Business Services Project Manager for Procurement

What is the mission about?

The role is to act as the overall Project Manager and Procurement Transformation Lead, driving standardisation, process improvement and digital modernisation of procurement services across NATO.

Job Description

Role Overview

Nextlink is seeking an experienced Business Services Project Manager – Procurement Transformation to lead and coordinate the Procurement workstream within its Enterprise Business Services Transformation Programme.

The role will focus on driving enterprise-wide procurement process harmonisation, business process transformation and modernisation of procurement services across NATO's civil and military organisations.

The successful candidate will provide programme and project management leadership, coordinate stakeholders across multiple NATO entities, and ensure alignment between procurement business processes, ERP implementation, cloud transformation and enterprise data initiatives.

This is a senior-level project management and advisory position requiring strong expertise in procurement transformation, enterprise business services, ERP programmes and complex international stakeholder environments.

Requirements

Key Responsibilities

A. Project and Programme Management

• Lead and manage procurement-related business transformation projects and initiatives.
  
• Develop project plans, schedules, milestones and delivery roadmaps.
  
• Monitor project progress, budgets, dependencies, risks and issues.
  
• Maintain project documentation, governance reports and status updates.
  
• Ensure timely delivery of agreed project outcomes and deliverables.
  

B. Procurement Business Transformation

• Lead the Procurement workstream within NATO's broader Business Services Transformation Programme.
  
• Drive enterprise-wide procurement process harmonisation across NATO entities.
  
• Assess existing procurement processes and identify opportunities for standardisation and improvement.
  
• Plan and facilitate stakeholder workshops and working sessions.
  
• Develop recommendations for streamlined and efficient procurement operations.
  

C. Stakeholder and Communication Management

• Coordinate with stakeholders across Procurement, Finance, Legal, HR, IT and other NATO departments.
  
• Engage and influence senior-level stakeholders to achieve alignment on transformation objectives.
  
• Facilitate cross-functional collaboration and decision-making.
  
• Prepare executive presentations, briefing documents and management reports.
  

D. ERP, Cloud and Digital Transformation

• Coordinate procurement-related ERP implementation and transformation initiatives.
  
• Ensure alignment between procurement business requirements and enterprise technology solutions.
  
• Manage dependencies across ERP, cloud migration, data platforms and other enterprise business services.
  
• Support the integration of procurement processes with NATO's wider digital transformation strategy.
  
• Provide recommendations on cloud-enabled procurement solutions and technology modernisation.
  

E. Procurement Subject Matter Expertise

• Provide expert advice on procurement business services and transformation best practices.
  
• Share market insights and lessons learned from large-scale procurement and ERP transformation programmes.
  
• Review project plans, business process documentation, solution designs and delivery artefacts.
  
• Recommend improvements to ensure quality, consistency and successful project delivery.
  

3. Mandatory Skills and Experience

• Minimum 8 years of relevant professional experience in digital transformation and enterprise business services, with significant experience in Procurement.
  
• Proven experience leading procurement transformation initiatives and enterprise-wide business process harmonisation.
  
• Strong experience in ERP implementation and procurement-related business transformation programmes.
  
• Experience delivering large-scale transformation projects within international or complex multinational organisations.
  
• Exposure to cloud-enabled business solutions, enterprise data platforms and digital transformation initiatives.
  
• Strong programme and project management experience.
  
• Demonstrated ability to manage and influence senior executive stakeholders.
  
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills in English.
  
• Ability to prepare executive-level presentations, strategic reports and decision-making d