Senior Analyst - Procurement Operations

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Company Description
Visa is a world leader in payments and technology, with over 259 billion payments transactions flowing safely between consumers, merchants, financial institutions, and government entities in more than 200 countries and territories each year. Our mission is to connect the world through the most innovative, convenient, reliable, and secure payments network, enabling individuals, businesses, and economies to thrive while driven by a common purpose – to uplift everyone, everywhere by being the best way to pay and be paid.
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Job Description

ROLE ACCOUNTABILITY

The role holder has the regional ownership of the end-to-end S2P processes and Ariba technology. The criticality of the role is S2P and Ariba in depth knowledge, experience in deployment and leading continuous improvements in close partnership with the Global Sourcing and Financial Systems Services (FSS) teams and the business:
Support the development of the Procurement Operations function, strategic & operational delivery
Support global S2P processes improvements and further automation and digitalisation effort.
Design, track and deliver short term plans (1-2 years)
Lead regional and support global deployment of system enhancements, additional functionalities and modules.
Support the development and implementation CEMEA S&Ops
Lead review and implement leading practice alternative buying channels. Monitor utilisation and success.
Assume ownership of guided buying content and buying channel strategy and operationalization, from planning to execution.
Actively lead and support the implementation of new enhanced processes and any potential integrations, managing change effectively to ensure that new ways of working are documented and embedded successfully.
Design and implement Ariba and P2P training programme and materials for Sourcing and business users.
Act as SME, process and system lead and expert in Ariba (experience of Oracle and Concur is a plus)
Data Analytics & Reporting
Responsible for accurate and on time delivery of Sourcing reports.
Custodian for data standards within Sourcing CEMEA, collaborating with other regional and global teams to ensure data quality.

ROLE BASE

Dubai, UAE
This is a hybrid position. Hybrid employees can alternate time between both remote and office. Employees in hybrid roles are expected to work from the office 2-3 set days a week (determined by leadership/site), with a general guidepost of being in the office 50% or more of the time based on business needs.
Qualifications
Educated to degree level
CIPS qualification desirable
Previous experience, a minimum of 10 years in a similar position leading Procurement Operations, and acting as S2P/Ariba SME role within a large organization
Advanced knowledge and experience in design, documentation and deployment of end-to-end procurement processes including Target Operating Model (TOM), Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) and templates for Source To Contract (S2C) and Procure To Pay (P2P) process.
Track record of successfully leading Ariba post-implementations improvements
Excellent knowledge of analysis tools (e.g. Excel, PowerBI, Tablue, Access etc)
Experience of working successfully in a matrix organisation.
Team player with energy, pace and a track record of delivery.
Additional Information
Visa is an EEO Employer. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability or protected veteran status. Visa will also consider for employment qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with EEOC guidelines and applicable local law