Hays Specialist Recruitment Ltd posted a job you might be interested in July 31, 2014 at 11:56AM

Hays Specialist Recruitment Ltd



Procurement Shared Service Centre Manager

Milton Keynes, United Kingdom, GB - Construction

Fantastic opportunity to join this market leading organisation in a new role overseeing the Procurement Shared Service Centre providing support to all the divisions in the group



The position reports into the Head Of Procurement Shared Service and the primary duty will be to establish , manage and support the new central procurement transactional service and deliver "best in class" procurement function in line with the group procurement strategy, agreed service level indicators and key performance metrics to support internal and external customers



A critical focus will be sponsorship of the category migration plan and business continuity throughout the migration process as well as managing the interfaces with other business systems and stakeholders to ensure alignment and synergy



Key Tasks and Accountabilities



* Act as the central point of reference for all day to day operational duties of the Shared service centre, providing appropriate support to the processing teams and actively contributing to the procurement process, identifying and presenting key recommendations to improve service and deliver savings whilst maintaining service levels and mitigating business risk

*To be the proactive custodian of SLA's and agreed KPI's, constantly working to enhance service levels and efficiency of teams and systems

* Assist with, and support the mobilisation of new business or contracts into the Procurement Shared Service centre

* Oversee the induction and on-going training of all SSC Team members

* Provide monthly performance reports of service metrics - productivity, processes and requisitions



Essential Skills and Experience

* MCIPS or equivalent would be advantageous

* Detailed understanding of relationships between contractor and sub-contractors is also preferred including and understanding of supply chain and category management

* Strong IT skills,knowledge of COINS ERP system and oracle would be beneficial

* Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills, capable of working at a variety of levels within the business

* Experience of implementing a new function and of engaging with and taking the business and colleagues "on the change journey"

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Excellent Remuneration



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