Unilabs is embarking on a multiyear group procurement transformation program, this program is based on organization, processes, and tooling changes, this includes the deployment of Procurement front end and backend to multiple business units.You will assist the group business excellence manager in providing support and advice in the areas of functional design, implementation, and execution of the end-to-end process.You will work closely with the other program workstreams (such like, finance, legal, compliance, IT...), countries and with the integrator of the chosen solution.Key ResponsibilitiesOrganization and people managementYou will be part of the Sourcing Optimizer Team and you will report to the Sourcing Optimizer Team LeadYou work according to the guidelines and objectives of the Unilabs procurement policies, strategies and plansYou will manage knowledge and know howImproving the procurement functionYou will align activities, processes and tooling to drive efficiency and compliance at group level & countriesYou will operate according to the new central procurement strategy and organization, and you will support the roll‐out into the local organizationYou add value by optimizing Unilabs procurement processes, driven by continuous improvement and reporting to different stakeholders on key performance indicatorsYou will support the implementation and the use of the Source to Contract Suite and Purchase to Pay platform in the group - and country teamsYou will gather information from the countries and work closely with the Purchasing Category Managers, Purchasing Market Managers and Purchasing Market SpecialistsWhen needed involve Group Procurement e.g. the Purchasing Category Manager, Purchasing Category Director, Purchasing Market Operations Manager or the Process Excellence ManagerYou will promote the use of Source to Contract and Purchase to Pay systemsYou will manage technology & toolsMaster data managementYou will register and manage item prices, catalogues and pricelists. You will handle low value requisition sourcing verification for Head Quarter/SwitzerlandYou will manage supplier dataYou will provide stakeholders with structural and ad‐hoc steering information (Preferred vendors, info on prices changes...)You will review and report on data quality; suggest improvements for increasing quality and integrity of data or data sourcesApplication managementYou will provide (first line) support to the business usersYou will provide (first line) support to external users (suppliers) using the systemYou will elevate issues to second line support helpdesk (internal or external)You will optimize customer satisfactionYou will assign roles/rightsYou will train or instruct (new) usersSupporting (Category) BuyersYou will create templates and sourcing documentsYou will pro‐actively implement improvements and support addressing newly identified needs coming from the business experts to increase efficiency and qualityYou will support the Procurement organization with analytical techniques and knowledge sharingPersonal developmentYou will develop your personal skills and know howYou will develop and update market and procurement knowledgeYou may be asked to travel for specific events or suppliersRequirementsYou have a bachelor's degree or higher, or equal work experienceAt least 3 years of work experience in a similar roleYou have strong communication skillsYou are proficient in the use of ERP (SAP or MS Dynamics) and MS Office 365 (Outlook, PowerPoint) and have excellent skills of Excel (PowerBI e.g.,)You are a team playerLanguages: EnglishLanguages: Any other European language like French, Spanish and/or German is a plusSoft SkillsYou can effectively interact and communicate with people at all levels of the organizationYou are dynamic, with a hands‐on mentality, analytical and willing to learnYou take initiative and can work independently with limited supervisionSeniority levelMid‐Senior levelEmployment typeFull‐timeJob functionFinanceIndustriesNon‐profit Organizations and Primary and Secondary Education#J-18808-Ljbffr