S&C GPO Project Lead

This position is part of the Global Process Owner Team which is responsible for developing, monitoring, and driving change to achieve standardized, compliant and optimized processes and solutions across Category management, Source to Contract and Supplier Relationship Management functions at Procurement Plus. This includes regularly assessing new requirements to drive a prioritized set of projects to improve the process, measurement and related tools in collaboration with delivery and other stakeholder groups. The GPO Project Lead collaborates with category management, sourcing, shared services, business stakeholders, technology groups and client stakeholders to ensure effective planning and execution of these initiatives relying on best practices, previous practical experience gained being a practitioner as well as good project management. It is also expected that the GPO Project Lead would familiarize his/herself with responsible buying, sustainability and risk related requirements and support driving these principles into process execution.

Responsibilities:
• Understand and apply Source to Contract best practices, metrics and related tools 
• Understand savings methodologies and drive their practical application in the sourcing and contracting process
• Work collaboratively with stakeholders to determine specifics in the process including measurement, metrics, targets, thresholds and exceptions even at local or category level
• Monitor process performance, and identify standardization and improvement opportunities
• Identify technology gaps and drive process simplification and automation
• Lead, support and execute improvement and transformation projects as required