It's fun to work in a company where people truly BELIEVE in what they're doing!We're committed to bringing passion and customer focus to the business.At Proofpoint we offer and value the following, “Good work life balance”, “Excellent Compensation and benefits” and most importantly a culture & colleagues that inspires people to do their best”Corporate Overview Proofpoint is a leading cybersecurity company protecting organizations’ greatest assets and biggest risks: vulnerabilities in people. With an integrated suite of cloud-based solutions, Proofpoint helps companies around the world stop targeted threats, safeguard their data, and make their users more resilient against cyber attacks. Leading organizations of all sizes, including more than half of the Fortune 1000, rely on Proofpoint for people-centric security and compliance solutions mitigating their most critical risks across email, the cloud, social media, and the web.We are singularly devoted to helping our customers protect their greatest assets and biggest security risk: their people. That’s why we’re a leader in next-generation cybersecurity.The Role Reporting to the Director of Procurement, this newly created role will be responsible for managing all aspects of the Procurement Shared Services Centre. We are seeking a highly skilled and experienced shared services leader to join our team and oversee our transactional activities.As the Procurement Shared Service Lead, you will manage the day-to-day operations of our shared service center, leading a talented team and ensuring effective collaboration and communication with our internal Business Owners and external vendors/partners. The Shared Services Manager will collaborate with various stakeholders to develop strategies and drive efficiencies and innovation to the overall department. The Procurement Shared Services Manager will continually review all purchasing policies and processes to make them more efficient and effective for the company.Your day-to-dayDocument and execute controls to ensure SOX compliance.Leading a talented shared services teamManaging and optimising the Vendor Add process.Centralising and optimizing the Purchase Requisition to Purchase Order process.Create and execute supplier risk mitigation strategies to ensure vendor due diligence, compliance, and health checks are completed appropriately.Orchestrate process for Vendor banking validation.Planning, deploying, and supervising comprehensive purchasing functions.Utilize critical thinking skills and analysis tools to assess spend and opportunities.Lead and negotiate agreements with suppliers ensuring business and suppliers' adherence to existing agreements.Own the relationship with the suppliers and conduct performance business reviews.Able to present to internal stakeholders in a persuasive matter.Be a point of contact for critical procurement issues.Facilitate implementation of procurement projects/change initiatives to improve business performance and streamline processes.What you bring to the teamExperience building and managing a procurement shared service team within a complex multinational organisation.Coach mindset, hands-on approach to leading and training team membersAbility to build and manage relationships across the company.Intimate knowledge of purchasing processesProcess-driven and detail-orientedWell-versed in creating and implementing organizational transformational processes. Provide best-in-class customer service with a business-minded approach.Why ProofpointProtecting people is at the heart of our award-winning cybersecurity solutions, and the people who work here are the key to our success. We’re a customer-focused and driven-to-win organization with leading-edge products. We are an inclusive, diverse, multinational company that believes in culture fit, but more importantly ‘culture-add’, and we strongly encourage people from all walks of life to apply. We believe in hiring the best and the brightest to help cultivate our culture of collaboration and appreciation. Apply today and explore your future at Proofpoint! #LifeAtProofpoint#LI-JS2If you like wild growth and working with happy, enthusiastic over-achievers, you'll enjoy your career with us!
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