Sr Manager – Supply Chain Operations

Sr Manager – Supply Chain Operations

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree
• 7+ years of business-related experience in a Project Management role
• Excellent problem-solving, organizational, and analytical skills
• Preferred experience implementing and supporting ERP/P2P systems such as Coupa and/or Oracle modules
• Experience using and supporting a variety of Sourcing and Procurement related processes, systems and programs a plus
• Agile project management experience
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Excellent analytical skills geared towards troubleshooting, with the ability to resolve complex problems using simple solutions
• Ability to forecast project resourcing and project timeline based on tasks and team member allocation
• Ability to effectively work with team members that have a range of expertise from technical to non-technical
• Excellent time management, decision making, problem solving, presentation, documentation, communication, planning and organization skills.
• PMO (Project Management Professional) Certification or equivalent preferred
• Travel required up to 10%

Responsibilities

• Project manage the technology enablement part of our procurement strategy, including requirements, roadmap and rollout (e.g. P2P Systems, ERP)
• Support the deployment of procurement best practice and operational excellence processes
• Facilitate cross-team discussions and drive business to ensure all ideas are represented while ultimately steering stakeholders towards decision and action
• Develop and implement innovative and creative solutions to business problems. Encourage and expect others to think progressively and not be limited by existing processes and procedures.
• Positive mindset attitude – conveys ideas and projects tasks to teams as opportunities
• Foster an environment of trust, transparency, and quick decisions with the ability to pivot based on understanding the dynamic needs of the business and risks at hand
• Manage ambiguous and unstructured problems and situations. Ability to explain and describe complex problems concisely; adjusts to audience and gains confidence /buy-in
• Build collaborative partnerships with internal and external stakeholders
• Contribute technical or operational knowledge, where appropriate
• Provide overall project management support to procurement initiatives, including activities such as development of project plans, risk/issues overseeing, status tracking/reporting, enhancement/release planning, and creating presentations
• Assist in the transformation of the Procurement function by engaging with business stakeholders and to document requirements, model current/future business processes and organization changes
• Lead support and discovery process on new opportunities to bring more spend into the Procurement system(s), scoping tasks, defining product requirements and establishing quantifiable success metrics to track value over time.
• Align process and system changes to new Procurement policy and practices to meet multi-year goals and objectives, inclusive of the definition of project scope and deliverables for multiple project activities
• Continually monitor and report on the progress of programs to all stakeholders and project teams
• Implement and guide scope changes and interventions to achieve objectives
• Develop and maintain internal documentation for Procurement technology platforms, such as process flows, design specifications, configuration documentation, and test scripts
• Understand the procurement process and systems and how end-users (teammates and suppliers) interact and engage with them
• Work in a collaborative fashion, facilitate problem solving, drive decisions and communicate effectively
• Maintains project management schedule and budget constraints
• Host and facilitate weekly status meetings
• Provide agendas for upcoming meetings as well as sending out meeting notes

Preferred Qualifications

• Preferred experience implementing and supporting ERP/P2P systems such as Coupa and/or Oracle modules
• PMO (Project Management Professional) Certification or equivalent preferred