Senior Procurement Enablement Manager - Transformation (FTC 22 months)

Procurement

Fixed Term - Full Time

GB

BBC PUBLIC SERVICE B'CAST

Job Closing Date: 06/03/2025

Job ID: 020839

Salary: £60,000 - £81,000 per annum, depending on relevant skills, knowledge and experience. The expected salary range for this role reflects internal benchmarking and external market insights.

Band: E

Contract Type: FTC

Further info: Closing date for applications is 23:59 on Sunday 6th April 2025.

We're happy to discuss flexible working. Please indicate your choice under the flexible working question in the application. There is no obligation to raise this at the application stage but if you wish to do so, you are welcome to. Flexible working will be part of the discussion at the offer stage.

• Excellent career progression - the BBC offers great opportunities for employees to seek new challenges and work in different areas of the organisation.
• Unrivalled training and development opportunities - our in-house Academy hosts a wide range of internal and external courses and certification.
• Benefits - We offer a negotiable salary package, a flexible 35-hour working week for work-life balance and 25 days annual leave with the option to buy an extra 5 days, a defined pension scheme and discounted dental, health care, gym and much more .

Procurement at the BBC is going through a significant transformation under the leadership of a new Procurement Director. The Senior Procurement Enablement Lead will oversee and manage transformational projects that drive process efficiencies and technology advancements. The role will work closely with the Procurement Enablement Global Process Owners and Senior Managers to align on ways of working and transformation opportunities.

The role will lead on the transformation, digitalisation, automation and streamlining of processes to both align with industry best practice and to support department goals. The transformation lead has responsibility for leading change that enables Procurement to realise its objectives.

• Deliver Procurement transformation projects, including process improvements, digital transformation and compliance initiatives.
• Develop a transformation roadmap that supports the Procurement vision and identified enablers for Procurement and stakeholders across the BBC.
• Engage with key stakeholders to ensure buy-in and support for transformation initiatives. Communicate progress, challenges and successes effectively.
• Track the progress of transformation initiatives, measure outcomes and report on project performance to senior leadership.
• Identify potential risks and develop mitigation strategies to ensure the successful implementation of transformation initiatives.
• Encourage and support a culture that values continuous improvement. Provide Procurement teams with the guidance and resources they need to successfully navigate new processes and ways of working.

• Proven track record of leading and managing large-scale transformation initiatives, including digital transformation and process development.
• Experience in developing and implementing strategic plans and roadmaps that align with business goals and drive successful transformation outcomes.
• Demonstrated ability to engage, influence and manage relationships with key stakeholders at all levels of the organisation.
• Deep understanding of change management principles and practices, with experience in guiding teams through significant changes and fostering a culture of adaptability.
• Change management skillset to understand what changes have to be made and how to drive them at every level.
• Project/Programme Management experience with related qualification.
• Comprehensive understanding of business and data analysis practices, tools and techniques such as requirements engineering, structured analysis and design, process mapping and business modelling.
• Demonstrable experience of policy implementation, best practice and process improvement with evidence of implementing process standardisation and improvements.
• Ability to simplify and translate complex problems, processes or projects into component parts and to explore them strategically and systematically.
• Effective communication skills, with an ability to influence and align a diverse group of senior stakeholders throughout the organisation.
• Experience of large ERP systems and associated processes (SAP ECC6, S4/Hana, SAP Analytics Cloud and BPC/AFO).
• Experience and extensive knowledge of business operations in a complex, global business, across multiple areas of finance and outsourced functions.
• Desirable - Professional qualification (MCIPS or similar).

The BBC is committed to redeploying employees seeking suitable alternative employment within the BBC for different reasons and they will be given priority consideration ahead of other applicants. Priority consideration means for those employees seeking redeployment their application will be considered alongside anyone else at risk of redundancy, prior to any individuals being considered who are not at risk.

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