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Leading businesses are now using Global Business Services (GBS) to create alignment among their business units. Instead of operating numerous shared service centers and managing outsourcing vendors separately, organizations can integrate governance, locations, and business practices across the enterprise to achieve transformative performance improvements. In this way, GBS serves as a single enterprise organization or network that can drive collaboration and sharing to improve delivery efficiency, effectiveness, and business outcomes.

You along with dynamic colleagues will work closely with executives to consider how an outsourcing or shared services operating model aligns with their business strategy. As a Manager, you will lead and deliver large, complex client engagements that identify, design, and implement creative business and technology solutions for large companies. Continue reading →

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Scope of Position:

Are you a Finance Professional with a real passion for Project Management?

• You will be responsible for end to end Project Management including Chartering, Resource Planning, Budgeting, Sponsor and Executive Committee Review, Planning, Execution and Project Closure.
• Diverse array of projects from tactical to strategic including cost reductions, operational improvements, PeopleSoft/SAP deployments, Shared Service integration’s, ERP upgrades, business process design and new functional process/technology introductions.

Day to Day Responsibilities:

• Run effective and efficient project management processes to drive good work prioritization and resource allocation decisions. Leading project resources to achieve project deliverables
• Craft project charters, project plans, resource plans, cost estimates
• Reviews project spend budget and forecast variances to identify areas for action.
• Provide regular project updates to Sponsor, Steerage, and PMO’s and raise issues as appropriate to ensure timely and effective resolution
• Document and track activities, scope changes and lessons learned
• Ensure projects are delivered within timeline, budget and deliverables are met.
• May be asked to lead multi-million dollar projects or multiple smaller scope projects depending on portfolio and business needs

Travel Requirements: 25-50% domestic/international travel possible depending on project(s) assigned.

Required Education and Experience:

• Bachelor’s degree required. MBA or equivalent preferred.
• Project management work experiences.
• Work with multiple groups and cross function team experiences.

Required Skills:

• Demonstrate Project Management skills and experiences
• Operational Improvement Experience
• Functional business experience (Finance, Procurement, HR, IT…)
• Highly proficient with Microsoft Office products including Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Visio, and/or Project. Uses these tools to work more efficiently and reduce time.
• Problem Solving, Analytical skills, Extraordinary Follow Through
• Demonstrates initiative and effectively handles self and team through a demanding environment
• Multi-Tasking – Ability to manage multiple priorities/activities

Desired Skills:

• Understanding of Shared Services Operations and Functional processes (Finance, HR, Procurement, etc.)
• Functional understanding of PeopleSoft and/or SAP systems
• Project Management Professional (PMP) Certification
• Green Belt certification
• Strong Organization Skills, Process Rigor, Attention to Detail, Responsive

Soft Skills:

• Excellent written and oral presentation skills needed to brief high level management
• Leadership skills to engage business leadership and use talent in a matrix organization
• Additional Leadership Skills: Influencing, Motivating, Change Champion, Adaptable,
• Sense of urgency and creativity to handle project issues and adapt plan to meet objectives
• Flexibility to adapt to changing environment; be a change agent to help others through change
• Cross-cultural Sensitivity
• Customer Focus with emphasis on exceptional project delivery
• Highly Collaborative

Location:

North Carolina

If this could be of interest , please let us know

Larry Janis, Email: Janis@issg.net

Managing Partner I Integrated Search Solutions Group

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The candidate must have leadership experience in spend analytics *strategic sourcing *operational procurement *contract management/recovery

This experience should span multiple industries and technology platforms in complex, global environments. The candidate will be a “forward-thinker” who will advance our capabilities and increase the value proposition for our clients. This includes experience and thought leadership with emerging technologies and solutions in areas such as spend analytics, market intelligence, automation and blockchain. The candidate must have strong client-facing experience in a business process outsourcing role.

Responsibilities to Include

• Leadership Product Development Thought Leadership Development
• Sales Collateral Development Solution Development / Proposal Development
• Technology Requirements Development Client Partner and Sales Training
• Delivery Assurance Partnership

Required

• Minimum of 10 years of experience, or equivalence, in a procurement role including OTC and F&A with extensive strategic governance sourcing experience and increasing levels of responsibility.
• Experience in strategic procurement and governance within complex spend categories including but not limited to; large capital equipment, professional services
• Strong negotiation skills.
• The ability to interact with executives and stakeholders at all levels of organization and deliver effective presentations.
• Proven ability to manage competing agendas and priorities, and translate complex information across internal and external audiences.
• Skilled at coaching, mentoring and developing staff.
• Familiarity, experience and comfort level working closely with third party providers, consultants and contracted resources.
• Strong financial acumen with consultative, analytical and problem solving skills
• Some knowledge of business process outsourcing practices and experience managing contracted service provider deliverables, timelines and outputs against SOW and established KPI’s.

Professional Skills

• Thorough understanding of the supplier landscape and interpretation of market trends within the identified categories listed above.
• Demonstrated success with clients
• Ability to develop and frequently refresh category market intelligence and insight tools to support internal sourcing teams and educate external client stakeholders
• Ability to apply insights to customer’s situation for meaningful impact
• Ability to influence and persuade senior level stakeholders
• Effective coaching skills and ability to develop others
• Ability to adapt to the varied corporate cultures and organizational structures of our customers
• Ability to interface with customers and suppliers via strong written and verbal communications skills
• Existing positive relationships within industries related to the identified categories listed above.
• Strong sourcing knowledge to be able to translate category to sourcing strategy
• Well-developed, solution-oriented selling skills
• Proven ability to work creatively and analytically in a problem-solving environment
• Ability to drive transformational change
• Solid multi-phase project management skills
• Strong ability to effectively manage in a matrix organizational structure working with multiple internal stakeholders
• Exceptional track record of building relationships with stakeholders or customers that have resulted in high customer satisfaction

If you are interested, or know someone who might be, please let me know.

Sincerely,

Larry Janis

Managing Partner I Integrated Search Solutions Group

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