Procurement Manager - Buy Desk Operations

Job Description
Position Type :

Full time Type Of Hire :

Experienced (relevant combo of work and education) Education Desired :

Bachelor's Degree Travel Percentage :

1 - 5%
Job Description
Are you ready to unleash your full potential? We’re looking for people who are passionate about payments to chart Worldpay’s path to being the largest and most-loved payments company in the world.
As Procurement Operations Manager you will be identifying and driving improvement opportunities across Worldpay’s Procure-to-Pay processes and capabilities with special focus on the design, development, and management of an efficient buy desk that provides a streamlined and simplified procurement experience to business stakeholders.
You will be responsible for the Management and continuous improvement of Worldpay’s Buy Desk in close collaboration with Worldpay’s Sourcing team to ensure efficient triaging and directing to the proper procurement channels. In example, punch-out catalogues, hosted catalogues, other self-guided channels, guided sourcing, etc.
What You Will Be Doing
Lead a buy desk operation that constitutes a one-stop shop for procurement support and drive continuous improvement and efficiencies.
Lead the buying team to efficiently execute key tactical activities including guiding/supporting business stakeholders through the ordering process, ensure optimal usage of catalogues, raising purchase requisitions, quoting with suppliers as appropriate, issue resolution, support troubleshooting with stakeholders, etc.
Drive faster cycle time and pursue automation as appropriate, develop initiatives that enable self-service, and reduce manual intervention.
Establish SLAs and develop key performance indicators to measure team’s efficiency and, buying cycle time. Develop recommendations for areas of improvement based on metrics.
Enable efficient and accurate reporting/analytics/dashboards that support efficient decision-making.
Develop useful reference materials that directs stakeholders to the correct buying channels. Enable capabilities that allow stakeholders to seamlessly search, find, and purchase items.
Support the refinement of operating model for operational Procurement to ensure effective execution of requisition-to-pay and expense processes while ensuring compliance with company policies and procedures.
Ensure seamless collaboration between Procurement and Accounts Payable teams. Collaborate to ensure supplier master is maintained appropriately.
Collaborate cross-functionally with stakeholders such as Finance to address Procure to Pay (P2P) issues as applicable.
What You Bring
7+ years of experience in Procurement and/or operational roles.
Proven experience developing and leading buy desk operation.
Leadership experience in operational Procurement (e.G. Req-to-Pay, Accounts Payable, etc.)
Proven ability to coach and develop a team.
Complex project management, ideally related to S2P implementation or enhancements.
Experience with process mapping, optimization, and implementation.
Strong background in Procurement technologies that support the Source-to-Pay process.
Previous experience in a technology or software company is a plus.
Bachelor’s degree or advanced degree in a procurement related field preferred.
Proven experience streamlining end-to-end procurement processes.
Strong interpersonal skills to partner effectively with key functions across the organization.
Excellent written and verbal communication skills
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