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Head of Digital Procurement

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Our client is seeking a Head of Digital Procurement to lead their dynamic team. This role offers an exciting opportunity to utilise your expertise in digital procurement, strategic planning, and stakeholder management. You will be responsible for acting as a subject matter expert, understanding the structure, policies and operations of a specific area to enable its strategic and tactical mandate.

What you'll do:

As the Head of Digital Procurement, you will play a pivotal role in leading the team towards achieving organisational goals. Your primary responsibility will be to act as a subject matter expert, utilising your skills to understand the structure, policies, and operations of a specific area. You will generate and review business cases and requirements, ensuring they align with business strategies. Your analytical skills will be crucial in analysing data, processes, products, business behaviour. Furthermore, you will provide valuable input into solution designs while maintaining control standards to ensure requests do not breach control principles. A significant part of your role will involve engaging with stakeholders for support and professional guidance on implemented solutions. Building and maintaining professional working relationships with all stakeholders will be key to your success.

  • Act as a subject matter expert in digital procurement
  • Understand the structure, policies and operations of a specific area
  • Enable the strategic and tactical mandate of the organisation
  • Generate and review business cases and business requirements
  • Analyse data, processes, products, business and behaviour
  • Provide input into solution designs
  • Engage with stakeholders for support and professional guidance on implemented solutions
  • Build and maintain professional working relationships with all stakeholders

What you bring:

The ideal candidate for the Head of Digital Procurement role brings a wealth of experience in digital procurement along with a strong understanding of organisational structure, policies, and operations. Your ability to generate and review business cases and requirements will be essential in this role. We are looking for someone with strong analytical skills who can effectively analyse data, processes, products, business behaviour. Experience in solution design considerations is also highly desirable. Above all else, we value excellent stakeholder relationship management skills as you'll be interacting with various internal teams.

  • Expertise in digital procurement
  • Excellent understanding of AI/automation
  • Strong understanding of organisational structure, policies and operations
  • Ability to generate and review business cases and requirements
  • Strong analytical skills for data analysis
  • Experience in solution design considerations
  • Excellent stakeholder relationship management skills

What sets this company apart:

Our client is renowned for their commitment to excellence and their innovative approach to digital procurement. They offer a supportive work environment that values teamwork, commitment, and knowledge sharing. This is an organisation that truly values its employees, offering training opportunities and flexible working opportunities to ensure a healthy work-life balance. They are committed to fostering an inclusive and diverse workplace, recognising the unique talents and perspectives that each employee brings.

What's next:

Ready to take the next step in your career? Don't miss this exciting opportunity!

Apply today by clicking on the link. We look forward to receiving your application!

Contract Type: FULL_TIME

Specialism: Banking & Financial Services

Focus: Insurance

Industry: Insurance

Salary: Negotiable

Workplace Type: On-site

Location: Centurion

Job Reference: 82K7C7-838D7827

Date posted: 16 August 2024

Consultant: Jason Mackenzie

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