Manager Procurement Center Of Excellence
Discovery Communications
Knoxville, TNThis was removed by the employer on 6/9/2020 5:03:00 PM PST
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Position Summary
This position plays an integral role within the Procurement organization related to technology and processes to drive efficiency and performance for Discovery. As a member of the Procurement Center of Excellence (COE) team, this role will work closely with the Procurement category teams to identify value creation opportunities through data analytics and improve integration with the business through advanced procurement systems/tools. The position will support continual improvement by supporting new procurement system implementations, identifying and implementing procurement system enhancements, and identifying operational improvements through analysis of the process, tools, and data. The successful holder of the position will have a deep understanding of the system development lifecycle, an understanding of the procurement function, and the ability to collaborate with diverse global and cross-functional teams.
Responsibilities
1. Work alongside the other COE team members to continuously enhance processes, improve analytics and performance metrics, and support user adoption of the systems/tools.
2. Support the implementation of new systems and system enhancements/releases including gathering requirements, testing functionality, providing training, and developing change management plans that ensure all business needs are met.
3. Administer and support existing procurement systems working with counterparts in the technology organization. This includes support of configurations, enhancements, reporting, and testing.
4. Develop/Maintain training resources and deliver training to various user groups to drive compliant and efficient use of available tools.
5. Support reporting and analysis of key procurement metrics
6. Work closely with the Global Procure-to-Pay team, Legal, and InfoSec teams while guiding the business through the source to pay process
7. Manage relationships with multiple business organizations, internal technology groups, and 3rd party software vendors.
8. Ad hoc projects as required.
Requirements
* Bachelor’s degree in business administration, management information systems, supply chain management or related field.
* 5 years of experience as a business analyst, preferably related to purchasing/procurement systems
* Knowledge of procurement processes and related reporting requirements
* Full-lifecycle system implementation experience including technical and functional requirements, system design, implementation, data migration, testing, training, go-live support, and issue resolution.
* Proven ability to apply critical thinking and problem solving skills
* Strong computer skills including proficiency in MSoffice suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Visio) or Google Suite
* Strong communication skills with ability to interact with all levels in the company
* Excellent written, oral and presentation skills and an ability to synthesize complex and technical information in a clear, concise manner
* Experience with SAP, Ariba, Scout a plus
* Ability to function effectively in a matrixed organization
* Proactive and driven to identify, implement, and monitor continuous improvement opportunities.
* Must have the legal right to work in the United States
Knoxville, KNOX, KNX, Tennessee, TN