IT Assistant Manager - Procurement

Life tastes better with ice cream 

With 19.000 expert ice cream colleagues and iconic brands like Wall’s, Cornetto and Ben & Jerry’s, loved in 76 countries, we are the world’s largest Ice Cream company leading the industry. 
  

We create iconic ice cream brands that are part of everyday life, bringing moments of joy to millions of people around the world. Everybody loves ice cream. And as the world’s biggest pure‑play ice cream company, we have the scale and ambition to make a real difference.  

What truly sets us apart is how we work.  

We move fast and keep things simple. We turn ideas into action, trust people to take ownership, and work as one team to win together with integrity. Our culture is high‑performance, collaborative and focused on getting things done.  

We’re curious and ready for what’s next. We embrace digital, use data to make better decisions, and keep learning, including how AI can help us work smarter and serve consumers better.  

The Procurement and Source-to-Pay (S2P) is responsible for enabling, governing and continuously improving TMICC's end-to-end procurement and purchasing landscape. The role connects upstream procurement activities, including category demand, sourcing, contracting and supplier onboarding, with downstream transactional processes covering requisitioning, purchase orders, receipt of goods and services, invoice processing, accounts payable and payment readiness.

The role supports deployment, stabilization and transition to business-as-usual operations across SAP S/4HANA and connected procurement platforms. It ensures that global process standards are adopted while statutory, tax and market requirements are addressed in a controlled manner. The position works across Procurement, Finance, Supply Chain, Shared Services, Master Data, Digital & Technology, Controls and market teams to improve compliance, supplier experience, operational efficiency and value realization.

Role Scope

· End-to-end ownership and coordination across Procurement, Source-to-Pay and Procure-to-Pay processes.

· Business process and technology leadership across SAP S/4HANA, SAP MM, procurement suites, supplier platforms and finance applications.

· Deployment, cutover, hypercare, stabilization and BAU governance for global and market rollouts.

· Process controls, policy compliance, supplier governance, risk management and audit readiness.

· Cross-functional delivery with internal teams, implementation partners, managed service providers and third-party vendors.

Key Responsibilities

1. End-to-End Procurement and Source-to-Pay Ownership

· Own and govern the integrated S2P process from business demand and sourcing through contracting, purchasing, invoice processing and payment readiness.

· Partner with category and procurement teams to translate sourcing strategies into efficient operational processes and system capabilities.

· Coordinate demand intake, sourcing events, supplier selection, negotiation support, contract handover and catalogue enablement.

· Ensure sourcing outcomes, commercial terms, supplier records, contracts, catalogues and purchase channels are accurately reflected in downstream purchasing processes.

· Drive compliant buying channels, preferred supplier adoption, catalogue usage and reduction of non-PO spend and maverick buying.

· Promote clear process ownership, decision rights and hand-offs between Procurement, Finance Operations, Shared Services and Technology.

2. Procure-to-Pay Process Management

· Govern purchase requisition creation, approval workflows, purchase order processing, goods receipts, service entry sheets and invoice matching.

· Oversee invoice validation, two-way and three-way match controls, exception handling, accounts payable processing, vendor reconciliation and payment readiness.

· Monitor GR/IR, blocked invoices, aged purchase orders, unmatched receipts, duplicate invoices and supplier payment issues.

· Ensure month-end and year-end activities are completed accurately, including accrual support, GR/IR review and open-item management.

· Improve first-time-right transaction processing, on-time supplier payment and end-user experience across the purchasing lifecycle.

3. Supplier Lifecycle and Master Data Governance

· Coordinate supplier registration, qualification, onboarding, due diligence, approval, activation, change and offboarding processes.

· Ensure supplier master data quality, bank detail controls, tax information, payment terms, purchasing data and duplicate supplier checks.

· Partner with Procurement, Finance Controls, Tax, Legal, Compliance and Master Data teams to embed risk-based supplier controls.

· Support supplier enablement for portals, catalogues, electronic purchase orders, e-invoicing and self-service capabilities.

· Drive timely resolution of supplier queries and root causes affecting purchase orders, invoices and payments.

4. Procurement Technology and SAP S/4HANA

· Act as the process and technology lead for procurement and P2P capabilities in SAP S/4HANA, with strong understanding of SAP MM and FI integration.

· Provide functional leadership for purchase requisitions, purchase orders, release strategies/workflows, goods receipt, service procurement, invoice verification and accounts payable integration.

· Govern SAP Fiori applications, approval workflows, purchasing configurations, account assignment, tax determination and financial postings relevant to S2P and P2P.

· Work with procurement platforms such as Ivalua or equivalent solutions supporting sourcing, contracts, supplier management, catalogues and purchasing.

· Assess change impacts across procurement portals, master data solutions, tax engines, e-invoicing platforms, treasury and banking systems, analytics and reporting tools.

· Ensure interfaces, reconciliations, monitoring, security roles and exception-management procedures are designed and operated effectively.

5. Deployment, Cutover and Stabilization

· Lead S2P and P2P workstream activities for assigned countries, business units or deployment waves.

· Run fit-to-template workshops, document business requirements and support design decisions that protect the global template and minimize unnecessary customization.

· Coordinate testing, defect triage, data readiness, supplier migration, training, change management and operational readiness.

· Develop and execute cutover plans covering suppliers, contracts, catalogues, open requisitions, purchase orders, goods receipts, invoices and approval workflows.

· Lead hypercare governance, issue prioritization, root-cause analysis and transition to BAU support with clear ownership and service levels.

· Maintain risks, assumptions, issues, dependencies, decisions and action trackers, escalating material concerns promptly.

6. Controls, Compliance and Risk Management

· Embed procurement policy, delegated authority, approval limits, Segregation of Duties and financial control requirements across the process.

· Ensure sourcing, supplier selection, contracting, purchase order and invoice activities retain complete and accessible audit evidence.

· Strengthen controls for supplier bank changes, duplicate payments, fraudulent transactions, split purchases, retrospective purchase orders and non-compliant spend.

· Coordinate remediation of audit findings and monitor control effectiveness through regular reviews and key control indicators.

· Ensure local statutory, tax, e-invoicing, retention and record-management requirements are incorporated without weakening global standards.

7. Performance, Analytics and Continuous Improvement

· Define and monitor S2P and P2P service, compliance, adoption and value metrics using reliable data and agreed definitions.

· Analyse cycle times, sourcing pipeline, contract coverage, catalogue adoption, PO compliance, invoice exceptions, blocked invoices and payment performance.

· Develop improvement roadmaps focused on automation, simplification, touchless processing, supplier self-service and user experience.

· Identify root causes of recurring process failures and coordinate sustainable fixes across process, data, technology, controls and capability.

· Support business cases and benefit tracking for procurement and finance transformation initiatives.

8. Stakeholder and Vendor Management

· Build effective partnerships with Procurement, Finance, Supply Chain, Tax, Treasury, Legal, Shared Services, Internal Controls, Internal Audit and Digital & Technology.

· Coordinate system integrators, application vendors and managed service providers, setting clear deliverables, quality expectations and escalation paths.

· Facilitate governance forums, communicate decisions and provide concise status reporting to senior stakeholders.

· Influence process adoption and resolve cross-functional issues through fact-based analysis and collaborative decision-making.

· Coach business users and process specialists, promoting consistent standards and strong operational ownership.

Experience and Qualifications

Education

· Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, Procurement, Supply Chain, Business, Information Systems or a related field.

· Professional qualifications such as CIPS, CA, CPA, CMA, ACCA, MBA or SAP certification are advantageous.

Experience

· 8-15 years of relevant experience across Procurement, Source-to-Pay, Procure-to-Pay, Finance Operations or enterprise technology.

· At least 5 years of hands-on experience in end-to-end S2P/P2P process design, deployment, operations or transformation.

· Strong experience with SAP S/4HANA, SAP MM and integration with SAP Finance and Accounts Payable.

· Experience with procurement platforms such as Ivalua, SAP Ariba, Coupa or equivalent solutions.

· Experience in global or regional transformation programmes, shared services and multi-market operating environments.

· Demonstrated ability to manage process controls, system integrations, data quality, testing, cutover, hypercare and BAU transition.

· Experience working with implementation partners, managed service providers and senior cross-functional stakeholders.

Critical Skills and Capabilities

Functional and Technical Expertise

· Strategic and operational procurement; sourcing; contracting; supplier lifecycle management; requisition-to-order; invoice-to-pay; accounts payable.

· SAP S/4HANA, SAP MM, SAP FI integration, SAP Fiori, workflow approvals, master data, interfaces and reporting.

· Procurement suites, e-invoicing, supplier portals, catalogue management, tax integration and payment-related processes.

· Internal controls, Segregation of Duties, audit compliance, financial governance and operational risk management.

· Process mapping, requirements definition, fit-to-template, test management, cutover planning and service transition.

Leadership and Behavioural Capabilities

· End-to-end thinking with the ability to connect commercial, operational, financial and technology outcomes.

· Strong stakeholder influence, facilitation, communication and conflict-resolution skills.

· Practical programme management with disciplined prioritization, risk management and delivery follow-through.

· Analytical problem-solving and ability to translate data into clear actions and decisions.

· Collaborative leadership, ownership mindset, resilience and a strong focus on controls and sustainable outcomes.

Why join us?

This is a place for people who are passionate about ice cream and are growth obsessed - both for the business and for themselves. People who act like an owner and drive our business end-to-end. People who are driven by success to deliver more than we ever thought we could! 

You’ll thrive here if you value an inclusive culture, with low ego and hierarchy - and if you’re excited to continuously learn and challenge how we work, using digital, data, and new thinking to push us forward.

• Roles with real accountability and visible impact

• Free to move fast, experiment and challenge how things are done

• Continuous learning and development as the business grows

• Reward linked to performance and contribution.

Your career here is shaped by what you deliver, as you work across functions and markets and grow with the business.

Ready to build the future of Ice Cream?

If this sounds like the place where you'd thrive, we'd love to hear from you. Apply online and share your CV. We'll review your application and be in touch with the next steps. 

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Additional information

The Magnum Ice Cream Company is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We embrace diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment where everyone can do their best work regardless of age, disability, gender identity, race, religion, sexual orientation, or any other protected characteristic.