Procurement Commodity Manager

City, Manchester
PwC.
About Us:

We are looking for a Procurement Commodity Manager to support the firm’s Business Services & Travel (BS&T) function.

Business Services & Travel is a varied and diverse category. The key services that combine to make up this category area include travel (air, rail, ground transport), hotels and serviced accommodation, meeting and event services, training centres, corporate card programme, car fleet, and insurance.

Procurement is a mature strategic sourcing function at PwC with excellent sponsorship within the business. A well-established category management structure is in place, and the Procurement team has delivered significant commercial and operational benefits through strategic sourcing initiatives over many years.

About the Role:

This role involves close collaboration with internal service owners in London to support sourcing strategy and supplier management across the Business Services & Travel supply chain.

The role is varied with tasks spanning the procurement process. Key responsibilities include facilitating tender exercises, contract management and administration, market reviews, contract preparation and negotiation, and supply chain management.

The implementation of Coupa’s Business Spend Management as PwC’s end-to-
end S2P platform is anticipated to help facilitate opportunities for further supply chain realignment and service quality enhancements. As a result, Procurement will play a vital role in offering strategic sourcing expertise and managing large sourcing projects while mitigating associated third-party supplier risks.

The role reports directly into the Procurement Business Services & Travel Category Senior Manager and is an excellent opportunity for an appropriately skilled professional to develop their career within a leading Procurement function.

About You:

The role is likely to suit a professionally qualified or part-qualified MCIPS individual with strong Source- to- Pay (S2P) experience gained in a mature Procurement environment.

Candidates with experience in the Business Services & Travel category would be desirable, but not essential.

The successful Procurement Commodity Manager applicant should possess strong interpersonal and communication skills as well as an ability to build sound relationships with a variety of key stakeholders in a trusted business advisor capacity.

The role is focused on three key areas:

• Risk Management – particularly through the negotiation of robust contracts with limited legal counsel input, and the ongoing development of best practice procurement processes, including incorporating supply chain Environment, Social and Governance (ESG) considerations;
• Relationship Management – acting as a trusted business advisor to functional leaders and service owners across PwC, working closely with internal stakeholders to build appropriate and effective relationships with suppliers;
• Strategic Sourcing – supporting key sourcing activity for elements of the BS&T commodity areas ensuring that these are aligned to the business objectives.

We are looking for the following skills and experience:

• Professionally qualified or part-qualified MCIPS
• Source-to-pay (S2P) experience
• Well-developed commercial and technical expertise in the area of sourcing
• A track record of contract preparation and due diligence
• A track record of providing support in sourcing projects
• Ability to identify and address risk management issues
• Coupa experience, or similar S2P systems
• Strong relationships skills with the ability to build relationships that are genuine and built on trust
• Ability to lead yourself and influence others
• Robust communication skills