(Senior) Technical Procurement Project Manager

1) Main tasks:

The (Senior) TPPM coordinates directly for and with internal stakeholders (e.g Value Streams, MSC, MTI and Procurement) all procurement related topics being part of a project (according to the TPPM handbook).  Main scope is the close interaction with Category Teams and the regional Sourcing Hubs to ensure in-scope, on-budget and on-time delivery of major cross functional projects and programs requiring procurement input and support.

This role will be responsible for coordinating and managing cross-functional team across major programs & projects for Adds, Changes and Moves within Procurement.

• Oversee all aspects of project management for Procurement
  • Coordinate communication with and provide technical expertise to suppliers, customers, Quality, Manufacturing, Purchasing, and Sales.
  • Act as first point of governance for all scope topics of the project and acting as the bridge between the categories & Procurement and Values Streams or Manufacturing
  • Support alignment of deadlines, assigning sub-project team responsibilities, and management team resources
  • Provide overview on all major project deliverables (especially MR and SG meetings)
  • Prepare metrics and governance reports to support management and execution of projects
  • Provide regular updates to senior leadership, including managing opportunities, risks and issues that may impact project outcomes
  • Align with stakeholders and teams on delivery targets and ensure the successful execution of complex deployments.

Qualifications

1) Required training and education:

Degree educated in a business, Science or Engineering degree.

Ideally member of professional procurement organisation (e. g CIPS, ISM or MBS highly beneficial)

2) Required professional experience (in years):

·        TPPM: Minimum 4 (four) years in managerial positions within Project Management

·        Senior TPPM: Minimum 8 (eight) years in managerial positions within Project Management

·        Globally experienced and ideally has lived and worked in more than one continent

3) Important personal qualities:

·        Have a (or be able to quickly) grasp the technical and manufacturing nuances of the FME Product range and related manufacturing techniques, capacities etc. and those that are similar on the open market

·        Have strong commercial and financial acumen, able to write, interpret and challenge any business plans/cases and engage competently in business case creation and review

·        Be a team player as well as leader, knowing when to lean in to coach and also when needing to step in and deliver by showing how tasks are down

·        Be agile in their personal ways of working, Nuanced/articulate in managing up with either information flows, considered requests for assistance and/or progress reporting

·        Compelling engagement, communication and presentation skills. 

·        Excellent organization sills and able to deal comfortably with competing priorities

·        Agile and confident dealing with ambiguity, doesn’t need all the facts to proceed / make a decision

4) Other specialized knowledge:

a) Technical knowledge

• Have an advanced competence in program/project management to define and manage a seamless portfolio of activities including risks and issue management
• Outstanding business partnering skills to navigate and solve competing demands and or priorities to assist with creation of joined up workable plans
• Critical thinking and decision-making skills with ability to understand opportunities, create value and solve complex problems.
• Strong advanced negotiation and relationship management skills.

b) Languages

• English (Fluent), any other language is a plus.

c) IT skills

·        MS suite including:  Azure, PPT, Word, Excel and MS project

·        Solid skills with Excel tools such as pivot tables and ideally connection to PowerBI

·        Business Objects/tableau experience a plus

d) Product knowledge

• Good knowledge about products, materials, final product applications and functions