Procurement Manager - Source to Contract

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Want to do the best work of your life? With 24 million customers in 7 countries, make your mark at Europe's leading media and entertainment brand. A workplace where you can proudly be yourself; our people make Sky a truly exciting and inclusive place to work.

This is a pivotal role within the Group Procurement team, reporting directly to the Senior Procurement Manager. As Procurement Manager, you will assist with the procurement workstreams for Sky wide transformation programmes and business-as-usual (BAU) procurement operations.

What You'll Do:

• Manage ongoing procurement operations, including:
  • Sourcing and supplier support
  • Approval flow updates
  • Contract workflow management and audit support
  • Procurement training, helpdesk queries, and Sky Spend maintenance
  • Master data governance and critical supplier management
• Maintain and update key governance tools such as the Procurement Accountability Matrix and Business Continuity Plan.
• Represent Procurement in cross-functional project governance and stakeholder forums, including Finance, Technology, Legal, and Accenture partners.
• Assist the procurement implementation of Source to Pay (S2P) programmes, ensuring readiness across sourcing, supplier compliance, contract lifecycle management, purchasing, invoicing, and reporting.
• Support key decisions and adoption of new policies, workflows, and tools.

What You'll Bring:

• Expertise with procurement tools, in particular Ariba, SAP and Oracle Fusion covering the Source to Contract process.
• Understanding of end-to-end procurement processes including category management, sourcing, supplier compliance & management and contract lifecycle management.
• Experience of managing operational responsibilities.
• Good communication and influencing skills, with the ability to engage stakeholders across geographies and functions.
• Demonstrated ability to manage projects.
• Demonstrate the Sky values of Simplicity, Do the Right Thing, Creative and Welcoming.

The Rewards:

There's a reason people can't stop talking about #LifeAtSky! Our great range of rewards really are something special, here are just a few:

• Sky Q, for the TV you love all in one place
• A generous pension package
• Private healthcare
• Discounted mobile and broadband
• Access a wide range of best-in-class Sky VIP rewards and experiences

How You'll Work:

We know the world has changed, and we want to offer our employees the chance to collaborate at our outstanding office spaces, whilst enjoying the convenience of working from home. We've adopted a hybrid working approach to give more flexibility on where and how we work. You'll find out more about what this means for this role during the recruitment process.

Your Office Base:

Osterley

Our Osterley Campus is a 10-minute walk from Syon Lane train station. Or you can hop on one of our free shuttle buses that run to and from Osterley, Gunnersbury, Ealing Broadway and South Ealing tube stations. There's also plenty of bike shelters and showers.

On campus, you'll find 13 subsidised restaurants, cafes, and a Waitrose. You can keep in shape at our subsidised gym, catch the latest shows and movies at our cinema, get your car washed and even get pampered at our beauty salon.

Inclusion:

At Sky we don't just look at your CV. We're more passionate about who you are and your potential. We also know that everyone has a life outside work, so we're happy to discuss flexible working. We are a Disability Confident Accredited Employer, and welcome and encourage applications from all candidates. We will look to ensure a fair and consistent experience for all, and will make reasonable adjustments to support you where appropriate. Please flag any adjustments you need to your recruiter as early as you can.

Why wait?

Apply now to build an amazing career and be part of a brilliant team. We can't wait to hear from you. To find out more about working with us, search #LifeAtSky on social media. Just so you know: if your application is successful, we'll ask you to complete a criminal record check. And depending on the role you have applied for and the nature of any convictions you may have, we might have to withdraw the offer.

Please note: We reserve the right to close this advertisement at any time once we have received a sufficient number of applications.