Purchasing Manager

Purchasing Manager (Supplier Enablement)

Full-Time

Boston, MA or Springfield, MA

The Opportunity  

If you are a procurement pro that has prior Procure-to-Pay experience and would enjoy collaborating across the enterprise with our functional business partners, please consider joining our team! 

MassMutual Procurement is in need of a Procure-to-Pay expert who has proven experience directing Procure-to-Pay operations.

The role will direct the day-to-day operations of the global Procure-to-Pay team reducing risk and improving compliance with supplier payment terms by facilitating spend onto Purchase Order/Contract backed invoicing, and supplier onboarding activities.

The role will also support supplier enablement efforts underway to transition suppliers to transact with us electronically through the SAP Business Network.

The Team

The MassMutual Procurement vision is to be a trusted partner, who proactively engages with the enterprise to create sustainable supplier value. We enable business strategy through leading operational, process, governance, cost, and risk management excellence. 

Why we need you. 

As the Purchasing Manager, we need your experience and direction within the Procure-to-Pay team to play a critical role in helping drive our transformation to become best in class for Procure-to-Pay processes. 

The Purchasing Manager role will report to the Purchasing Director to ensure Procure-to-Pay and supplier onboarding practices are being carried out in alignment with the vision, goals, and direction of our Procurement leaders.

You will help us achieve our objectives and optimize our team performance to support our future initiatives.

In this role, you will demonstrate accountability, agility, a dedication to be inclusive, and a strong business acumen in increasingly complex scenarios. We also highly value strong communication skills, a passion for learning, leadership traits, resilience, and self-awareness.

The Impact

Lead the BAU activity of the Procure-to-Pay team. 

• Directing of Procure-to-Pay team which includes supplier operations day-to-day volumes for contract to PO, supplier onboarding and approval queue management.
• Troubleshooting and tracking progress towards system configuration change needs, troubleshooting, etc. within the Ariba B&I , SLP and Contract Compliance modules.
• Managing dashboards, monitoring volume across the team, and reporting out of key performance metrics of the Procure-to-Pay team.
• Work with internal customers and suppliers to resolve issues related to POs, change orders, three-way matching, invoicing and returns.
• Leverage Ariba reports to identify and redirect spend through preferred suppliers. 
• Support ongoing maintenance, updates, and data mining of S2P tools. 
• Partner with internal stakeholders, requesters, as well as suppliers to mitigation procedures and process enhancements. 

• Work with SAP supplier enablement resources and consultants to support the transition of suppliers to the SAP Business Network.
• Facilitate continuous supplier enablement training and communication to ensure compliance. Create and maintain supplier communication and education materials.
• Serve as primary contact for the supplier enablement workstream for the organization.
• Provide hyper care support during go lives with new suppliers. Lead integration activity to support additional catalogs.

Policy and Process Ownership:

• Modify, review and publish P2P SOP’s DTPs and training documents for documentation of team processes.
• Partner with Accounts Payable to support a seamless Source-to-Pay (S2P) process to cross functional users.
• Provide administrative support for key areas such as: training, process development, standard operating procedures, reporting, presentations, communications and more. 
• Advocate continuous improvement and education of best practices to Company end users.

The Minimum Qualifications:

• 4+ years procurement experience.
• 1+ directing the work of others in Procure to Pay, procurement and/or AP operations.
• 1+ year of experience with the SAP Business Network, and SAP Ariba Buying and Invoicing, and Contract Compliance.

The Ideal Qualifications

• 6+ years procurement experience.
• 2+ directing the work of employees or resources in Procure to Pay, Procurement and/or AP operations.
• 2+ years experience with the SAP Business Network, SAP Ariba Buying, Invoicing and Contract Compliance.
• Ability to troubleshoot and make sound decisions in response to rapidly changing complex situations.
• Demonstrated ability to understand complex end to end processes.

What to Expect as Part of MassMutual and the Team

• Regular interaction with the Procurement Team and the Purchasing Director
• Collaboration with your peers – Travel Manager, Cash Operations, Accounts Payable, Contract Negotiation Director and Procurement Tool Administrators  
• Access to mentorship opportunities 
• Networking opportunities including access to Asian, Hispanic/Latinx, African American, women, LGBTQ, Veteran, and disability-focused Business Resource Groups 
• Access to learning content on Degreed and other informational platforms. 
• Your ethics and integrity will be valued by a company with a strong and stable ethical business with industry leading pay and benefits. 

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MassMutual is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer Minority/Female/Sexual Orientation/Gender Identity/Individual with Disability/Protected Veteran. We welcome all persons to apply. Note: Veterans are welcome to apply, regardless of their discharge status.


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