Digital Procurement Solution Manager - Supplier Journey
Digital Procurement Solution Manager - Supplier Journey
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Were looking for a Digital Procurement Solutions Manager- Supplier Journey join us in London
As a Digital Procurement Solution Manager Supplier Journey you will be instrumental in designing and implementing an end-to-end supplier journey across our best-of-breed procurement tech landscape and Source-to-Pay processes including category strategy and supplier discovery sourcing contracting and enablement. You will work in tight partnerships and cross-collaboration with other Digital Procurement Solution Managers Risk and ESG team and Data and Insights team to ensure supplier data and process is seamlessly integrated ensuring data accuracy and holistic approach to mature supplier information and data model for strategic supplier 360 view
This senior role requires deep expertise in procurement processes specialising on supplier life cycle and its integration aspects across the systems and the ability to translate business requirements into efficient journey driving efficiency and data accuracy of framework. You will own supplier backlog items across multiple solutions prioritize initiatives in alignment with other Digital Procurement Solution Managers. In addition you will closely collaborate with Risk and ESG team for the market research/scouting identification dedicated supplier journey orchestration (i.e. supplier onboarding Third-Party Risk Management) and supplier master data management solutions and once identified collaborate in implementation translating Risk and ESG team business requirements into the solution functionality. Additionally you may define and propose new product offerings that enhance supplier lifecycle management to our clients.
The ideal candidate will be hard-working motivated and resilient with demonstrable experience working within a fast paced demanding service design/delivery environment. Relevant experience gained from a leading procurement technology company or a leading in-house procurement CoE team and understanding of technical concepts such as APIs basic coding principles and software integration are beneficial.
Key Accountabilities
Own the End-to-End Supplier Journey: Strategically architect in close collaboration with Risk and ESG team the entire supplier journey across relevant systems/processes. Ensure touchpoints are logically integrated data flows are accurate and maintained and systems support the intended supplier experience and driving value to our Sourcing Strategy and Delivery teams as well as our clients.
Provide improvements into supplier enablement: Drive supplier onboarding and enablement improvement initiatives ensuring supplier master data credentials and connectivity are correctly established and maintained.
Create and own Supplier 360 Solution: Develop a strategic supplier 360 solution consolidating internal data (spend contracts savings etc.) with external insights (market intelligence risk metrics) into a single actionable supplier view driving supplier segmentation (i.e. strategic bottleneck) and further relationship management. Work with the Data & Insights team to continuously improve the quality and depth of supplier data support analytics enablement and ensure real-time visibility into supplier status activity and performance.
Cross-Functional Collaboration: Act as the integration point for supplier-related workflows across different procurement solutions (e.g. sourcing contracting risk) collaborating with other Digital Procurement Solution Managers to ensure a seamless connected supplier journey. Identify opportunities for automation digitization and user experience enhancements across the supplier lifecycle; continuously gather feedback to iterate on solution improvements.
Innovation and supplier solutions implementation: Closely collaborate with Risk and ESG team in scouting and evaluation of supplier journey orchestration and master data management solutions including leveraging agentic AI and where relevant develop business cases to implement or offer these solutions for clients and lead functional implementation of those once selected.
Change Management: Contribute to the change management efforts in aspects related to supplier journey across the solutions and/or drives in case of supplier dedicated solutions ensuring training materials are available and up to date conducting trainings and briefing sessions and capturing user feedback.
Incidents/Issue Resolution: Alerted on critical incidents associated to supplier journey across the platforms participate in defining hot fixes/workarounds for major supplier related faults.
Collaboration and Partner Engagement: Collaborate closely with industry technology partners cross-functional teams including LBPS delivery strategy and other teams Blume Technology and Finance to ensure alignment and seamless supplier journey.
We tend to look for people with:
Bachelors degree or equivalent in business administration supply chain management or a related field. Advanced degree is desirable.
Qualifications and/or experience in relation to project management/process improvement methodologies e.g. Agile Lean Six Sigma preferred.
SKILLS & ABILITIES
Strong understanding of procurement processes focusing on supplier sourcing strategies and the intricacies of supply chain dynamics.
Familiarity with the supplier relationship management third-party risk ESG and external data integration
Proven experience in a product owner global process owner or similar role driving procurement technology or process transformation initiatives.
Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with the ability to translate complex requirements into actionable solutions excellent communication and social skills
Whats in it for you
Competitive salary Bonus **where applicable**
25 days annual leave with the option to purchase 5 more
Access to wellbeing and mental health benefits such as the Calm app personal medical critical illness cover and dental insurance
Matched pension contribution up to 10%
Access to our car benefit scheme
Access to our online learning platform to continue to develop and grow your career with us
The chance to join an innovative fast-paced and passionate team
Who we are:
Liberty Blume a Liberty Global company is a rapidly growing business services provider specialising in tech-enabled back-office solutions. Our mission is to deliver efficiency scale and value to our customers through Business Procurement and Financial Solutions. If youre curious customer centric and enjoy being one step ahead join us on our scale up journey and unlock your freedom to grow!
Liberty Global is an equal opportunity employer committed to an inclusive environment and accommodating all candidates. Were eager to hear from you no matter your background.
Required Experience:
Manager
Employment Type
Full-Time
