Procurement System Specialist

at  DFDS Poland

Do you want to be a valued part of the critical infrastructure that serves communities across Europe and beyond? Are you looking for a position in which you can set direction and help shape our company? If so, then you could be the newest addition to our team as a:

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DFDS is looking for a Procurement System Specialist with the purpose of strengthening Group Procurement (GP) by adding focus on how we can improve our procure to pay system D365 across the group to automate, digitalize and improve the department’s and DFDS´ ability to gain standardized transparency and make solid data driven decisions.
DFDS is a global Ferry and Logistics company, and Group Procurement is a centralized group function. During the past years DFDS has been on a journey to standardize processes and systems and are right now, we are well underway in the implementation of a new ERP system, Microsoft D365 Finance and Operations, across the DFDS group. This initiative will improve Group Procurement’s ability to create value across the organization even further.
Group Procurement is placed in various locations, mainly across Europe, and you will have different stakeholders in different departments in various locations. The role will be located in Poznan, Poland. From time to time, you will be asked to travel, both to Copenhagen and to various DFDS locations across Europe. Your day-to-day manager will be placed in Copenhagen, but you will become part of a local procurement team in Poznan, with a local host manager.

ABOUT YOU:

Your colleagues and internal stakeholders are skilled and knowledgeable, so you will have plenty of support, and thus it is important that you have the right interpersonal skills and possess solid analytical skills. We are looking for a person with the following qualifications:

• A bachelor’s or a master’s degree in supply chain/finance or similar
• 2-5 years’ experience in supply chain/finance
• Basic knowledge of P2P processes and/or ERP systems (knowledge of Microsoft D365 is a plus)
• Basic knowledge of BI/reporting tools (knowledge of Power BI is a plus)
• You are a self-starter capable of working autonomously, taking responsibility for your own tasks
• You are also a team player with good collaboration skills and can build relationships with stakeholders on all levels in the organization
• As we are continuously working with improvements within the P2P area, you should be able to challenge status quo, ask questions and identify new opportunities.
• You will need a good portion of curiosity around processes and process optimization and a general desire to understand and trust data
• Your English language skills, both oral and written, are excellent
• You are a proficient IT user

You will be a member of the GP team, however, working very close with the ERP Project team and consultants, as well as dealing with key procurement and finance stakeholders from various locations.

Your responsibilities will mainly be related to the ERP Implementation, where you, together with the team, will be responsible for the roll-out of the procurement processes, including analysis, process optimization, training and support.

• You will assist in ensuring a successful roll-out of the new ERP system in new locations.
• You will be partially responsible for the procurement backlog and help ensure that the procurement workstream delivers according to the overall project plan.
• You will be responsible for preparations and arrange meeting with local business stakeholders to ensure a smooth implementation and that local business requirements are covered.
• You will contribute with testing of the procurement processes and maintaining the test cases (both manual and automated test cases).
• You will be responsible for conducting trainings and ensuring that the existing training material is up to date.
• You will be dealing with day-to-day questions coming from end-users
• You will support the process of identifying how to improve and automate current or planned processes within the ERP system.