JOB DESCRIPTION

The Procurement Operations Manager’s primary purpose is to support the Procurement organization by managing Procure-to-Pay processes, managing and maintaining procurement technology, and developing and enforcing policies and procedures to mitigate risk across Advance’s organization. The role will partner closely with the Sourcing Center of Excellence Lead and play an important role in being a liaison between Sourcing and P2P end-users.

Key Responsibilities

• Oversees the end-to-end Procure-to-Pay (P2P) process, working closely with Accounts Payable
• Manages offshore team of P2P coordinators who are responsible for P2P process support and issue resolution
• Represents procurement in financial systems and advocates for GNFR processes
• Executes P2P training for the procurement organization
• Supports the COE Lead with procurement strategy development and process
• Oversee reporting and trains the team on how to use functionality to drive performance
• Responsible for overseeing PO issue resolution and escalations
• Monitor enterprise PO health and close out activities
• Approves P2P training updates
• Maintains relationships with key catalog partners and catalog hosting vendor
• Develops strategy to drive efficiencies, automation and enhance quality to transactions
• Other tasks as necessary

Key Qualifications and Skills

• Bachelor’s degree, with Master’s degree or advanced certification (e.g., MBA, CPM, CPSM, CPSC, PMP) preferred
• A minimum of seven (7) years of progressively increasing responsibility in Sourcing, Category Management, Supply Chain Management, Finance, Management Consulting or business-related operations
• Skilled in using Microsoft Office suite, particularly Word, Excel, Outlook and PowerPoint
• Skilled in Procure to Pay software (BuyerQuest) and extensive knowledge of ERP software (Oracle)
• Strategic orientation, inquisitive, comfortable with ambiguity, and self-motivated to identify trends and improvement opportunities aligned with business objectives and strategic plans
• Ability to build effective relationships and influence peers and key stakeholders
• Strong project management skills with ability to plan tasks, manage progress, remove barriers, manage change, resolve conflict, and build consensus
• Strong problem solving and analytical skills with ability to extract key themes, determine root causes, develop creative solutions, and craft concise messages
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills with the ability to tailor messages to the given audience, present information in a clear and concise manner
• Ability to prioritize, organize and multitask in a flexible, fast-paced and challenging environment

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• Oversees the end-to-end Procure-to-Pay (P2P) process, working closely with Accounts Payable
• Manages offshore team of P2P coordinators who are responsible for P2P process support and issue resolution
• Represents procurement in financial systems and advocates for GNFR processes
• Executes P2P training for the procurement organization
• Supports the COE Lead with procurement strategy development and process
• Oversee reporting and trains the team on how to use functionality to drive performance
• Responsible for overseeing PO issue resolution and escalations
• Monitor enterprise PO health and close out activities
• Approves P2P training updates
• Maintains relationships with key catalog partners and catalog hosting vendor
• Develops strategy to drive efficiencies, automation and enhance quality to transactions
• Other tasks as necessar