Procurement Governance Manager
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Job Objective
A leading international Telecommunication enterprise is seeking an Procurement Excellence & Sourcing Governance Manager to strengthen global procurement governance, sourcing controls, and compliance frameworks.
This role sits within a Procurement Centre of Excellence (CoE) and plays a critical part in shaping global procurement policy, risk management, process excellence, and digital procurement governance across multiple international operating entities.
Job responsibilities:
Procurement Governance & Compliance
- Drive global procurement policy governance, compliance and process assurance
- Monitor sourcing events against defined procurement standards, guardrails and controls
- Lead and support procurement and sourcing audits across global operating entities
- Perform pre‑award, post‑award and supplier audits to ensure compliance with procurement policies, SOPs and delegation of authority
- Identify non compliance risks, develop action plans and support remediation
Risk Management & Fraud Prevention
- Assess risk exposure across high‑value and strategic sourcing activities through risk‑based sourcing audits
- Support fraud risk identification, mitigation initiatives, audit testing and control effectiveness assessments
- Provide governance and independent audit oversight during complex, high‑risk sourcing events
Process Excellence & Continuous Improvement
- Analyse PR to PO cycle times and identify operational bottlenecks
- Lead procurement process optimisation, KPI reviews and back testing
- Promote cost benchmarking, market intelligence and should cost modelling
Systems & Digital Procurement
- Govern and test ERP and e procurement systems for policy and SOP compliance
- Partner with IT to enhance digital procurement controls and workflows
Stakeholder & CoE Collaboration
- Work closely with global and regional procurement leaders and OPCOs
- Share best practices within the Procurement CoE to upskill teams globally
Requirements
- 10+ years’ experience in procurement, sourcing governance or process excellence
- 7+ years’ experience in supply chain governance or enterprise‑scale procurement environments
- Demonstrated experience in procurement, sourcing or supply‑chain audits, including compliance reviews, control testing and remediation management
- Strong knowledge of global procurement policies, sourcing governance and risk frameworks
- Experience working across multiple regions and complex stakeholder landscapes
- Hands‑on experience with Oracle, SAP, Coupa, Ivalua, Ariba or similar ERP platforms
- Proven track record in continuous improvement, compliance monitoring and process optimization
- Preferred qualifications/ Certifications:
- Postgraduate qualification in Supply Chain Management or equivalent
- CSCP \| MCIPS \| Six Sigma \| Professional Scrum Master (PSM)
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