The Procurement Center of Excellence (COE) is a Global team set up to design and embed capabilities, standards, performance, innovation and strategy across the newly established One Procurement organization within Fresenius Medical Care.

Role summary

The Lead PMO, CSI Procurement  (Clinical Consumables and Equipment, Supply Chain, and Infrastructure ) is the strategic partner and Project office holder for the scope team they support.  You will sit on the leadership team of the Procurement area you support, and fill a critical shaping role in how work is executed to meet the needs of Procurement and the business area you’re aligned to. 

Key attributes of the holder of this role include strategic mindset, self-starters, solution orientated, proactive, drive for results/outcomes, eye for detail, constantly curious and highly collaborative. Way of working with a natural bias to open and free flowing communication.  The typical candidate is at ease doing, directing and coaching others to achieve the overall outcomes expected of the team they are a critical part of

Tasks and activities:

Owns and provides proactive regular performance (Project and financial) updates and reporting to FME Management Board or Business Executive Leadership including the procurement leadership teamOverall tracking, addressing of gaps (resolution paths) and presenting progress against Procurement performance targets and forecasted pipeline to leadershipFills Project Management office role:  Supports the VP Procurement in; structuring and organizing their teams (internally) ways of workingPartners with the VP and his/her leadership team to shape and manage information & Comms flow to stakeholders (internally across the in scope Procurement team and externally as needed to other functions and/or supplier networks)A triage point for issue resolution and risk identification in projects within and across the sub teams supportedLeads the VP and his/her team through the annual processes to identify, plan and deliver the range of the targeted savings as agreed with the CPO and CFOActs as the CoE & P&P SPOC for the VP and vice versa; coordinating Category Management feedback and communicating opportunities to Global CoE and Global Process and Platforms teamConnectivity with G&A (e.g., Global Transformation Office, Compliance, Legal, HR, GIA, Tax, etc) to ensure that Procurement is aligned & well-connected with the various business functionsActs as an ambassador of Global Procurement and provides input to the development and deployment of the procurement vision and strategyDevelops and maintains to high accuracy the cost savings, cost avoidance and working capital pipelinesWith the support of the analytics team, is responsible for holding up a mirror on performance to the VP of Procurement and their team

General Project Management

Develop Project Plans: Create comprehensive project plans outlining stakeholders, scope, goals, deliverables, required resources, budget, and timingMonitor Progress: Track project milestones and deliverables, updating stakeholders regularlyManage Changes: Implement change control processes to manage alterations in project scope, schedule, and costsEvaluate Performance: Use project management tools and techniques to measure project performance and make necessary adjustmentsDevelop Mitigation Plans: Create and implement risk mitigation strategies to minimize impact on project deliveryMaintain Documentation: Keep comprehensive project documentation, including risk logs, project plans, and status reportsOwns and runs selected strategic projects on behalf of the VP Procurement

Organization Development

Identifies, coordinates and implements organizational improvements (e.g. transformation, capability building, system and process adoption, sustainable procurement)Coordinates and consolidates Risk Management activityMay be asked to lead initiatives and projects that exist beyond or outside category specific projectsNetworks and leverages/ensures standards and best practice approaches are deployed in projects being delivered

Requirements:

Bachelors degree required. 7-10 years of professional experience in Procurement and/or Analytics and/project management with a strong preference towards prior experience in management consultingAdditional experience in change & communications, coupled with procurement, finance or business roles is desirableAbility to work within a multidisciplinary & multicultural teamExcellent analytical, mathematical, and creative problem-solving skills with ability to alternate between helicopter view and high attention to detail & accuracyAbility to execute high quality (quantitative & qualitative) analyses to communicate a story to key stakeholdersAbility to prioritize manage multiple prioritiesDemonstrated ability to build trust and lasting relationships with key stakeholdersDiplomatic skills to influence others at all levels of the business and manage relationships with internal clientsStrong skills in creating and maintaining project and program plansProven track record for planning, executing, monitoring and closing projectsExcellent written/oral communication skills for reports and presentationsWillingness to travel occasionally (20%)

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