Procurement Project Manager/Team Leader

For our client, Aryzta – a leading company in the food industry – we are looking for an experienced professional to join the team as Procurement Project Manager / Team Lead.

Your new company :

Procurement Project Manager manages the transition of the procurement process to BSC in Poland and further takes over the management of the transactional team. The position includes the validation of assigned requisitions to placing orders with suppliers as well as maintaining accurate due dates on purchase orders, expediting orders in escalation cases, and resolving quality issues with the supply base. This role involves close interaction with IT systems, running RfX and quotation evaluations for lower value transactions, and supporting project demands. Additionally, the person in this role will actively promote continuous improvement by challenging existing processes and procedures to identify and implement valid improvements. For indirect materials, the position will work closely with the business to minimize shadow procurement and ensure a compliant ordering process.

Your new role :

• Coordinating projects and initiatives related to transition, this includes managing, planning, and controlling project implementation and schedules, providing and analyzing project-related metrics, and reporting status and progress,
• Coordinating, distributing and monitoring the workload in a team (daily activities),
• Responsibility for delivering high-quality services to the organization within the defined scope of services, goals and metrics (KPI),
• Primary point of contact for escalation in process/operational topics,
• Striving to improve / optimize processes as part of the responsibility of the component,
• Conducting and participating in projects,
• Executing order process (incl. RfX for low value transactions)
• Contribute to achieve savings and cost avoidance targets
• Purchasing administration
• Ensuring data accuracy in systems
• Leading smaller projects (e.g. setting-up eCatalogues)
• Collaboration with internal customers / stakeholders.

What you'll need to succeed :

• 2-5 years’ experience in a similar position within procurement, including a mix of project management/transition and leadership skills
• Education as Specialist with Certificate of Competence is an advantage / in training for MCIPS is preferred
• Working knowledge in Microsoft Office, esp. Word, Excel, PowerPoint
• Experience in the execution of RfXs as well as quotation evaluations, in SAP-MM and the S2P Tool is an advantage
• Experience in managing teams of direct reports
• Good understanding of IT-driven processes
• Accurate work in an IT environment
• Experience in handling interactions with suppliers
• Feeling comfortable within a complex and fast moving as well as changing environment
• Resilience and endurance in daily business (administration, order & dunning process)
• Excellent in team work
• Proactive attitude
• Independent working
• Fluent English

What you'll get in return

• Opportunity for career growth in a global company.
• Participation in key projects aimed at process optimization.
• Attractive benefits package, including private medical care and training programs.

Interested? Apply directly via LinkedIn!

*Hays Poland sp. z o.o. jest agencją zarejestrowaną w rejestrze prowadzonym przez Marszałka Województwa Mazowieckiego pod numerem 361.