The Purchase To Pay operations lead is accountable for the delivery of end-to-end Purchase To Pay solutions with focus on compliance, operational excellence, people experience and predictability of process outcomes.

Key objectives include:

• Key leadership role, responsible for leading and directing a large team, delivering critical activities to Takeda globally in an efficient, transparent, and compliant manner.
• Ensure Purchase To Pay team members and leaders are fully equipped and supported for success through engagement, development, coaching and direction.
• Develop and implement a comprehensive plan, including target operating model, aligned to Procurement Solutions long term focus.
• Ensure Purchase To Pay operations model and ways of working are fully aligned with Procurement Solutions operation and strategy, as well as with TBS’s global support model, supporting a unity in delivery to Takeda employees.
• Collaborate with Procurement, Finance and Legal teams to drive global consistency and partnership, seeking opportunities globally to drive improved business performance and continuous improvement.

ACCOUNTABILITIES :

• Provide leadership and direction, through active engagement with the teams and leaders.
• Support a mindset and capability uplift within the teams, developing next generation TBS capabilities required, including having an Enterprise mindset to deliver simplified and innovative solutions.
• Lead a comprehensive approach to maintaining high levels of engagement, supported by clarity of purpose and extensive development opportunities and options.
• Ensure smooth, predictable and transparent delivery of all activities in scope, with full accountability for the end-to-end Purchase-To-Pay process.
• Active engagement with all relevant stakeholders to ensure out of scope process steps are executed in a manner that supports the overall end-to-end effectiveness.
• Drive required initiatives to improve payment on time, end to end cycle time, DPO and other critical success criteria.
• Maintain and monitor a comprehensive KPI framework, aligned with Procurement Solutions and TBS goals and strategy.
• Resolve any escalations or issues raised in regard to the operational delivery provided to Takeda.
• Ensure all team and process activity and conducted in full compliance with all relevant regulatory frameworks (SOX, GPDR etc.), with extensive documentation and risk mitigation plans in place and tested at all times.
• Accountable for end-to-end Purchase to Pay business continuity planning (BCP) and effectiveness in compliance with TBS BCP framework and guidelines.
• Cooperation with stakeholders, especially with TBS Finance and Controls teams, internal and external auditors, business partners and BU Financial Directors
• Facilitate internal and external audits and ensure successful audits through strong controls in the process environment.
• Accountable for the Purchase To Pay team budget and planning.
• Lead the team, ensuring cross department cooperation and synergies in managing the workload, processes, knowledge, stakeholders, and technology to drive excellence using data, metrics and customer feedback to proactively identify opportunities.
• Ensure cross functional and end to end cooperation and alignment to maximize process efficiency and people experience.
• Collaborate with IT to maximize the current and future functionality of the IT systems, to meet the as-is and future needs of the business to promote automation and maximize efficiency.
• Partner with other functions across TBS to drive digital and automation through tools such as RPA and AI, achieving longer term value to Takeda.

EDUCATION, BEHAVIOURAL COMPETENCIES AND SKILLS:

• Bachelor’s degree in finance/ accounting / economics
• Minimum of 7 years Procure to Pay or Source to Pay experience with at least 5 years of management / supervisory experience.
• Experience of working in an International shared services environment involving processing and payment of invoices in multiple currencies across multiple statutory entities
• Practical experience of SOX and GPDR
• Excellent ERP skills (SAP/Oracle) and strong excel.
• Very strong People Experience focus.
• Fluent in English

As an asset:

• ACCA certification or in progress
• Lean or CI methodology