Description:
The Procurement Project Manager is responsible for the development, implementation and ongoing improvement of procurement processes, policies and tools that improve the efficiency and/or effectiveness of the procurement organization in our journey to achieve best in class performance. This role will also drive the design, development, and deployment of digital procurement solutions using Microsoft Power Platform (Power Apps, Power Automate, Power BI) to enhance process efficiency, compliance, and data-driven decision-making. Can be based in Italy (Rome or Badia Polesine), Spain (Barcelona), US (Charlotte, NC; Milford, DE; York, PA; Sarasota, FL; Johnson City, TN; Waltham, MA) or in Slovakia (Bratislava).
Procurement Project Manager (m/f/d)
Responsibilities
- Lead global process efficiency initiatives such as increasing Indirect PO penetration, identifying and addressing process gaps, compliance issues, and system limitations.
- Design and implement Power Apps to digitize procurement workflows and improve user experience, especially support rolling our power apps related to requisitioning process.
- Develop Power Automate flows to streamline procurement processes, approvals, and notifications.
- Build and maintain Power BI dashboards to provide real-time visibility into indirect spend, PO compliance, and related KPIs.
- Develop project schedules, effort, resources required, and cost as well as impact/benefits using estimating models, best practices, and experience.
- Manage improvement projects through executing a project plan
- Prepare, present and defend business cases connected to specific projects / processes to Senior Leaders.
- Work closely with SME’s, and cross-functionally to ensure sustainable best practices are put in place in a post project environment.
- Gather internal & external benchmarks/best practices
- Drive operational effectiveness and efficiency through project design and post go- live optimization.
- Collaborate on the design of any necessary information technology infrastructure required to support improved performance and efficiency and be an ambassador for change within the Procurement team.
- Define project team member roles and ensure that project resources receive any necessary training and are used effectively.
- Define project communication plan and ensure that all requirements, project plans, and changes are communicated to the project sponsor, team members, and key stakeholders including leadership.
- Execute the project according to the project plan, drive adherence to schedule, document progress and actions, escalate concerns and issues to stakeholders in a timely manner, adjust as necessary to ensure the successful completion of projects.
- Create related SOP’s and policies and train the organization on them.
- Establish and implement key performance metrics to monitor the ongoing health and impact of the process/tool changes. These key metrics will also help you to monitor the usage, compliance and benefits of the projects implemented
- Ability to travel up to 10%
- Key responsibilities may evolve over time and specific deliverables outside of the scope of the above may be added
Requirements
Bachelor’s Degree in IT, Engineering, Supply Chain, Business or equivalent level of relevant experience. MS/MBA preferred
- 5+ years of procurement, strategic sourcing and supply chain experience
- Hands-on experience with Power Apps, Power Automate, and Power BI
- Strong understanding of Source-to-Procure / Procure-to-Pay processes and ERP systems
- Microsoft Power Platform certifications (preferred)
- Lean Six Sigma or equivalent process related methodology preferred
- Project Management certification (PMP, CAPM, etc) preferred
- Change Management experience preferred
- Strong project management and stakeholder engagement skills
- Expertise in Microsoft Power Platform (Power Apps, Power Automate, Power BI)
- Ability to analyze complex data and translate into actionable insights
- Excellent communication and change management capabilities
- Experience in writing SOPs and policy documentation
- Procurement ERP module applications
- Project planning and management of complex interdependencies, ability to prioritize, anticipate and mitigate risks to accomplish timely completion of project deliverables.
- Performance and Reporting Management: able to ensure timely and appropriate generation, collection, distribution, and communication of project progress and status information to project stakeholders.
- Ability / experience to work in a fast-paced environment and across multiple projects
- Exceptional teamwork, communication and relationship skills.
- Poractive, self-starter, resilient