Walgreens is seeking an Associate Manager in Procurement Center of Excellence (COE) Team to support Goods Not For Resale (GNFR) Indirect Procurement Operations. The role works under the direction of the department head or assigned designee on specific projects to support strategy and development of Procurement procedures, processes, and tools across Walgreens.
This role contributes in an end-to-end planning, development, management and implementation of strategic Procure-to-Pay (P2P) initiatives to drive improvements in operational efficiency, simplify business procedures and digitize processes. Sustains the continuous growth of Procurement by pursuing simplicity, standardization, improvement upon Procurement spend and data knowledge and by exploiting opportunities offered in new technologies and industry best practices. Assists with ensuring cross-divisional strategic and information system alignment, generates effective communication, builds stakeholder relationships, and maintains objectivity and equity among coworkers, stakeholders, and suppliers.
This role is responsible in supporting systems and processes across all aspects of P2P including Procurement and Vendor Onboarding and Enablement. This role will work closely with IT to identify & resolve exceptions, implement system enhancements and drive change communications. As a subject matter expert within the organization, this role will recommend and implement improvements and help elevate the user experience of business partners & stakeholders across Walgreens. #LI-NL1
Job Responsibility:Assists in creating strategies for procurement procedures, processes and tools across Walgreens, Boots and Alliance Healthcare.Acts as a Center of Excellence advisor and assists in developing a robust Learning and Development strategy and materials to drive compliance and efficiency across Walgreens for goods not for resale.Develops and communicates creative rollout strategies, change management plans, training, reports, policies, and standard operating procedures.Assists in the development of the professional competency and technical capability of the category team and managers to maximize individual impact and positive contribution to procurement sourcing and category managementCreates strategies, tools, and guidelines to improve access to procurement processes, analytics and insight across Group Procurement and wider Group. Provides thought leadership to Group Procurement colleagues to develop robust category strategies by sharing industry best practices.Assists with the coordination of multiple Procurement Transformation work streams to ensure consistency across vision and strategy, policy and process, technology and organization.Assists in the development of cost-benefit, return-on-investment, and business case analysis to aid in decisions on program investments and system implementations where applicable.Proactively seeks new opportunities to add value, through a deep understanding of procurement practices, economics, market, and technology trends.Analyzes requirements and complex procurement situations to formulate solutions to problems.Develop and mentor staff through on-boarding, open communication, training and development opportunities and performance management processes; fosters a diverse and inclusive workplace.
About Walgreens
Founded in 1901, Walgreens (www.walgreens.com) has a storied heritage of caring for communities for generations and proudly serves nearly 9 million customers and patients each day across its approximately 8,500 stores throughout the U.S. and Puerto Rico, and leading omni channel platforms. Walgreens has approximately 220,000 team members, including nearly 90,000 healthcare service providers, and is committed to being the first choice for retail pharmacy and health services, building trusted relationships that create healthier futures for customers, patients, team members and communities.
Walgreens is the flagship U.S. brand of Walgreens Boots Alliance, Inc. (Nasdaq: WBA), an integrated healthcare, pharmacy and retail leader. Its retail locations are a critical point of access and convenience in thousands of communities, with Walgreens pharmacists playing a greater role as part of the healthcare system and patients care teams than ever before. Walgreens Specialty Pharmacy provides critical care and pharmacy services to millions of patients with rare disease states and complex, chronic conditions.
The actual salary an employee can expect to receive, plus bonus pursuant to the terms of any bonus plan if applicable, will depend on experience, seniority, geographic location, and other factors permitted by law. To review benefits, please visit jobs.walgreens.com/benefits More Company information is available at www.walgreensbootsalliance.com.
Basic Qualifications
Bachelor's degree and at least 2 years of experience in procurement, supply chain, operations process experience, communications, training development, process improvement, process implementation, and/or strategy development OR High School/ GED and at least 4 years of experience in procurement, supply chain, operations process experience, communications, training development, process improvement, process implementation, and/or strategy development.At least 2 years of experience in category management, operations, supply chain, strategy, process improvement/implementation, training, communications, and/or applying procurement practices/strategies.Experience designing and building training materials and comfortable speaking in front of small and large groups, as well as facilitating and setting up meetings.Experience establishing and maintaining relationships with individuals at all levels of the organization, in the business community and with vendors.Experience in diagnosing, isolating, and resolving complex issues and recommending and implementing strategies to resolve problems.Intermediate level skill in Microsoft Office Suite (Excel, PowerPoint, Word)Willing to travel up to/at least (10%) of the time for business purposes (within state and out of state).
Preferred Qualifications
Proven Problem Solver; capable of working in an ambiguous environmentHands on Ariba end-to-end P2P, Buying & Invoicing and/or SAP experience (or similar ERP platforms).Experience with managing Master Data (vendor, commodity, cost center, general ledger etc) .Experience building analytical reports.Experience in working and managing the offshore service provider and helpdesk support. Bachelor’s Degree and at least 5 years of procurement process experience OR High School Diploma/GED and at least 8 years of procurement process experience.Proficiency with PowerBI and/or other data visualization tools.Experience with external vendor management interactions.Experience in co-creating Learning and Development curriculum for procurement processes and systems.We will consider employment of qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.
Salary Range: $86400 - $138200 / Salaried