LanceSoft Inc
Title: Buying Content Manager
Location: Remote
Duration: 12 months
Fully remote role - EST timezone
Description:
Job Purpose:
The Procurement Buying Goods & Services team has single accountability for the global Strategy, Design, Governance and Improvement roadmap of the end to end BG&S processes and operations.
The process impacts 400+ Procurement employees, 15,000 shoppers and 38,000 suppliers across Sourcing, Supplier Relationship Management, Master Data, Requisition, Purchase Order, Invoice and Payment processes.
The Buying Goods & Services Transformation programme has pointed out that for a good employee experience, it is critical to define the adequate strategy and manage the buying channel content as per specificities of the region.
Once buying content and employee shopping experience is fluid, it will increase the compliance for the requesters, suppliers, procurement & operations.
Responsibilities
Implement the buying channel vision to enable ‘shoppable content’ in the Ariba Guided Buying module by partnering with Procurement category managers and business stakeholders to design and implement best-in-class buying and payment channel strategies across all areas of spend in the region.
Responsible for optimization and activation of buying channels per category, ensuring governance and decision authority on buying channel strategies and Guided Buying tile design meets CLIENTs business needs and priorities.
Optimize internal or third party solutions available to procurement and requisitioners (e.g. catalogs, marketplaces, tail spend management solutions).
Establishing and monitoring KPIs and regular governance to ensure buying channels are optimized, to identify opportunities to increase procurement value and/or simplify the requisitioning experience for stakeholders.
Soliciting the Voice of the Customer (utilising Communities of Practice where available) and operating a continuous improvement cycle for the buying channel management (i.e., monitor, improve, monitor, adjust) to enable the employee experience journey.
Driving change and adoption within the shopper and regional Procurement team. Ensuring training material, process documentation and other supporting material are developed and maintained as well as monitoring end user support, training and communication effectiveness.
Continually assessing external and internal benchmark and best practice trends and benchmarks
Support strategic initiatives for Procurement programs on the content of the BG&S process & systems, such as Mergers or Acquisitions.
Partner closely with the Buying Goods & Services GPOs and head of Buying Goods and Services.
Partner closely with global and regional category teams to facilitate strategies into a buying channel strategy.
Requirements
Procurement category management experience
Category manager experience
Procurement technology deployment experience
Experience with procurement category managers
Any industry experience but pharma would be preferred
Capital logistics, or MRO experience
Procurement data and analytics experience
Procurement strategy experience
5+ years at a minimum in a similar role
About the company Established in 2000, LanceSoft is a Certified MBE and Woman-Owned organization, and a pioneer in providing premium end-to-end Global Workforce Solutions and IT Services to diverse clients across various domains.
Notice Talentify is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or protected veteran status.
Talentify provides reasonable accommodations to qualified applicants with disabilities, including disabled veterans. Request assistance at accessibility@talentify.io or 407-000-0000.
Federal law requires every new hire to complete Form I-9 and present proof of identity and U.S. work eligibility.
An Automated Employment Decision Tool (AEDT) will score your job-related skills and responses. Bias-audit & data-use details: www.talentify.io/bias-audit-report . NYC applicants may request an alternative process or accommodation at aedt@talentify.io or 407-000-0000.
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Location: Remote
Duration: 12 months
Fully remote role - EST timezone
Description:
Job Purpose:
The Procurement Buying Goods & Services team has single accountability for the global Strategy, Design, Governance and Improvement roadmap of the end to end BG&S processes and operations.
The process impacts 400+ Procurement employees, 15,000 shoppers and 38,000 suppliers across Sourcing, Supplier Relationship Management, Master Data, Requisition, Purchase Order, Invoice and Payment processes.
The Buying Goods & Services Transformation programme has pointed out that for a good employee experience, it is critical to define the adequate strategy and manage the buying channel content as per specificities of the region.
Once buying content and employee shopping experience is fluid, it will increase the compliance for the requesters, suppliers, procurement & operations.
Responsibilities
Implement the buying channel vision to enable ‘shoppable content’ in the Ariba Guided Buying module by partnering with Procurement category managers and business stakeholders to design and implement best-in-class buying and payment channel strategies across all areas of spend in the region.
Responsible for optimization and activation of buying channels per category, ensuring governance and decision authority on buying channel strategies and Guided Buying tile design meets CLIENTs business needs and priorities.
Optimize internal or third party solutions available to procurement and requisitioners (e.g. catalogs, marketplaces, tail spend management solutions).
Establishing and monitoring KPIs and regular governance to ensure buying channels are optimized, to identify opportunities to increase procurement value and/or simplify the requisitioning experience for stakeholders.
Soliciting the Voice of the Customer (utilising Communities of Practice where available) and operating a continuous improvement cycle for the buying channel management (i.e., monitor, improve, monitor, adjust) to enable the employee experience journey.
Driving change and adoption within the shopper and regional Procurement team. Ensuring training material, process documentation and other supporting material are developed and maintained as well as monitoring end user support, training and communication effectiveness.
Continually assessing external and internal benchmark and best practice trends and benchmarks
Support strategic initiatives for Procurement programs on the content of the BG&S process & systems, such as Mergers or Acquisitions.
Partner closely with the Buying Goods & Services GPOs and head of Buying Goods and Services.
Partner closely with global and regional category teams to facilitate strategies into a buying channel strategy.
Requirements
Procurement category management experience
Category manager experience
Procurement technology deployment experience
Experience with procurement category managers
Any industry experience but pharma would be preferred
Capital logistics, or MRO experience
Procurement data and analytics experience
Procurement strategy experience
5+ years at a minimum in a similar role
About the company Established in 2000, LanceSoft is a Certified MBE and Woman-Owned organization, and a pioneer in providing premium end-to-end Global Workforce Solutions and IT Services to diverse clients across various domains.
Notice Talentify is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or protected veteran status.
Talentify provides reasonable accommodations to qualified applicants with disabilities, including disabled veterans. Request assistance at accessibility@talentify.io or 407-000-0000.
Federal law requires every new hire to complete Form I-9 and present proof of identity and U.S. work eligibility.
An Automated Employment Decision Tool (AEDT) will score your job-related skills and responses. Bias-audit & data-use details: www.talentify.io/bias-audit-report . NYC applicants may request an alternative process or accommodation at aedt@talentify.io or 407-000-0000.
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