Senior Project Manager Procurement

Kildare, Leinster Job ID 102430 Job Category Other Job Level Sr Manager Position Type Full-Time

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This is a 12 month contract position.

The Procurement Senior Project Manager is responsible for the delivery of Supplier Onboarding into the SAP Ariba Supply Chain Collaboration tool (Ariba SCC) via B2B (EDI or cXML), Portal (Web) or Hybrid. Following the SAP Ariba implementation methodology, the Senior Project Manager will manage a program with multiple KDP Suppliers in various stages of onboarding.

Working in close collaboration with Key Stakeholders; from KDP Suppliers, the Ariba Supplier Integration Lead, KDP IT and KDP End-Users; the Project Manager drives engagement to ensure the Supplier enablement schedule is followed and revised as necessary.

Responsibilities:

Main contact for project coordination

Provides and foster commitment from Stakeholders to the project timeline.
Acts as an Escalation & unblocking point of contact
Creates, Reviews, and Approves relevant Supplier communications and training.
Participate in requirements gathering and design workshops
Reinforce Solution compliance with Identified Integrated Supplier and internal KDP department stakeholders as part of the change management program
Understand KDP's ARIBA transaction rules
Generate Weekly Status Reports
Monitors Risks, Issues, Actions and Dependencies

Lead the interaction with Suppliers

Build Relationships with Key Supplier contacts
Partner with the KDP GSL Team in liaising with new Suppliers to ensure the Supplier enablement schedule is followed up and kept up to date
Proactively identify, resolve, and escalate roadblocks that prevent Supplier Enablement. Revise and improve current Enablement processes.
Partners with KDP Global Sourcing and KDP IT to resolve more complex supplier interface and/or process Gap
Host and Drive Weekly Supplier Integration Calls
Owns and Updates the Project Tracker, Integration workshop and Project plan
Lead and performs enablement-related cutover activities
Lead Hyper Care Calls
Review and confirm test plan per supplier
Generate testing documents
Download & validate applicable test transactions, load & process through ERP
Coordinate & Sign off on UAT Testing
Assist in other testing activities, coordinate go-live

Coordinate the Technical Solution

Coordinate relevant internal technical teams and external Ariba team to review & resolve technical issues
Maintain the project issues tracker in JIRA
Act as an escalation point for technical issues
Understand the EDI mapping file and the data flows into KDP ERP.
Extract relevant master data relevant to the project from both the ERP and reporting systems.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree with an emphasis on a Business, Supply Chain or Information Systems area of study
5 years of experience in Project Management in IT, Data Analytics, Software Development
Desirable experience with Ariba SCC (Supply Chain Collaboration), or any other Ariba module (e.g. Spend Analysis, Sourcing, Buying and Invoicing). Or similar Supplier collaboration tool (Coupa, etc.).
Understands the AGILE project methodology and has experience in a project setting.
Desired Experience in systems integration projects, ideally Integration between Ariba and ERPs.
Acted as a team lead / Project Manager in more than 2 projects
Clear demonstration of leadership in a highly charged team environment.
Proficient in MS Office Suite.
Experience and proven ability to collaborate with cross-functional, internal & External teams in multiple time zones and drive changes, issue resolution, and improvements
Strong communication skills with internal stakeholders, external partners, and suppliers
Highly organized, great attention to detail, thorough, and critical thinking skills
Ability to work successfully in an ambiguous environment including an ability to meet tight deadlines, prioritize workload as well as demonstrate strong problem-solving ability

Company Overview

Keurig Dr Pepper (NASDAQ: KDP) is a leading beverage company in North America, with a portfolio of more than 125 owned, licensed and partners brands and powerful distribution capabilities to provide a beverage for every need, anytime, anywhere. We operate with a differentiated business model and world-class brand portfolio, powered by a talented and engaged team that is anchored in our values. We work with big, exciting beverage brands and the #1 single-serve coffee brewing system in North America at KDP, and we have fun doing it!

Together, we have built a leading beverage company in North America offering hot and cold beverages together at scale. Whatever your area of expertise, at KDP you can be a part of a team that’s proud of its brands, partnerships, innovation, and growth. Will you join us?

We strive to be an employer of choice, providing a culture and opportunities that empower our team of ~28,000 employees to grow and develop. We offer robust benefits to support your health and wellness as well as your personal and financial well-being. We also provide employee programs designed to enhance your professional growth and development, while ensuring you feel valued, inspired and appreciated at work.

Keurig Dr Pepper is an equal opportunity employer and affirmatively seeks diversity in its workforce. Keurig Dr Pepper recruits qualified applicants and advances in employment its employees without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, disability or association with a person with a disability, medical condition, genetic information, ethnic or national origin, marital status, veteran status, or any other status protected by law.

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Senior Project Manager Procurement

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