Senior Procurement Manager

Company Description

We are in Business for People, empowering people in service organizations with innovative Enterprise and Business software solutions. We’ve innovated and taken a new approach to delivering ERP that works for people. Self-driving, adaptive and intuitive software that is changing the way people work. Our solutions empower people and deliver a better people experience so people can spend time on meaningful high value work they live for. Read more on our website about how we transform work and how people feel about it, so our customers and their people can thrive.

**Job Description**:
The Global Procurement Function is responsible for vendor selection, vendor negotiations and vendor contracting of the (indirect) spend within Unit4. The spend is both so called global spend in respect to vendors delivering to Unit4 globally (travel, global cloud, IT licenses, IT connectivity etc) as well as local spend above a certain spend volume (office leases, cleaning, etc) The objectives of the Global Procurement Function are the following:

- We need to make use of Unit4’s scale and buying power and select global suppliers where possible;
- We need to make sure we bundle volumes over countries and by doing so reduce suppliers improve our prices and increase efficiency;
- We need to make sure that in country specific spend is purchased at a limited number of suppliers to ensure we have leverage;
- We need to make sure we standardize both from a service and product perspective but also from a legal perspective;
- We need to keep track of our contracts and commitments. As a team, we currently work on these objectives with two Senior Procurement Managers and one Junior Procurement Assistant, all reporting into the Global Head of Procurement.

We are looking for an extremely talented and ambitious Senior Procurement Manager to support Unit4’s Marketing, Travel, and HR Functions. Whilst a large proportion of this senior role is dedicated to the Marketing category, it is also paramount to be adaptable and have experience in the other categories mentioned.

As a global role you will be working across with stakeholders in different time zones and on occasion you must be accommodating with your time to ensure the required Procurement support is delivered to their satisfaction.

If you’re looking for a challenge in an inspiring, dynamic, international environment in which you can pragmatically work towards your targets, this is the job for you.

**Qualifications**:
Proven experience of working and delivering in high performance Procurement teams at a either a Senior Procurement level or a Procurement Manager wanting that next step up; You must have an in-depth knowledge of both the Marketing category and other indirect spend categories, a generalist approach to category management is preferred; You have excellent stakeholder management skills at all levels including upto Exec level You have excellent time management skills and the ability to balance multiple priorities at any one time; You are creative and have strong negotiation and influencing skills at all levels;
You are an excellent team player with the ability to communicate at all levels; You can manage and control activities in multi-functional areas or sections; You take ownership and have the capacity to evaluate and solve complex issues; You have broad experience of developing high level specifications to use within competitive tender processes across the various categories; You are fluent in English, both written and spoken.

Additional Information

Join Unit4 and you’ll be part of one of the most exciting journeys in the cloud software space today. We’re a fast-paced and high-growth people-centric cloud player offering a host of benefits & development opportunities for individuals serious about their career
- A culture built on trust. That’s why we offer our people an uncapped time off policy. We focus on results, not how many days you work
- Work, learn & be inspired by some of the best talent in the software space
- Health Assurance
- Talent program for high performers. Each year we provide a platform for high potential talent to accelerate their careers
- Committed to corporate social responsibility with our Act4Good initiative, our global movement to do good, and a way for everyone at Unit4 to come together and engage in actions that benefit society
- Diversity4U. Helping our people thrive starts with a safe and inclusive work environment. We launched our Diversity4U program that builds on our “be genuine” value