Procurement Business Support Lead

BDO

  • London
  • Permanent
  • Full-time
  • 27 days ago
Ideas | People | TrustWe’re BDO. An accountancy and business advisory firm, providing the advice and solutions entrepreneurial organisations need to navigate today’s changing world.We work with the companies that are Britain’s economic engine – ambitious, entrepreneurially-spirited and high‑growth businesses that fuel the economy - and directly advise the owners and management teams that lead them.We’ll broaden your horizonsAt BDO, the Procurement function forms part of the wider Finance Department. The mission of Procurement is to support the business in the procurement of goods and services through a streamlined process that delivers best value to BDO from the goods and services procured. Procurement strategically work to help the business to establish, maintain, monitor and evaluate vendor relationships in order to reduce risks, increase vendor performance, drive greater levels of innovation and help to deliver competitive advantages to BDO.We’ll help you succeedLeading organisations trust us because of the quality of our advice. That quality grows from a thorough understanding of their business, and that understanding comes from working closely with them and building long-lasting relationships.You’ll be someone who is both comfortable working proactively and managing your own tasks, as well as confident collaborating with others and communicating regularly with senior managers, directors, and BDO’s partners to help businesses effectively. You’ll be encouraged to identify and draw attention to opportunities for enhancing our delivery and providing additional services to organisations we work with.The Procurement Business Support Lead will play an important role in driving the strategic direction aligned with the Head of Procurement’s strategy, mission and vision. This role will provide training, engagement and communications to the business stakeholders including the 4 streams (Audit, Tax, Deals, Consulting & Risk), PMD areas such as IT, HR, Finance, Property & Facilities Management, Marketing and Quality & Risk.In this role you'll:
  • Be responsible for supporting the Procurement team, to deliver training and ad-hoc buying channel support to the wider business.
  • Manage the Procurement operations assets ensuring they are up-to-date and accurate to the current procedures and processes.
  • Manage all our communication touchpoints e.g. Intranet and messaging boards.
  • Support the business end users with any queries in relation to the buying channels and navigating the Procurement policy.
  • Support the Procurement Senior Controller with managing reporting requirements, with a view of upskilling in reporting insights and data analysis.
  • Assist the Head of Procurement and Procurement Senior Controller to drive the continuous improvement agenda within the team.
  • Manage the system training to internal procurement and external BDO users, to ensure everyone is proficient in using our tech stack.
  • Support the Head of Procurement and Procurement Senior Controller with building and delivering our communications and engagement plan.
  • Support the Procurement Senior Controller, if necessary, with our systems development, by identifying areas of improvement and support with implementation plans.
You’ll be someone with:
  • A basic understanding of procurement or commercial work.
  • Able to understand new technology and requirements quickly.
  • Able to build and maintain relationships with key stakeholders, acting as a trusted source of support.
  • Basic knowledge of Microsoft Excel with a desire to grow this to at least intermediate and build on their data analysis skills.
  • Strong communication skills through multiple channels. E.g. written and verbal.
  • Ability to understand existing processes and learn to map these via tools such as Microsoft Visio.
  • Ability to understand and communicate policies and processes to a variety of stakeholders.
  • Confidence to present/communicate Procurement's vision and goals, acting as a source of knowledge and guidance.
You’ll be able to be yourself; we’ll recognise and value you for who you are and celebrate and reward your contributions to the business. We’re committed to agile working, and we offer every colleague the opportunity to work in ways that suit you, your teams, and the task at hand.At BDO, we’ll help you achieve your personal goals and career ambitions, and we have programmes, resources, and frameworks that provide clarity and structure around career development.We’re in it togetherMutual support and respect is one of BDO’s core values and we’re proud of our distinctive, people-centred culture. From informal success conversations to formal mentoring and coaching, we’ll support you at every stage in your career, whatever your personal and professional needs.Our agile working framework helps us stay connected, bringing teams together where and when it counts so they can share ideas and help one another. At BDO, you’ll always have access to the people and resources you need to do your best work.We know that collaboration is the key to creating value for the companies we work with and satisfying experiences for our colleagues, so we’ve invested in state-of-the-art collaboration spaces in our offices. BDO’s people represent a wealth of knowledge and expertise, and we’ll encourage you to build your network, work alongside others, and share your skills and experiences. With a range of multidisciplinary events and dedicated resources, you’ll never stop learning at BDO.We’re looking forward to the futureAt BDO, we help entrepreneurial businesses to succeed, fuelling the UK economy.Our success is powered by our people, which is why we’re always finding new ways to invest in you. Across the UK thousands of unique minds continue to come together to help companies we work with to achieve their ambitionsWe’ve got a clear purpose, and we’re confident in our future, because we’re adapting and evolving to build on our strengths, ensuring we continue to find the right combination of global reach, integrity and expertise. We shape the future together with openness and clarity, because we believe in empowering people to think creatively about how we can do things better.#LI-JB1#TJ-JB1

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