Procurement Business Support
On-siteLondon, England, United Kingdom or Gatwick, England, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Job Summary
Manage procurement support activities across four business streams and PMD areas, including establishing and monitoring vendor relationships to drive innovation and reduce risk. Deliver training, engagement, and communications to stakeholders while mapping existing processes using tools like Microsoft Visio and communicating policies across multiple channels. Identify value creation opportunities, build business cases, and present procurement vision and goals to senior managers and directors. Utilize analytical and problem-solving skills to tackle challenges, multitask during fast turnarounds, and collaborate cross-functionally. This role aligns with the Head of Procurement's strategy within BDO's Finance Department, supporting entrepreneurial businesses navigating today's changing world.
Required Qualifications
- A basic understanding of procurement or commercial work
- Able to understand new technology and requirements quickly
- Can build and maintain relationships with key stakeholders, acting as a trusted source of support
- Basic knowledge of Microsoft Excel with a desire to grow this to at least intermediate and build on their data analysis skills
- Strong communication skills through multiple channels. E.g. written and verbal
- Ability to understand existing processes and learn to map these via tools such as Microsoft Visio
- Ability to understand and communicate policies and processes to a variety of stakeholders
- Confidence to present/communicate Procurement's vision and goals, acting as a source of knowledge and guidance
- Able to work cross-functionally, understanding wider processes not only those within Procurement
- Strong analytical skills
- Problem solving skills – identify and offer solutions to problems
- A critical thinker who shows confidence and willingness in taking on a challenge
- Uses initiative when it comes to tackling tasks or problems
- Able to multitask & react to fast turnarounds
Desired Qualifications
- Knowledge of Procure 2 Pay, e.g. requisitions and purchase orders, etc
- Prior knowledge of ERP Systems
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