, Warehousing, and logistics processes
• Experience in driving Data, Cutover, and Hypercare Activities for Source to pay transformation programs
• Open to cross-country relocation

Responsibilities

• Understand the client's business, priorities, and leadership agenda
• Co-create with the client, articulate transformation, and drive innovation agenda for the client
• Establish self as a trusted advisor with the client C-suite through an in-depth understanding of the client as well as industry
• Build networks within the organization to bring the best capabilities to the client
• Lead and deliver sourcing and procurement transformation projects such as strategic cost reduction, sourcing optimization, procurement transformation including implementation of procurement solutions, intelligent procurement, responsible and resilient procurement, mergers & acquisitions
• Coach team members on activities such as as-is process and maturity assessment, technology evaluation, opportunity identification, business case and roadmap creation, and implementation of recommendations
• Drive sales, revenue, and profitability for the practice
• Help originate deals based on defined commercial pathways; drive innovative deal construct and solutioning to grow business
• Align the right teams or capabilities to enable successful transformation and innovation agenda
• Lead and support development of cutting-edge points of view and articles that drive market equity
• Design and build assets that distinguish capabilities to drive additional business

Skills

Empathetic leadership

Communication

Mediation

Influencing

Coaching

Cross-cultural competence

Data analytics

Presentation skills

Team leadership

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

SAP Ariba

Coupa

Jaggaer

IVALUA

Job description

WORK SETUP

Onsite / Hybrid – Taguig

WORK SHIFT: Shifting

Role Summary

Understand the client's business, priorities, and leadership agenda

Co-create with the client, articulate transformation, and drive innovation agenda for the client

Establish self as a trusted advisor with the client C-suite through an in-depth understanding of the client as well as industry

Build networks within the organization to bring the best capabilities to the client

Lead and deliver sourcing and procurement transformation projects such as strategic cost reduction, sourcing optimization, procurement transformation, intelligent procurement using tools such as Ariba, Coupa, IVALUA, Zycus, and Jaggaer, responsible and resilient procurement, mergers & acquisitions, working with mid to large-sized teams

Coach team members on activities such as as-is process and maturity assessment, technology evaluation, opportunity identification, business case and roadmap creation, and implementation of recommendations

Drive sales, revenue, and profitability for the practice

Help originate deals based on defined commercial pathways; drive innovative deal construct and solutioning to grow business

Align the right teams or capabilities to enable successful transformation and innovation agenda

Lead and support development of cutting-edge points of view and articles that drive market equity

Design and build assets that distinguish capabilities to drive additional business

Qualifications

Minimum 8+ years for Manager and 13+ years for Senior Manager in a top-tier consulting firm or in a Sourcing and Procurement Function in Consumer Goods, Pharmaceuticals, Hi-Tech, E-Commerce, Automotive, Oil & Gas industry – required

Demonstrated experience in consulting or a leading mid-large sized team on large-scale sourcing and procurement projects spanning across one or more of the following: strategic cost reduction, sourcing optimization, procurement transformation including implementation of procurement solutions, intelligent procurement, responsible and resilient procurement, mergers & acquisitions

Overall experience doing business process design for source to pay for technology solutions such as SAP Ariba, Coupa, Jaggaer, IVALUA, and so on

With Business case, Roadmap development experience for Source to pay deployments

Minimum of 2 projects as Functional process consultant, leveraging established methodology

Domain knowledge in Supply Chain Management in the areas of Sourcing and Procurement, Planning, Inventory, Manufacturing, Warehousing, and logistics processes

Experience in driving Data, Cutover, and Hypercare Activities for Source to pay transformation programs

Open to cross-country relocation

Educational Requirement

Must have:

Minimum Bachelor's Degree – required

Skills and Work Experience

Must Have:

Empathetic leadership skills with expert communication, mediation, influencing, and coaching abilities

Strong program management skills such as budget management, project planning, time management, communication, decision‑making, presentation, and organization skills

Excellent data analytics, data interpretation, and presentation skills

Cross-cultural competence with an ability to thrive in a dynamic environment

Ability to solve complex business problems and deliver client delight

Additional Details

Open to applicants who are currently in the Philippines and already have the right to live and work in this country