- Define and communicate a comprehensive vision of what world-class procurement organizations do as it relates to organizational structures, processes, policies, and procurement technology systems (e.g., strategy development, sourcing practices, expected results, people and organization development, process/systems, etc.)
- Serve as key user/Business Lead for Procurement Services
- Lead projects and programs to achieve business and functional goals and continuous improvement of processes
- Clearly communicate project plans and expectations to all team members, stakeholders, management, and suppliers
- Establishes appropriate Procurement, Travel, and Expense reporting routines
- Through people, process, and governance drive value to the business
- Serve as a resource for program excellence by providing support in policy, procedure, and project management
- Coordinate or support digital transformation and change management initiatives for all transformation projects
- Promote User Experience, E2E approaches driven by Speed and Simplicity.
- Bachelor's degree
- 4 years of procurement, strategic sourcing, related consulting experience
- Willingness to accommodate flexible hours to engage with international teams
- Experience in delivering training to diverse audiences.
- Ability to meet deadlines and set priorities, especially under time constraints.
- Ability to lead tactical projects while prioritizing to meet the needs of stakeholders
- Comprehensive understanding of contractual terms and the ability to negotiate contracts
- Effective interpersonal skills to support executive-level partners including presenting and facilitating meetings
- Excellent analytical, financial, strategic, problem-solving, and risk-assessment skills
- Strong business acumen with exceptional strategic thinking, analytical, and program management skills
- Demonstrated ability to create effective relationships, influence prioritization, and collaborate at all organizational levels
- Adept at driving the execution of multi-stakeholder initiatives, providing direction when needed and removing obstacles to get work done
- Strong verbal and written communication skills with the ability to lead, facilitate, and present to large groups
- Continuous Improvement mindset and customer service ethic
- Proficiency in Microsoft Excel, PowerPoint and Project Management Tools
- Any team management experience is a big plus
- Extend offers to candidates without an extensive interview process with a member of our recruitment team and a hiring manager via video orin person.
- Send job offers via email. All offers arefirstextended verballybya member of our internal recruitment teamwhenever possible,and then followed up via written communication.
Senior Procurement Process Specialist - Seattle, United States - Anaplan
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Anaplan. As the engine behind back-office system connectivity, you might not recognize our name, but our customers rank among the who's who in the Fortune 50. Coca-Cola, LinkedIn, Adobe, and Bayer are just a few of the 2,000+ companies that rely on our best-in-class platform and its native AI capabilities to see, plan, and lead their businesses. By dynamically connecting financial, strategic, and operational plans in real-time, companies trust Anaplan to give them the power to anticipate change, address complexity, deliver operational insights, increase profits, and stay ahead of their competition.
What unites Anaplanners across teams and geographies is our commitment to our customers' success and our collective motivation to achieve ambitious goals. We champion diversity of thought and ideas, and we behave like leaders irrespective of title. When you work for us, you'll be part of a winning culture that's dedicated to creating opportunities for our customers, partners, and employees. We hope you'll join us. Let's create something incredible together
Are you looking for an exciting new role in a high-growth technology company? Not only is our technology helping people and companies around the world every day to make better-informed plans and decisions, we are also on a journey to improve the processes for procurement across the entire organization with innovation, speed, and collaboration. You will support the Financial Shared Services departments which includes Real Estate, COE, and Procurement functions.
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