Gp Coe Program Manager

**Our vision is to transform how the world uses information to enrich life for all.**

Join an inclusive team passionate about one thing: using their expertise in the relentless pursuit of innovation for customers and partners. The solutions we build help make everything from virtual reality experiences to breakthroughs in neural networks possible. We do it all while committing to integrity, sustainability, and giving back to our communities. Because doing so can fuel the very innovation we are pursuing.

JR31812 GP CoE Program Manager

The GP CoE Program Manager is integral part of this vision and in this role is responsible for a wide range of duties that plan and execute improvements in processes, systems, and capabilities within the Global Procurement team to enable alignment with strategic objectives. The Program Manager will perform program management (management of a group of related projects), process management, project management, and change management responsibilities as required by the scope of work assigned.

It is expected that this position will lead people and cross-functional teams through influence and drive participation and involvement across the global procurement network with mínimal direction. As required, Program Manager will also organize and facilitates global forums, meetings and activities that drive engagement, alignment and change management across the Global Procurement team and partner organizations. This position works closely with Global Procurement leaders to prepare executive reports and presentations on key programs.

**Responsibilities and Tasks**

Core responsibilities (80%)
- **Initiate **Projects and Programs**:Identify opportunities, document requirements, work with business partners to build business cases, develop clear measurable project success indicators, create project charter, facilitate project initiation/approval reviews.
- **Plan Projects and Programs**:Work with global procurement, partners, and 3rd parties to develop meaningful project planning artifacts such as project schedules, risk management plans, scope statements, statements of work, budgets. Build, develop and maintain highly collaborative and effective working relationships with key stakeholders
- **Execute/Monitor/Control Project and Programs**: Lead cross-function teams to ensure delivery of project and programs on time and within scope and budget, create and report out status updates to procurement leadership, monitor project success indicators, ensure regular information flow to all areas and stakeholder of a project. Proactively identify and manage risks and issues.
- **Close Project and Programs**:ensure timely delivery of business value through implementing process and systems improvements, work with business users on obtaining sign-off, prepare project closure reports and delivery assessments. Celebrate access and recognize lessons learned.

Other responsibilities (20%)
- May engage and oversee the work of external vendors
- Identify and lead ad-hoc continuous improvement projects
- Manage and lead collaboration and alignment between department functions
- Facilitate Business Process mapping exercises

**Minimum qualifications**:

- MBA or Master's degree in Project Management, Business Administration, Supply Chain, Industrial Engineering or Computer Science with 5-6 years of experience in program management
- PMP, Scrum Master or related Project Management certifications

**Preferred qualifications**:

- Experience working with end users, IT teams, and product managers to solve critical business problems.
- Ability to be self-motivated, with excellent communication and cross-functional leadership skills.
- SAP experience and Change Management Practitioner Certification (PROSCI) is added advantage

**Experience and Skills**
- Proven experience in program, change and process management, including solid knowledge of Agile and Waterfall methodology
- Skillful in process mapping and the analysis of as-is and to-be processes.
- Knowledge of Procurement processes, supply chain or IT.
- Strong analytical skills, experience in business metrics and reporting, ability to translate business objective/requirements into measurable success indicators
- Ability to work in an ambiguous, fast-paced, disruptive solution orientated environment.
- Passion for process improvements with an approach that urges innovation, elimination of waste and efficiency improvements
- Excellent interpersonal and communication skills, facilitation, and issue resolution skills; ability to drive consensus and resolve conflicts
- Ability to effectively prioritize work and adjust to situations that involve conflicting goals
- Proficiency in following tools is desirable: O365, Sharepoint, Tableau, Power BI, MS Project, Visio, Agile/backlog management (e.g. Azure, Jira, Confluence)
- Able to work effectively in a cross-functional, geographically distributed, and dynamic environment
- Able to work creatively, propose ideas and co