Diageo Hiring for Process Specialist, Procurement Operations at Bangalore, India Full Time

Job Description :

ROLE PROFILE

Job Title:

STP Process Governance/Transformation SME

Level:

L5C

Reports To:

STP Governance/Transformation Senior Manager

Location

Bangalore

Context/Scope:

The STP Tower is responsible for ensuring that the Source To Pay processes – spanning Sourcing, Ordering, Invoicing and Payment activities, across Tactical Procurement, PTP, and T&E process areas – are operating effectively & efficiently, are effectively led and drive value for Diageo, as well as ensuring the control agenda (SOX compliance) across all areas.

The STP Governance team is responsible for leading & delivering the STP elements of Diageo’s Project Portfolio, including supporting the expansion of the Shared Services/STP Tower footprint across existing and new service lines. Diageo’s Project Portfolio will include Transition Projects, SBM Projects and Local/Regional/Global Process Improvements, spanning all applications and processes within the STP scope – including COUPA, SAP and Concur. The STP Governance/ Transformation team will lead & deliver these Projects using the PACE Agile methodology

The STP Process SME is part of this team and is responsible for providing Business Analysis and Domain Expertise to deliver against Diageo’s Project Portfolio – typically through analyse and design.

The role requires good system and E2E STP process understanding, Governance/critical metric framework requisite for STP, Compliance, SOX controls and will work closely with the STP management team. The SME will also be a business partner with STP Service Delivery and STP Systems teams across the STP global landscape. The role will also require good relationships with key partners across the markets at all levels.

The role requires good leadership capabilities in the field of taking ownership, motivating changes, visibility a customer management due to the nature of the supported markets.

Responsibilities

The STP Governance/Transformation SME (L5C) is responsible for:

• Supporting the STP Governance Manager to deliver the current & future project portfolio with STP impact

• Providing Business Analysis & SME input to efficiently deliver Projects

• Ensuring Project Delivery is aligned to the STP Global Process Framework

• Support transformation of the existing STP process with their knowledge of the outstanding, fit for purpose process’

• Ensuring robust designs and limiting process deviations to only statutory and legal requirements

• Supporting delivery of the internal STP Process Improvement pipeline

• Support process knowledge gaps within the team

• Ability to work effectively across business requirements and technical solutions

• Seeing opportunities for process improvement and pre-empting compliance issues

• Effective Business Partnering with Key Stakeholders across Diageo to ensure the insights into their projects & change requirements

The job holder may be instructed by their immediate outstanding to perform all tasks directly or indirectly related, additional or supplementary to the scope of duties defined in this role profile

Top 3-5 Accountabilities

Delivery of STP related projects assigned:

• Gap analysis is aligned, reviewed & approved

• Future design is robust, aligns to STP Global Process Framework & is reviewed and approved

Support delivery of STP process improvement pipeline:

• Input to & support delivery of the STP Improvement Pipeline

• Understand the future Process Framework of STP

Supporting team in knowledge gaps:

• Provide support to colleagues when required

Champion Compliance agenda across ALL STP Systems & Process

• Ensure all CARM requirements are met for new process designs

• Ensure that all internal system & process control procedures are followed

Qualifications and Experience Required

• Minimum 5-8 years of relevant experience in PTP

• Proficient in STP systems & processes and working knowledge of Tactical Procurement,, PTP and T&E processes

• Knowledge of STP Governance framework, Controls and Key performance indicators

• Proficient in PACE Agile delivery

• Proficient in leading Analyse & Design phases of a project

• Basic People Management skills

• Proficient in working with remote teams

• Good experience of building, developing and sustaining relationships with key customers

• Consistent track record of driving successful change

• Understands the role of Internal controls

• Able to work proactively and optimally in multi-functional and distributed team at all levels in an organisation

Skills Required:

• SME expertise in STP Systems & Processes (SAP, Coupa, Newgen, Concur)

• Knowledge of ARIS Process Modular preferred

• Project management experience preferred

• Good leadership skills

• Solution oriented approach to challenge existing ways of working and to drive complex changes through effective stakeholder management

• Good communication skills

• Proactive approach with tenacity and drive to succeed

• Ability to motivate others

• Flexible on shift timings / night shift

• Flexible Working options / Travel requirements

• Per Local Policy Some travel may be required but not extensive.

Worker Type :

Regular

Primary Location:

Bangalore Karle Town SEZ

Additional Locations :

Job Posting Start Date :

2023-08-31

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