The Role:

Providing a positive supplier and stakeholder experience by proactively partnering with the business in order to deliver ‘best in class’ service, a positive customer experience and process journey

Effective and timely onboarding and in-life management of suppliers aligned to a category management structure and proactively liaising with key business stakeholders and suppliers on any issues that arise.

Active reduction in onboarding of new suppliers through effective category management

Accurate and timely invoice to PO GRNI receipt processing and PO housekeeping in line with category management.

Act as a role model within the Group Procurement/P2P Team and to the wider business, champion the role of a Business Partner and align with the Strategic Procurement Team

The Team:

You will join a brand-new Group Procurement function at the start of its transformation journey and play a key role in ensuring we deliver process efficiencies and positive internal and external experience. As P2P Junior Business Partner, you will be a key player in the new Team and support the Head of P2P and Group Procurement Director in delivering on our strategic objectives to the business. You will be responsible for building and delighting your own stakeholder community, defining what Business Partnering means to P2P and overall championing best in class process effectiveness.

Business Partnering: 

• Champion correct best in class P2P sequencing and work closely with Stakeholders to drive adherence across the wider business and supply chain
• Liaise with suppliers and internal stakeholders to ensure invoice and PO queries are cleared on a regular and timely basis.

Process to Pay Processes:

• Ensure the accurate and timely matching of invoices to Purchase Order receipts within the FMS system to enable prompt payment.
• Process NO Purchase Order invoice uploads to the G/L.
• Ensure the day-to-day housekeeping of supplier Purchase Order activity, compliance to category spend management.
• Accurately process the company’s invoice transactions in a timely manner, ensuring you are operating within the specified process and controls to deliver on agreed SLAs.

Reporting, data and compliance:

• Support the P2P Business Partner in ensuring all department processes and procedures are accurate, relevant and comply with all necessary legislation and audit requirements.
• Complete all processes within the audit controls set by the organization and within the required SLAs.

General:

• Support and deliver transformation of P2P systems, processes and approach to supply chain risk including the identification, development, and implementation of new, alternative and innovate solutions in line with business change. Collaborate with the wider Group Procurement function to ensure we operate with the right supplier selection.
• Support on ad-hoc projects and programs of work as and when required, with the aim of enhancing business performance and maintaining a positive customer experience and process journey.

Essential criteria

• Proven track record of working effectively within a P2P function and Group Procurement function
• Excellent communication skills with the ability to communicate effectively at all levels both internally and externally.
• Proven experience of working as effective member of a team
• Experience of implementing improvements to process and/or systems
• Ability to demonstrate an understanding of prompt payment & BEIS reporting requirements