Procurement Officer

Job Title: S/4Hana Procurement & Supply Chain Officer

Location: Hertfordshire (We may be able to offer a relocation package for this role)

Dynamic (hybrid) working: 3 days per week on-site due to workload classification

• Company bonus: Up to £2,500 (based on company performance and will vary year to year)
• Pension: maximum total (employer and employee) contribution of up to 14%
• Overtime: opportunity for paid overtime
• Flexi Leave: Up to 15 additional days
• Enhanced parental leave: offers up to 26 weeks for maternity, adoption and shared parental leave. Enhancements are available for paternity leave, neonatal leave and fertility testing and treatments.
• Training and Development: Excellent career progression, training and career development opportunities

The Opportunity:

• This role will require collaboration with the Group Procurement & Supply Chain teams, the core project team, the overall Systems Integrator, and external partners. Managing key stakeholders both inside and outside the business is essential for delivering a successful solution. A key responsibility will be to communicate the vision for deploying the new system and supporting teams to learn how to maximize its benefits.
• Deliver a common set of S/4HANA Procurement & Supply Chain capabilities, ensuring alignment with local legal and regulatory requirements, within the boundaries of a standardized template. This role will contribute to the successful rollout of S/4HANA across the UK teams.
• Support the UK Procurement & Supply Chain team in the design and implementation of a harmonized and standardized process that can be integrated into S/4HANA. You will work with other stakeholders to leverage a unified data source and improve ways of working that add value to the process.
• Represent the needs of the UK Procurement & Supply Chain team within the project, ensuring that these requirements are considered during the design and implementation phases.
• Identify opportunities to improve Procurement & Supply Chain processes and maximize the benefits of S/4HANA, collaborating with colleagues to ensure a high level of understanding and knowledge is achieved.

Role Requirements:

• Experience in a Procurement & Supply Chain role.
• Experience with SAP products or S/4HANA (desirable).
• Ability to present and articulate a point of view, improvement, or working method.
• Experience in a complex, multi-national, matrix organization.
• Proficiency in French and/or Italian is an advantage.
• Excellent communication, influence, persuasion, and project management skills.
• Comfortable making decisions for change in situations with limited information.
• Proven track record of delivering value-added improvements or transformations in a Procurement setting.