Procurement Operations Manager – Procurement Excellence

Overview

In this role you drive procurement governance, processes and analytics to make procurement globally consistent, compliant and measurable. You will partner with cross-functional teams to enable scalable procurement operations across regions, supporting digitalisation and continuous improvement. The position combines governance, transformation and performance insight to elevate how procurement operates beyond category management. A remote role with occasional travel, offering global impact within a manufacturing context.

Pay / Benefits

• Remote Working
• Pension Scheme
• Private Healthcare
• Professional Development Support
• Global Career Opportunities
• Employee Wellbeing Programmes

Responsibilities

• Define and continuously improve procurement processes, policies and operating procedures
• Develop playbooks, templates and governance standards for procurement
• Establish reporting routines and governance forums for decision-making
• Ensure systems support audit readiness and regulatory compliance
• Drive adoption of procurement standards across global teams
• Own the KPI framework and reporting architecture for procurement
• Create dashboards, scorecards and reporting packs for actionable insight
• Collaborate with Finance and IT to ensure accurate spend and savings reporting
• Lead process improvement and digitalisation initiatives in procurement
• Provide training and coaching to raise procurement capability across the organisation
• Support cross-functional teams with standardized processes and performance reporting
• Align governance with wider business objectives across Finance, Legal, Compliance and Sustainability

Key requirements

• Experience in Procurement Excellence, Transformation, Governance or Process Improvement
• Track record implementing procurement processes, controls and governance frameworks
• Strong experience in procurement performance management and KPI reporting
• Experience developing dashboards and management information
• Background in process standardisation and continuous improvement
• Strong stakeholder management and influencing skills
• Experience in global manufacturing or complex corporate environments
• Knowledge of procurement systems, ERP and BI tools

• strong analytical and problem-solving ability
• highly organized and process-oriented
• excellent communication and stakeholder engagement
• ERP platforms and procurement systems
• Business intelligence tools
• KPI reporting and dashboards

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