Procurement Excellence Process Manager. LilyLifestyle

Job Details

• 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

• 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.

• 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 continual improvement of processes in the 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 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.

• Bachelor's degree in Business Information Systems, Business Administration or another relevant discipline.
• Experience in P2P, AP, and Shared Service Environment Level Advanced (5-10 years).
• Experience in 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 in both Operational Procurement and Accounts Payable functions and their needs.
• Strong technical knowledge of S2P Processes in SAP ERP & Ariba.
• Experience 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 in data mining/statistical tools such as SAS, XLMiner and Mat Lab.
• 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.