Procurement Transformation Lead (Source-to-Contract) | Mon to Fri 38 hours | Melbourne Support Centre

Sodexo is a people business, employing over 400,000 people worldwide and thousands in Australia. Our hospitality all-rounders play a key role in keeping our sites functioning and well-maintained for village residents' safety, comfort, and well-being. Working with Sodexo is more than a job; it’s a chance to be part of something greater because we believe our everyday actions have a big impact.

Lead and deliver the implementation and enterprise-wide adoption of the new Source-to-Contract (S2C) platform. The role is accountable for driving procurement transformation through process standardisation, stakeholder engagement, change management, governance, and technology enablement.

Job Scope

- Financial: Delivers procurement value through delivering project on time, and within budget. Support business adoption post go-live.
- Staff: 1.5 x Project support; leads cross-functional teams.
- Relationships: Procurement, IT, Finance, Legal, Operations, Global counterparts, vendors and business leaders.
- Scope: Enterprise-wide S2C deployment and continuous improvement.

Responsibilities

Lead S2C deployment across the organisation.; Enhance and execute transformation roadmap and adoption plan.; Standardise sourcing, contracting and supplier management processes.; Partner with IT and implementation partners on solution design, testing and deployment.; Establish governance, reporting and risk management, including project plans, milestones and executive reporting.; Gather and prioritise business requirements.; Integrate with ERP transformation team to support S2C and ERP synergies; Lead business readiness, communications, training and change management activities.; Drive adoption across business units and functions.; Manage risks, issues and remediation plans.; Ensure compliance with procurement policies and governance standards.; Develop continuous improvement roadmap post go-live.

Requirements

Proven experience leading Procurement Transformation or Procurement Excellence initiatives.; Demonstrated success delivering Source-to-Contract, eSourcing, Contract Lifecycle Management (CLM), Procure-to-Pay (P2P), or similar procurement technology implementations.; Experience working with platforms such as Coupa, SAP Ariba, Ivalua, JAGGAER or equivalent solutions.; Strong project and program management experience within complex organisations.; Experience managing cross-functional stakeholder groups and executive-level reporting.; Proven ability to drive organisational change and technology adoption.; Experience redesigning and optimising procurement processes.; Exposure to enterprise transformation, ERP integration, or digital transformation programs highly desirable.; Familiar with working in a Global organisation and engaging with Global stakeholders; Procurement expertise, project management, change management, stakeholder engagement, process improvement, commercial acumen, analytics and communication skills.; Success Measures; On-time delivery, user adoption, compliance improvements, cycle time reduction, spend visibility and benefits realisation.; Bachelor degree in Business, Commerce, Supply Chain, Procurement, Information Systems, Engineering or related discipline.; Desirable: PMP, PRINCE2, Agile, Prosci, CIPS or equivalent.