Procurement Center of Excellence Manager

Procurement Center of Excellence Manager

Procurement Center of Excellence Manager

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The Procurement Center of Excellence Manager is a Global role within the Procurement CoE at Altadia Group .

The Procurement CoE is Altadia’s Excellence Organization, specialized in fostering best practices , rolling out groupwide initiatives , driving continuous improvement , assuming business process ownership to coordinate management of spend across the organization and developing functional knowledge with a clear business performance and value focus .

This role supports the CoE Procurement Manager in driving key initiatives – helping in bringing a future procurement vision to life .

This role is based in Altadia´s headquarters with 20-30% travel expected to international sites ️.

4 Key areas of support:

Definition, implementation and ownership of policies, processes and conventions across the group in close collaboration with Procurement Technology & Digital enablers and other stakeholders

Responsible for specific deep category knowledge (category playbooks, methodologies, templates) for Directs & Indirects

Coordination of the Procurement Strategy through a detailed Yearly Plan by Category

Communication of the Procurement Strategy (Globally and by Category)

Supporting with Change Management, Communication, Cultural Change and Organizational aspects

Reinforcing compliance and transparency, working alongside Internal Audit ️️ to reinforce P2P processes (e.g. Contract Compliance, 2-3-way-match, No PO No Pay, P-Cards, buying channels adoption, etc.)

Supporting on Contract Management (content & process perspective), leveraging the technology team for technical aspects

Support Heads of Directs & Indirects in any Operating Model related topics ️

Management of the Procurement Training Academy

Define and Execute the Yearly Training Program for the procurement function ️

Continuously identify new needs and methods and roll them out across the Procurement Organization

Lead and coordinate initiatives about Supplier Relationship (SRM), Third-Party Risk Management (TPRM) and Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG)

Define & develop SRM & Third-Party Risk Management frameworks and methodologies (incl. ESG)

Supporting in the execution of Special Procurement Projects , such as:

Support in the Separation / Integration of newly acquired businesses (Procurement function)

Conducting Synergy assessments (Procurement upsides from potential acquisitions)

Driving Cost Optimization Assessments and executing focused optimization efforts

The CoE Procurement Analyst will have direct reports and will be responsible for leading and developing their team to ensure the achievement of the department’s objectives .

The Global Indirect Spend and Center of Excellence unit is truly a function with global reach . Positioning the capabilities and impact of this team across all sites at Altadia will be paramount . Maintaining a strong link between Regional (EMEA, Americas and Asia) teams will be critical to unlock Procurement value .

️ Progressive career track within Procurement at an International Company (ideally with Worldwide operations) +5 years

️ Experience in sourcing & Procurement transformation programs

️ Knowledge / Experience of the Industrial Goods, Chemical, and/or Manufacturing Industries preferable ️

️ Experience in a Procurement practice of top consulting firms highly desirable

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Mid-Senior level

Employment type

• Employment type

  Full-time

Job function

• Job function

  Purchasing and Supply Chain

• Industries

  Chemical Manufacturing

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