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Procurement Project Manager - London - Salary up to £66kpa + Car allowance
My client, a leading transport company with more than 55,000 employees, are currently going through a period of change, including the consolidation of functions at group level and reorganisation, both formal and informal, as well as the rollout of single ERP.
Purpose of the role:
Support the Head of the Procurement Systems and Processes in the role of the Groups Procurement Global Process Owner (GPO) through:
*Management of major projects across procurement processes and systems
*Ownership of the pipeline of projects to transform the procurement processes and systems across the group
*Assuring effective implementation of best practice in Project management for projects led by the Procurement Process and Systems team
Responsibilities:
*Manage and deliver projects within Procurement Processes and Systems to agreed scope, time and budget, following the agreed project management methodology, and working jointly with the Global Process Owners. This includes among others:
oProject initiation: design and delivery of research necessary to build the project proposal and the project business case and the approval of the project proposal / business case
oStakeholder engagement, building consensus and support to projects
oChange management: change impact analysis and their integration into the project planning and delivery
oProject planning, resourcing, and scheduling
oProject delivery, including risks and issue management and coordination of the project team
oDeliverables quality: monitoring, testing and reporting
oProject status and progress tracking and reporting
oCoordinating project communications and training
oProject governance and escalations
oProject closure and handover to Business as Usual
oPromote process-driven culture, working closely with other team members and with the Finance and Engineering GPOs
*Own the consolidated pipeline of procurement process transformation projects
oDevelop and maintain the consolidated project pipeline for procurement systems and processes
oSupport delivery of project plans that feed into the consolidated project pipeline and are owned by other team members
oCoordinate projects in the pipeline, support their prioritisation, monitor resources allocated to the projects and support resolution of gaps / issues
*Drive the implementation and adoption of best practice in Project Management for projects led by the Procurement Process and Systems team
oDevelop the Project management methodology and standards for the team
oMonitor and ensure consistent application of the methodology and standards for all projects in the team, with specific attention on high quality stakeholder communication
oDrive culture of excellence in Project Management
Skills and Experience
Essential
*Project management experience evidenced through independent end to end delivery of at least two major process and / or systems projects in a major corporation and applying a recognised project management methodology to a high standard
oExamples of suitable projects include group policy design and implementation, group-wide process design and implementation, multi-country e-Procurement systems rollouts
*Experience in structuring and managing change, evidenced through successful application of change management frameworks and tools
*Experience in managing a programme or a portfolio of projects, coordination and prioritisation of workload, resources and budgets, building the projects pipeline based on the individual project plans and its maintenance
*Excellent stakeholder management skills and experience
*Ability to influence others to build consensus behind shared goals and initiate and deliver change
*Cultural sensitivity and significant experience of working in an international environment
Major advantage
*Strong understanding of best practice in the Procurement Systems and Processes and significant exposure to at least one of the major software solutions for strategic / operational procurement
*Experience working within a mature ERP systems / SSC environment
*PMI qualification and proven ability to coach / train others on the project management methodologies
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