Procurement Operations Manager

Simmons Bank•Spring Valley, TX

17d

About The Position

It's fun to work in a company where people truly BELIEVE in what they're doing! We're committed to bringing passion and customer focus to the business. Position Summary The Strategic Sourcing Manager is a position within Simmons Bank’s Finance Department. The bank is seeking an experienced candidate to manage procurement data, reporting, and tactical operations across the enterprise/organization. The successful candidate will design and manage reporting and maintain the data and generation of data within the Procurement Platform. This individual will report directly to the SVP of Procurement.

Requirements

Excellent communication and data management skills with a track record of success for a financial institution.
Strong problem-solving, analytical and strategic planning skills
Ability to effectively present information to Senior Management and communicate across the enterprise.
Ability to synthesize and advise on data reporting and management
Strong writing, project management, and organizational skills
High degree of adherence to ethical standards
Strong skills in generation of reports and associated presentation materials.
Skilled at meeting deadlines and prioritizing tasks based on executive direction
Ability to maintain the highest level of confidentially and sensitivity towards all work-related information
Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, Business, or related field; 5+ years of experience in Procurement operations or data management in a financial organization.
MS Office programs (Specifically Excel and PowerPoint)
Strong knowledge of procurement, contract and vendor management
Experience with Procurement and contract repository platforms.

Nice To Haves

Workday (preferred)
Ariba, or similar procurement platforms.

Responsibilities

Manage design and creation of Procurement reporting.
Work with Procurement Team to generate reporting requirements for daily operations.
Perform data audits and validations to identify and correct discrepancies
Manage the contract repository and ensure proper synchronization between contracts and PO’s.
Provide recommendations for continuous improvement in the overall procurement process based on data.
Generate and manage KPIs for Procurement
Generate savings reporting and ensure consistency for various views of the data as required
Challenge the procurement team on data and calculation accuracy as needed
Documentation and Support of Procurement Process and Process Maps
Documentation and maintenance of Procedures
Creation and deployment of training materials and communications
Serve as SME for Workday Strategic Sourcing data and train business partners on data entry.
Coordinate onboarding of new third parties
Track anticipated/actual negotiation savings reporting
Identify opportunities for process efficiency
Track and report progress on renewals/extensions/amendments to existing contracts
Performs other duties and responsibilities as assigned.