Procurement Project Manager

Location: Greater London House, Mornington Crescent, NW1

Department:  Procurement

Level: Guide, No line management

Reports to: Head of Procurement - Development and Operations

Fixed Term Contract

THE ROLE

Procurement Project Manager

Are you a procurement project manager who has experience of designing and implementing procurement tools and processes?

As a project manager within the procurement function, you will design, implement, and manage tools and processes to drive efficiencies, enable savings opportunities and improve controls in the source to contract and procure to pay processes.

You will join the Procurement Development and Operations team, working closely with the Procurement category teams, business stakeholders, finance tech, 3rd party suppliers, and the finance change team.

THE TEAM

The Procurement function at ASOS is responsible for all 3rd party expenditure with non-stock (GNFR) suppliers. We are organised to manage categories of spend and key stakeholder groups with the flexibility to pivot and prioritise.

Our vision is to:

• Drive value from all GNFR spend, recognised to a common set of metrics​
• Deliver Operational Excellence – leveraging Lean principles wherever possible​
• Provide a seamless internal customer experience – like buying fashion from ASOS​
• Innovate to drive growth – harnessing the power of our suppliers​
• Ensure fit-for-purpose compliance and risk management​
• Automate non-value-add activities, enabled by the right Tech

What you'll be doing:

Propose the projects to be delivered for the life of the engagement

Initiate each project

• Propose scope and identify benefits
• Agree prioritisation
• Agree impacted parties, Procurement, business users, suppliers
• Build in appropriate audit / controls
• Identify project stakeholders and appropriate project governance
• Build and manage a project plan including time and cost

Deliver the projects

• Lead the project (and any virtual team resource) to achieve the agreed project scope
• Monitor the plan, budget, dependencies as well as risks and issues
• Track and communicate project status
• Design and deliver change and education materials

Close the projects

• Transition project deliverables to BAU

We’d like to meet someone with:

• Experience of Procurement processes and technology
• Experience of using Lean principles
• Proven experience of delivering process or technology change projects
• Leadership skills, delivery focus and gravitas to project positive energetic attitude and resolve disputes and challenges
• Proven ability to perform effectively in a fast-paced, high-growth, rapidly changing environment
• Possess a high degree of project planning, organisational and stakeholder management skills
• Ability to effectively articulate and present complex information and risks to non-technical / non process focused users
• Ability to build positive relationships with Procurement, system users, key business stakeholders and tech teams
• Microsoft Dynamics experience

What's in it for you?

• Competitive salary, bonus and pension matching
• Life insurance, free private medical care, cycle to work scheme + more
• A bespoke flexible benefits scheme catered to you
• Best in class Learning & Development schemes and career development programmes
• 25 days holiday + never work on your birthday again!
• Free modern onsite gym, plus personal training and wellness rooms
• A dynamic social environment, from company-wide sports days, charity days, ‘Give A Week Away’ opportunities to visit our charity partners in India & company-wide celebrations to name just a few
• Huge staff discounts and sample sales