This pivotal role sits within the Corporate Procurement function at Veolia Hong Kong & Macau Head Office, acting as a strategic enabler across all business lines. The Procurement Excellence Manager is responsible for driving operational efficiency, governance, and digital transformation within the procurement lifecycle. A key focus is the ownership and optimisation of the Procure-to-Pay (P2P) system", to ensure best-in-class user experience, compliance, and data-driven decision-making.
1. Digital & System Management (P2P Excellence)
- System Ownership: Lead the management and continuous improvement of the Procure-to-Pay system.
- Operational Optimisation: Collaborate with project and end-users to track system issues, implement optimisation plans, and enhance the overall operational user experience.
- Digital Strategy: Contribute to the establishment of procurement strategies by leveraging digital tools for big data integration and advanced spend analysis.
- AI Strategy: Identify, develop, and deploy new AI agent use cases to automate procurement workflows and improve decision-making efficiency.
2. Governance, Compliance & Process
- Policy & Procedure: Investigate, develop, and maintain robust procurement policies and procedural guidelines.
- Internal Control: Ensure strict adherence to Procurement internal controls, lead compliance reviews, and manage deployment across the Hong Kong & Macau Business Unit..
- Documentation & Training: Develop comprehensive procurement process documentation and deliver essential training to stakeholders as required.
- Group Alignment: Monitor and ensure the application of purchasing policies, governance, and indicators align strictly with Veolia Group rules.
3. Performance Management & Data Analytics
- Data Culture: Foster a data-driven culture by ensuring the availability of accurate, integrated, and consistent procurement data.
- KPI & Reporting: Monitor, and maintain Purchasing Performance dashboards, KPIs, and process optimisation metrics.
- Cost savings: Accurately monitor cost savings reporting through the established portal.
- Spend Analysis: Proactively gather and analyse purchasing spend data and supplier performance metrics to identify opportunities for improvement.
- Process optimisation: Implement and follow specific action plans to simplify workflows and improve core Procurement KPIs.
4. Category Management & Sourcing Support
- IT Category Leadership: Lead IT-related categories, including the strategic sourcing of software, hardware, and digital service contracts.
- Cross-Functional Collaboration: Work closely with support functions and operations teams to ensure effective executions of procurement policies.
- Supplier Risk & Sustainability: Execute the supplier risk assessment program and coordinate supplier sustainability/CSR assessments.
5. Ad Hoc Projects