Procurement Excellence Specialist

Job Description

Supports the delivery of Procurement projects for defined solutions and continuously strives to improve them. Participates in Procurement value delivery projects, executing diverse and time-sensitive activities, considering compliance, quality and efficiency of delivery.  Acts as a change agent and builds relationships with project related Stakeholders. Supports other team members in resolving project delivery issues within own procurement solution expertise.

Job Description - Grade Specific

Role Overview Supportsor performs project and change management activities as per the given instructions Provides delivery support to agreed procurement related projects to meet their deliverables. Supports defined procurement solutions implementation roll outs Performs procurement data gathering and reporting on reoccurring basis Builds relationships with stakeholders Provides Procurement related expertise Engages stakeholders towards ESG related initiatives and sustainable Procurement ambition Gains knowledge about cross functional work Develops understanding of procurement policies and processes Embraces change management and problem resolution support towards procurement projects Monitors process adherence across work perimeter and escalates as needed Identifies, reports and participates in process improvements implementation General Responsibilities or Accountabilities Facilitates the adoption of procurement solutions to ensure these are well received by stakeholders Supports change impact quantitative evaluation to increase organization awareness of Procurement solution impact Responsible for project delivery outcomes as per agreed scope and objectives Monitors the defined process delivery to ensure delivery outcomes meet agreed targets Ensures execution Procurement system and tools re occurring activities Provides support to Procurement Stakeholders requests, related to already defined deliverables Handles Procurement solution inquiries demonstrating professionalism, competence, and client centricity Builds and leverages relationships with internal within Procurement and external Stakeholders to align them towards Procurement solution Delivers professional expertise, related to defined Procurement processes and policies Supports adherence to the existing processes in accordance to the assigned remit e.g., Value Growth, Compliance and Control, Sustainability, Diversity and Inclusion, Operational Excellence Drives compliance and ESG related initiatives within own work perimeter, ensuring adherence to regulations and laws Demonstrates knowledge of Procurement processes and procedures relevant to the function Demonstrates data centric approach and applies it in decision making processes Acts to overall procurement policies and processes Cooperates with cross functional teams to ensure right solution alignment Enforces and updates all procurement policies, relevant procedures and compliance processes Helps the team to achieve common goals Continually seeks out ways to improve Stakeholdersor Client satisfaction Addresses execution of agreed continuous improvement initiatives e.g., based on business case