Skills you’ll need (minimum criteria)

• Relevant experience in procurement or supply chain management including SRM.
• Good understanding of end to end procurement processes.
• Strong analytical skills including the ability to manipulate large data sets, generate impactful visualisation and generate insights.
• Proven track record to craft, mobilise and effectively deliver continuous improvement projects

THE ROLE

As a Procurement Project Manager you will help ensure ITV has the right procurement infrastructure and capabilities to deliver our functional strategy and targets. Reporting to the Director of Procurement Operations you will work in a small, high performing team that is focused on continuous improvement across a broad range of functional and cross-functional topics.
The role provides a great opportunity to work across all parts of a progressive procurement agenda. Immediate priorities for the role include developing and implementing a Supplier Relationship Management (SRM) programme, supporting delivery of our supply chain sustainability targets, optimising supplier onboarding and risk management processes and developing and maintaining functional reporting.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

• Lead and support functional and cross-functional capability improvement projects working closely with the wider Procurement team, risk teams, Finance (including P2P), and key business collaborators.
• Actively seek out improvement opportunities by regularly engaging with the broader Procurement team and key collaborators.
• Develop, maintain and coordinate a centrally led SRM programme, working closely with Procurement category teams and key business stakeholders.
• Help deliver ITV’s supply chain sustainability goals and maintain our sector leading status by e.g. improving our scope 3 data, embedding sustainability requirements into procurement processes and ensuring key suppliers have appropriate carbon reduction plans.
• Support ongoing development of ITV’s supplier onboarding, risk management and self service capabilities including policies, guidance, process and technology.
• Develop and maintain functional data, dashboards and reporting that help provide the wider team and business with actionable insights.
• Help operate BAU functional support processes including supplier due diligence and risk management, periodic reporting and prioritising ad hoc business requests.
• Develop and maintain knowledge of procurement leading practices including external trends, innovations and leading technologies to support functional priorities and capabilities.
• Provide flexible support to category teams on planning, research, operational or sourcing activities, as the need arises.

Skills you’ll need (minimum criteria)

• Relevant experience in procurement or supply chain management including SRM.
• Good understanding of end to end procurement processes.
• Strong analytical skills including the ability to manipulate large data sets, generate impactful visualisation and generate insights.
• Proven track record to craft, mobilise and effectively deliver continuous improvement projects.

Other things we’re looking for (key criteria)

• Ability to understand and translate strategic objectives into tangible outcomes.
• Thrive in a fast paced environment, can lead opposing priorities with multiple collaborators and can work in an agile way.
• Resilient, quick learner, can handle ambiguity and adapt swiftly to change or failure.
• Confident and effective presentation skills.
• Understanding of supply chain sustainability standards and reporting requirements.
• Understanding of supplier risk management standards and reporting requirements.