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Procurement Subject Matter Expert

Dyddiad hysbysebu:	04 Mehefin 2024
Cyflog:	£411.64 bob dydd
Gwybodaeth ychwanegol am y cyflog:	per day PAYE depending on experience
Oriau:	Llawn Amser
Dyddiad cau:	03 Gorffennaf 2024
Lleoliad:	GLOUCESTER, Gloucestershire, GL1 2TG
Cwmni:	Triumph Consultants Ltd
Math o swydd:	Dros dro
Cyfeirnod swydd:	Gloucestershire 5250020

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What's involved with this role:

Interim Procurement Subject Matter Expert

Reference no: Gloucestershire 5250020

Pay rate: Up to £411.64 per day PAYE depending on experience

Hours per week: 37 Monday – Friday, normal working hours

This opening assignment is for 11-12 months

City: GLOUCESTER, Gloucestershire

Hybrid working, required to be onsite 1 day per week which may change depending on business needs

Reporting to the Procurement Lead, the Procurement SME is responsible for ensuring that the SAP Ariba and S/4 HANA solutions are implemented and fully optimised across the Council. As part of a programme of work, to act as subject matter expert, develop new processes and policy as required, and provide key inputs throughout the programme implementation lifecycle. To be responsible for bringing your Procurement expertise, working closely with the system implementer to ensure the Core Procurement functionality is customer focussed and streamlined in line with SAP workflows. This is a broad role, and as part of the role, you will also help with the user adoption of the new solution, working with the change team to develop training, communication and learning materials.

Key responsibilities:

Assure the ERP design solution, its integrity and functionality against the Procurement strategy and in alignment with other programme workstreams.
Input into all deliverables throughout the ERP lifecycle for Procurement and including requirements, gap analysis, migration, user roles/authorisation, documentation, risk, data migration and testing.
Ensure Business Processes and Requirements are fully understood and aligned with the ERP template.
Support the coordination point between business process, IT, Finance and system integrator.
Support customer journey meetings and workshops to instill a functional understanding of the systems capabilities being delivered and relate these back to business process taxonomies
Support the creation of project deliverables and complete key deliverables in accordance with the project plan timeline.
Highlight issues to ensure solution integrity and efficiency to the Procurement Lead and support the resolution of any issues during the implementation.
Maintain a comprehensive understanding of the SAP product set, and how the set best functions as a whole for GCC.
Support the implementation of required business changes and including changes to ways of working, and the production of communication, training and learning materials. Support with data cleansing and reconciliation activities.
Help with defining user roles and any required changes to role definitions. Support with writing Test scenarios and scripts for User Acceptance Testing, and run end-to-end testing.
Collaborate closely with Strategic Procurement to align the Procurement Transformation due to the new Procurement Act with the system requirement and build.



NB: Please feel free to apply to us direct via jobs@tclrec.com by quoting the job reference and job title exactly.

To help speed up the process of uploading your CV to the client we would suggest that you send us your CV in Word format (or equivalent) if possible, rather than as a PDF

If you are successful in securing this role, please note that for the entire duration of this contract, regardless of extension you will be working this role at the PAYE rate that has been advertised. For absolute clarity, we only work on a PAYE basis, rather than entertaining umbrella pay terms, we do not offer Ltd/umbrella or outside IR35 rates. If you wish to understand PAYE vs Umbrella more, please let us know and we can send you some additional information for clarity.

Due to the number of CVs being sent to us under current market conditions, we cannot, unfortunately, respond to all applications. If, therefore, you have not heard from us within 3 days please make a working assumption that you have not been shortlisted on this occasion. We will, however, be very happy to receive future applications from you for other roles.

Please quote the Job Title & Vacancy Reference No. in your application, or we will be unable to match your CV to the role being applied for.


Other “Essential Requirements” – Please check to ensure that your CV addresses the following items:

Qualifications:

CIPS or equivalent qualification or experience.



Experience:

Experience of large-scale SAP Ariba implementations and transformation programmes is highly desirable.
Experience of working with waterfall and agile and a good basic knowledge of project management tools and techniques.
Experience in Business Process Re-engineering.
Communicating functional requirements and providing implementation guidance.
Experience working in a complex environment with a wide variety of stakeholders.
Designing, building and implementing Supplier and Contract management processes, systems and capabilities to help get the best out of their 3rd party relationships.
Experience working across the full P2P spectrum.



Knowledge:

Functional knowledge of SAP Ariba and working experience with SAP S4 HANA is highly desirable.
Thorough understanding of procurement legislation and regulations.
Understanding of the full P2P spectrum and its relationships with other functions, and in particular Finance.
An understanding of the ERP project cycle, the approach and the relevant documentation.
Understanding of the full contract management lifecycle.
A good knowledge of a variety of project methodologies and including both waterfall and agile.



Skills & Abilities:

Personally resilient and not averse to being robustly challenged and challenging back as appropriate.
Assertive and able to drive change against agreed parameters.
Collaborative and approachable.
Able to challenge leaders and managers on their own ground in relation Procurement service provision.
Able to adapt quickly to changing priorities and organisational needs.
Solution and time focussed.
Able to adapt personal style to different audiences.
Commitment to quality customer service and drive for continuous service improvement in a commercial context.
Strong IT skills including Microsoft packages or equivalent (e.g. G Suite).



***Qualification details and any other experience/skills relevant to the job role to help support your application (and help us to help you!) – please give full details within your CV document.

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Job Ref: Gloucestershire 5250020


Anticipated Length of Assignment: Unless otherwise stated (we do carry the occasional permanent vacancy) all of our roles are technically temporary, though opening assignments can be and often are, extended by clients on a longer term basis and can sometimes become permanent.

Please do try to resist contacting us with requests for progress updates.

We really do read every CV sent to us. All applications will be acknowledged by a human, not a robot, provided the job remains live and provided your CV meets the “Essential Requirements” listed.

Please note that we do our level best to take down ads as soon as roles have been filled. We are not in the business of harvesting CVs.

Important: We will interpret your application as being permission to submit your CV to this role (with the right to represent you) unless you advise us to the contrary.