Procurement Process Owner

Summary

At DEME, we're shaping a top-tier procurement organization that provides strategic and operational support across our activity lines: offshore, dredging, infra and environmental. Our procurement team excels in a dynamic environment, managing a wide range of direct and indirect procurement services with an operating model combining centralized category management and project-specific approaches.

In our pursuit of procurement excellence, we are seeking a Request-to-Pay (R2P) Process Owner to join the Procurement Excellence Team. This role is designed for those who have a passion for procurement and supply chain management and are eager to lead initiatives in R2P process optimization, operational efficiency, digital integration and continuous improvement. As an agent of transformation, you will concentrate on perfecting the purchasing cycle, a crucial part of our end-to-end supply chain. Your insights will be key in simplifying purchasing complexities, ensuring our strategies are not only maintained but also propelled forward with best practices, innovate solutions and efficient execution.

This position offers the unique opportunity to engage with various procurement categories, collaborate with our dedicated procurement teams, and build relationships with internal stakeholders. Your path at DEME will be powered by the adoption of Ivalua, a leading-edge procure-to-pay solution, as our digital instrument for executing the purchasing cycle on a global scale.

Joining DEME opens doors to exciting opportunities, allowing you to further develop yourself, make a meaningful impact and be in a place where your contributions matter.

We are looking for a dynamic team player with:

1.procurement proficiency: if you are a procurement professional with experience as a buyer, purchasing coordinator or purchasing manager, complemented with a process improvement mindset, you will find a perfect fit with us.

2.a process improvement mindset: if you are a process improvement champion with prior experience in- or affinity with procurement, supply chain or related business domains, we would love to hear from you.

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Develop a procurement improvement roadmap.

Optimize purchasing processes through mapping, analysis, monitoring, and training to enhance the performance of key users, procurement teams, and stakeholders.

Seek out opportunities for improvement by evaluating business processes, questioning current practices and engaging with stakeholders.

Execute strategies to increase purchasing efficiency, shorten lead times and reduce costs in the R2P cycle.

Encourage procurement stakeholders to engage in improvement initiatives and lead multidisciplinary groups to realize specific enhancements.

Facilitate the integration of process enhancements into change requirements for our digital procurement tool, Ivalua, in collaboration with business analysts and technical experts.

Drive change management efforts to ensure seamless adoption of procurement improvements, guiding stakeholders through the transition and fostering an environment receptive to new practices.

Establish and monitor Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) to track and report on purchasing performance, ensuring continuous improvement and alignment with strategic objectives.
 

Outstanding interpersonal abilities: Skilled in engaging with individuals, attentive listening, and effective communication in English. Knowledge of Dutch is a plus.

Dynamic and optimistic: Energize team members and cultivate a cooperative atmosphere.

Collaborative spirit: Committed to teamwork and collective success.

Trustworthiness and integrity: Exemplify a high degree of trust and uphold integrity when engaging with stakeholders, regardless of domain familiarity.

Customer centric approach: Provide excellent service while thoughtfully evaluating customer needs and remaining critical.

Process optimization: Proficient in mapping/organizing processes in a structured way, introducing standards and distilling complex issues into clear solutions. Experience with business process mapping tools is a plus.

Procurement acumen: Proven experience in procurement or strong affinity with the domain.

Sharp business insight: Distinguish essential drivers of success from minor details.

Analytical thinker: Methodically deduce solutions, confirming hypotheses along the way.

Pragmatic executor: Adopt step-by-step improvement, cutting big challenges into actionable pieces. Experience with agile methodologies is a plus.

Adaptive learner: Adept at delving into specifics across diverse areas and building knowledge independently. 
 

Extensive mobility program: For a healthy work-life balance.

Permanent training track: Allows you to develop yourself personally and professionally.

Stimulating workplace: Innovative environment with numerous growth opportunities.

People-oriented environment: Interactive health program and a focus on employee wellbeing.

WHERE NEXT?

Excited? Ready to explore? Great Here's what the next steps look like:

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Apply

Click the Apply button above and send in your application.

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Invite

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Meet us

Either at our HQ or virtually, we'll get to know each other better and discuss your opportunities together.

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Join our team

Where Next? Time to sign your contract and embark on your DEME journey

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