Project Manager

Job Description

Adecco are hiring a Project Manager to work for a major FMCG company.Remote working£370 PAYE p/d£500 Umbrella p/dASAP start12 months ContractThe Buy/Pay channel strategy project is a Global initiative within Indirect procurement. Its purpose is to implement best-in-class buying and paying channels appropriate for each sub-category of spend to; reduce rogue spend, Increase compliance to contracts,increase in touch-less transactions, takeout tactical work, on-board fewer one-off suppliers, translate category strategies into category cards and ensure associated system content is available to purchase against.The project forms part of a broader transformation program within the procurement area.Project Management:Planning, driving, and monitoring the workstreams within Buy/Pay Channel Strategy Project:

• Buy/pay channel
• Preferred Supplier
• Tail Spend
• Content Enablement

Key Responsibilities:

• Manages an assigned Project, working with the various stakeholders. Owns the processes for meeting cadence, work stream reviews, documentation, highlight risks and inter-dependencies, monitor milestones, etc. to ensure project deliverables are implementedto plan.
• Manages the project team (includes process owners, developers both internal and 3rd party), monitors and controls all required project activities.
• Creates and maintains the Project Stakeholder Engagement Strategy
• Maintains the overall assigned Project Plan ensuring that the plan appropriately reflects key inter-dependencies and external dependencies. Ensures that the plan is managed effectively and offers a strategic view of the program.
• Manage the Project Risk and Issue Management process. Ensures that there is a robust process for tracking and reporting risks and issues and that program-level risks and issues are communicated and managed appropriately.
• Implements and manages a project Benefits Management process, including identification, measurement and realisation of benefits. Regularly reports on realised benefits to the Program Manager.
• Maintains the project level Business Case
• Monitors the project budget and controls project spent to targets
• Works with a change manager to implement a robust Change Control process including documentation. Documents clear accountability at the project level for decision making and approvals in a defined Stage Gates process.
• Implements a robust Quality Management and Assurance process defined on the Program level
• Implements effective process for sharing project knowledge and documents with the appropriate stakeholders
• Helps develop improved project management skills in the program through consultancy, assurance, training and intervention.

Required Skills:

• Expert in project management supported by strong attention to details. Desired: MSP or PgMP certifications/PRINCE2/PMP
• Stakeholder engagement
• Experience in working in a project and/or program environment, preferred at a global level
• Influencing without authority
• Ability to navigate in working environment (matrix organisation, with no top down tell)
• Experience within procurement function and with procurement systems i.e. SAP and SAP Ariba preferable
• Experience coaching and educating project teams to strengthen team members capabilities and skill sets.
• Fluent in spoken and written English

Reporting:The buy/pay channel project manager will report to the Global Process Director for Requisition to Receipt in the wider Source to Pay Global Process Organisation.Adecco acts as an employment agency for permanent recruitment and an employment business for the supply of temporary workers. The Adecco Group UK & Ireland is an Equal Opportunities Employer.By applying for this role your details will be submitted to Adecco. Our Candidate Privacy Information Statement explains how we will use your information - please copy and paste the following link in to your browser https://candidate-privacy

Keyskills :
ProcurementSAPSupply Chainplanningproject managementStakeholder engagementStrong Communication Skills.