Procurement Change Manager (12 Months & Contracted Via 3Rd Party)

Your role
The Procurement Change Manager is responsible for the design, implementation, and supervision of the procurement champion model managed by the Central Procurement team. The role will involve working with stakeholders across the organization to identify and develop a change management plan, as well as to implement and manage the change process. The role will also require the ability to communicate effectively with stakeholders at all levels, as well as to build and maintain relationships.
Key Accountabilities
1) Develop and lead the procurement champion model strategy, plans, and interventions across the university, supporting leaders in the design, communication, and delivery of all change readiness activities and engaging stakeholders. This includes:
Designing and developing Champion program plans
Identifying and assessing stakeholders and their needs
Developing and implementing communication and engagement strategies for the program
Managing the program process and tracking progress
Monitoring and evaluating the effectiveness of the implementation plan.
Reporting on the progress and results of the change.
Working closely with project delivery leads, senior leadership, to ensure the organizational approach to change is inclusive, dynamic, efficient, and ultimately delivers desired outcomes and ownership.
2) The Procurement Change Manager will be responsible for the supervision of procurement champions. This will involve:
Developing, delivering or facilitating training programs for procurement champions on procurement principles and practices.
Providing coaching and support to procurement champions.
Monitoring the performance of procurement champions and providing them with feedback and guidance
Ensuring that procurement champions are aligned with the overall commercial and compliance objective.
Identifying and addressing any challenges or roadblocks that procurement champions are facing.
Reporting on the performance and progress of procurement champions to the Head of Procurement.
3) Control and Compliance
Ensure regular purchasing transaction reports consolidated by Procurement champions are generated timely as required for monitoring purpose
Monitor key performance indicators on commercial and compliance objective
Provide procurement insights to Category Manager for driving towards cost reduction and continuous improvement strategy
Use transactional insights and benchmarking to influence the Procurement business processes towards best practice process efficiency and effectiveness
Ensure probity, transparency and compliance in all activities
Member of Internal audit team for purchasing activity audits as required
Identify and take action upon actual or potential risks in the course of operation
Evaluate on a regular basis the effectiveness of relevant processesand controls,and take up discussion with manager as necessary
Maintain sustainable procurementpracticesalignedwith leading practice systems,process,policy,financial integrity and probity, protecting the credibilityof the central procurement function.