Sr. Manager, Procurement Operations

Responsibilities

• SAP Ariba Operations Management : Continue driving continuous improvement within SAP Ariba Buying and Invoicing to ensure maximum adoption, simplified requisitioning, streamlined purchase order and invoice processing, and efficient workflow approvals.
• Data ‑ Driven Continuous Improvement : Use spend analytics and requisition trends to identify opportunities for channel optimization, cost savings and policy refinement. Run a continuous improvement framework that iterates on policies and tools over time.
• Change Management & Training : Design change ‑ management programs and develop training materials for new processes or tools, ensuring smooth adoption across the organization.
• Support the Centralized Procurement Function : Support the Executive Director in scaling the Procurement Operations function through process standardization, training, performance tracking, and knowledge sharing .
• Supplier Relationship Management : Partner with key procurement suppliers to reduce vendor proliferation, support strategic vendor consolidation and maintain robust governance that drives greater compliance and reliability.
• Collaborative Operational Engagement : Partner closely with sourcing teams, finance, accounts payable, IT and other cross ‑ functional stakeholders to align operational procurement practices with overall organizational goals and facilitate seamless business operations.
• Trusted Advisor : Manage relationships with internal stakeholders and champion procurement tool adoption through targeted training and support. Proactively meet with stakeholders to understand needs, communicate changes and develop trusted relationships.
• Agile Process Improvement : Continuously look for ways to improve the procurement process and leverage new methods to drive faster cycle time, reduce touchpoints and increase the speed at which SPE does business.

Requirements

• Experience : Minimum of 7 ‑ 10 years of corporate procurement/ purchasing /sourcing or similar experience, with at least 3-5 years leading procurement operations or service teams. Experience building or scaling a procurement function or service center is highly desirable.
• Operational & Technical Skills : Demonstrated ability to run day ‑ to ‑ day procurement operations with a focus on efficiency, accuracy and compliance. Proven experience with SAP Ariba, S/4HANA and related analytics platforms; comfort establishing dashboards and using data to drive decisions.
• Industry Background : Experience in Media & Entertainment or technology ‑ based industries is preferred.
• Leadership & Change Management : Proven leadership and team ‑ management skills; adept at recruiting and de

Additional Information

Procurement Operations is accountable for ensuring the purchasing of goods and services is easy and compliant, building a delightful buying experience across Technology, Professional Services, Corporate Services/Facilities, Travel, Marketing, Production, and Distribution. We maximize preferred supplier usage to streamline buying and reduce supplier proliferation; enhance self-service and automation to support the speed of business; provide continuous support and proactive stakeholder engagement; manage and enforce the Global Procurement Policy; and champion a user-centered approach that builds trust and supports organizational objectives. The Senior Manager , Procurement Operations is an senior operations leader who owns day-to-day buying performance and executes the roadmap set by the Executive Director to make purchasing simpler, faster, and more reliable. This leader optimizes requisition-to-approval workflows; maximizes the impact of the operations team's review, approval, and diversion to preferred suppliers in line with the Global Procurement Policy; and ensures all legal entities with access to SAP Ariba are fully onboarded and supported . They support the Executive Director in standing up a centralized procurement team and lead implementation to optimize purchasing across preferred buying channels , non-po invoices, and AP payment requests . They translate targets set by the Executive Director into operational KPIs (compliance, cycle time, first-time-right, adoption, NPS), use data to refine channels and enforce policy, and partner with Sourcing, Finance/AP, IT, and business leaders to deliver measurable results.

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