Description

Main Purpose:
The role could include any number of potential projects in the operational space in the longer run, focussing around internal processes to identify areas of inefficiency and assist in bringing together stakeholders across departments to streamline the approach without introducing additional operational risk.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities
Experience in running process improvement and/or cost reduction initiatives, either in consulting or in-house
Familiarity with commodities industry preferred
Experience with IT projects and budgets, including evaluating business cases and cost/benefit analyses
Analytical skills to analyze spend across the organization and identify inefficiencies
Knowledge of methodologies like zero-based budgeting and spend analytics
Ability to develop metrics to assess operational workload and efficiency
Understanding of transformational projects like digitization and their value realization
Minimum 10+ years of hands-on work experience required with a detail-oriented mindset.

Key Responsibilities
Analyse spend across the organisation via appropriate slices (e.g. by department or by business) to identify areas of inefficiency and businesses not supporting the level of cost to support them
Assist in establishing robust governance, tracking and reporting mechanisms to monitor spend and progress against objectives
Engage Executive Committee and key stakeholders, presenting analysis and recommendations to secure buy-in and demonstrate progress towards the company’s strategic objectives
Employ methodologies such as zero-based budgeting and spend analytics to ensure the correct level of spend, upskilling teams to embed a change in mindset
Work with department heads to devise metrics to assess operational workload to monitor trends and associated efficiency of teams
Help to develop broader narrative and forecasts for transformational projects like digitisation, ensuring value is achieved and the right processes are targeted

Competencies
Analytical and problem-solving skills
Project management and process improvement skills
Stakeholder management and communication skills
Strategic thinking and decision-making abilities
Adaptability and ability to work across various industries
Hands-on approach and willingness to get into details