Procurement Excellence Process Manager

Job title: Procurement Excellence Process Manager Location: Manchester (hybrid) Contract Length: 2 years Working Hours: 37.5 hours/week Pay Rate: up to £45 p/h DOE About the Role Ensure all procurement master data is consistently captured and updated in the ERP, to avoid savings leakage, minimize invoice queries, enable material requirement planning and timely supplier payment. Drive and implement consistent P2P processes implementation/improvements (Level 5 work instructions) across all sites to support broader Project Initiatives. Ensure consistent buying channels are implemented and used. Increase P2P automation rates.Key Responsibilities Support harmonization of P2P procedures/processes used across sites in alignment with the GPO S2P and by involving cross-functional teams. Document and maintain level 5 P2P processes (work instructions) in accordance with GPO guidance. Ensure users are adequately trained to perform processes in our systems. Drive and implement Continuous Improvement Work packages. Drive and implement Procurement Data Strategy to transition and improve all activities related to Procurement master data management (e.g. Material master, Vendor Master, Purchase Infor Record, Source List). Ensure continues improving processes in S2P area while maintaining process consistency globally. Actively participate in the implementation of systems, tools and processes related to data management, data modelling and reporting. Support completion of relevant Procurement and Supply Chain analytics to help drive efficiencies and support key stakeholders. Support with maintenance of existing reporting and monitoring tools (dashboards, databases, and KPI's). Perform data validation and testing phases, before promoting solutions to Production/Live environments. Perform other duties as assigned. Skills/education Bachelor's degree Business Information System, Business Administration or other relevant discipline Area* P2P, AP, Shared Service Environment Level* Advanced - 5-10 years Area SAP ERP & SAP Ariba Level Highly Experienced - 10+ years Understanding of upstream/downstream processes Procurement project management experience Pharma experience highly desired Hands on experience of harmonizing processes and documenting them. Experience and knowledge of both Operational Procurement and Accounts Payable functions and their needs. Strong technical knowledge of S2P Processes in SAP ERP & Ariba. Experience of managing process compliance and continuous improvements. Business and financial acumen, IT literate, data analytical skills, SAP (ERP, BW), Power BI. Technical expertise in analytical programming languages like R & Python and hands on experience on data mining/statistical tools like SAS, XLMiner and MatLab. Understanding or experience of current trends in "Big Data", "Cognitive Computing" and Machine learning algorithms. Must have analytical skills and an understanding of system databases, data elements, and application software solutions to maximize data gathering and data analysis. Comfortable acquiring data independently from primary/secondary data sources and maintaining own customized set of databases/data systems/MySQL.Guidant, Carbon60, Lorien & SRG - The Impellam Group Portfolio are acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy