Senior Procurement Manager

Senior Procurement Manager
Компания: NextLink Group
Город: Brussels
Senior Procurement Transformation Project Manager
**Location:** Brussels, Belgium
NextLink is looking for an experienced **Senior Procurement Transformation Project Manager** to take a leading role in a major Enterprise Business Services Transformation Programme for an international organisation.
This is an exciting opportunity to shape the future of enterprise procurement services, driving process harmonisation, operational efficiency and digital transformation across multiple civil and military entities.
You will lead the Procurement workstream, bringing together business stakeholders, technology teams and senior decision-makers to modernise procurement operations and establish more consistent, efficient and integrated business processes.
Working at the intersection of procurement strategy, enterprise transformation and technology modernisation, you will contribute to initiatives involving ERP implementation, cloud-enabled business solutions and enterprise data platforms.
For an experienced transformation professional, this is an opportunity to influence strategic decisions, manage complex international initiatives and deliver change at an enterprise-wide level.
What You'll Be Working On
**1\. Leading Procurement Transformation**
* Take ownership of the Procurement workstream within a wider Enterprise Business Services Transformation Programme.
* Drive enterprise-wide procurement process harmonisation and standardisation across multiple organisations.
* Assess existing procurement operations, identify improvement opportunities and develop recommendations for more efficient business processes.
* Lead workshops and working sessions to define future-state procurement processes and transformation priorities.
**2\. Programme and Project Leadership**
* Lead procurement-related transformation projects from planning through to delivery.
* Develop project roadmaps, delivery plans, milestones and implementation schedules.
* Oversee project budgets, risks, dependencies and delivery progress.
* Establish effective governance, reporting and project documentation.
* Ensure transformation objectives and deliverables are achieved within agreed timelines.
**3\. Stakeholder Engagement and Strategic Advisory**
* Work closely with senior stakeholders across Procurement, Finance, Legal, HR, IT and other business functions.
* Facilitate cross-functional collaboration and drive alignment on transformation priorities.
* Present recommendations, progress updates and strategic insights to senior management.
* Prepare executive-level presentations, briefing materials and decision-support documentation.
**4\. ERP and Digital Transformation**
* Coordinate procurement-related ERP implementation and business transformation activities.
* Translate procurement business requirements into enterprise technology and solution requirements.
* Align procurement transformation activities with wider ERP, cloud migration and enterprise data initiatives.
* Contribute recommendations on cloud-enabled procurement solutions and technology modernisation.
* Ensure business processes and technology solutions support the organisation's long-term digital transformation objectives.
**5\. Procurement Expertise and Continuous Improvement**
* Provide subject matter expertise on procurement transformation and enterprise business services.
* Review business process documentation, solution designs, project plans and implementation deliverables.
* Apply industry best practices and lessons learned from large-scale procurement and ERP transformation programmes.
* Identify opportunities to improve process efficiency, consistency and service delivery.
What You'll Gain
* **Strategic ownership:** Lead a key procurement workstream within a large-scale enterprise transformation programme.
* **International exposure:** Collaborate with senior stakeholders across complex, multinational civil and military organisations.
* **Enterprise-wide impact:** Influence procurement operating models and business processes across multiple entities.
* **Digital transformation experience:** Work alongside ERP, cloud, enterprise data and business technology initiatives.
* **Senior-level engagement:** Contribute directly to executive discussions, strategic recommendations and transformation decisions.
* **Professional development:** Further strengthen your expertise in procurement strategy, enterprise transformation, programme governance and digital modernisation.
What We're Looking For
* At least **8 years of relevant professional experience** in digital transformation, enterprise business services and procurement-related initiatives.
* Proven experience leading procurement transformation programmes and enterprise-wide business process harmonisation.
* Strong background in ERP implementation and procurement-related business transformation.
* Experience delivering large-scale projects within international, multinational or complex organisations.
* Understanding of enterprise procurement operations, process optimisation and business service modernisation.
* Exposure to cloud-enabled business solutions, enterprise data platforms and digital transformation initiatives.
* Strong programme and project management capabilities, including planning, governance, risk management and delivery oversight.
* Demonstrated ability to influence senior stakeholders and coordinate cross-functional teams.
* Excellent written and verbal communication skills in English.
* Ability to develop executive presentations, strategic reports and decision-making materials.
Additional Experience That Would Be an Advantage
* Experience working with international organisations, government or military environments.
* Familiarity with enterprise procurement platforms and leading ERP solutions.
* Exposure to commercial cloud platforms and on-premise cloud environments.
* PMP, PRINCE2 or equivalent project/programme management certification.
* Knowledge of Enterprise Architecture frameworks such as TOGAF.
* Familiarity with IT governance frameworks such as COBIT and ITIL.
* Experience working in complex, multicultural and multinational environments.
Expected Deliverables
You will play a key role in producing and coordinating:
* Enterprise Procurement Process Harmonisation Roadmap.
* Procurement transformation plans, project milestones and implementation roadmaps.
* Stakeholder engagement and communication plans.
* Project governance reports, risk registers and dependency documentation.
* Executive-level presentations and strategic recommendations.
* ERP and cloud procurement transformation coordination.
* Quality-assured procurement process documentation.
* Knowledge transfer and project handover materials.
Security Requirements
Candidates must be eligible to obtain and maintain the appropriate level of security clearance in accordance with applicable organisational and national security requirements.
Candidates with existing government, defence or international security clearances are particularly encouraged to apply.
Interested?
**Apply now and take the next step in your procurement transformation career with NextLink.**