GO Procurement Operations Officer

GO Procurement Operations Officer (240009SH)

Primary Location

: FRANCE-75-PARIS

Organization

: Group Operations

Contract Type

: Regular

Schedule

: Full-time 

Description

The division

You will join Group Procurement & Sourcing division. Our mission is to increase AXA Group competitiveness by optimizing the end-to-end Procurement cycle of external spend (excluding Insurance procurement), while building a high performance and risk-managed supplier based. We have a global and entity Procurement presence with 2 different mandates, a Group mandate and a GO mandate.

Our division is composed of several departments with respective accountabilities: 

• Group Procurement Partnerships
• Group Procurement General Expenses & Real Estate
• Group Procurement IT & Security
• Procurement Cesame
• Group Procurement Transformation
• GO Procurement Operations & Performance

The department / team

You will be part of the team GO Operations & Performance. This team is in charge of:

• Leading Operations Procurement for AXA GO
• Defining and tracking GO procurement performance
• Defining and implementing Procurement policies, processes and tools for GO (incl. S2C, Vendor Risks, Outsourcing, P2P)
• Developing and maintaining the GO vendor risk framework (VRF) and leading vendor audits
• Designing & executing Internals Controls
• Leading remediations on audit issues
• Producing GO reports (AOGS, ISAF…)
• Driving transversal projects for GO Procurement or GO Projects as a division
• Defining and implementing ESG solution for GO
• Representing AXA GO Procurement in different forums

About the job

Job purpose

As GO Procurement Operations Officer, your main objective is to:

• Lead AXA GO sourcing projects and renewals in both IT and General Expenses categories within defined scope
• Drive savings delivery in line with objectives and report on a monthly basis
• Coordinate & coach 1-2 off-shore procurement specialists
• Drive AXA GO stakeholder relationship linked to procurement activities
• Ensure procurement operations compliance with sourcing & risk management processes using procurement tools & policies
• Ensure coordination with Group Procurement teams on specific projects/suppliers

Main missions

Your responsibilities include:

Axa GO sourcing projects

• Lead procurement sourcing projects for GO as an entity & ensure coordination with different stakeholders on these projects
• Comply with procurement guidelines: challenges business needs & checks budget, drives competition through RFPs & negotiations, applies Minimum Control Framework & Due diligences, works in close collaboration with all Subject Matter Experts (SMEs) & Group Category Managers
• Embed Group Procurement strategies & objectives within AXA GO
• Use of procurement tools from request analysis to contract signature
• Deliver savings objective
• Ensure smooth and effective user experience in GO sourcing processes
• Support any transversal GO project regarding procurement processes & tools, participating in workshops and providing feedbacks

Coaching

• Create a real Operations team spirit in spite of the geographic and culture challenge and embarking the offshore team
• Coach team members on scaling-up their sourcing capabilities and ensuring application of relevant ways of working by project

GO Operations Performance tracking

• Report performance on monthly basis & make recommendations for improvements
• Volunteer to pilot Group procurement initiatives/studies

Stakeholder management

The position develops and maintains professional working relationships with internal and external stakeholders, especially: Group Procurement Teams; GO Business Functions; AXA GO support functions (Risk Management, Compliance, Security, Data Privacy, Finance, …); AXA GBS teams; Vendors

Qualifications

Expected skills & experience

We are looking for someone with the following experience and skills:

Experience

• 5 + years of professional experience in procurement & sourcing required
• Experience in another insurance company is an asset
• Experience working in a matrix & international environment

Technical skills

• Business acumen
• Sourcing project management skills
• Practical, hands-on approach to deliver concrete results
• English – Fluent in speaking and writing – French is a plus

Soft skills / transversal skills

• Excellent interpersonal and collaborative skills with ability to communicate efficiently in an international environment.
• At ease with remote management
• Energic and resilient with capacity to drive projects besides facing challenges
• Team spirit

About AXA As a world-leading insurance company, we act for human progress by protecting what matters. With 153,000 employees in 54 countries working with 105 million customers, we’ve created a truly dynamic and vibrant community. Inclusion and diversity link closely with our values, and together we’re nurturing a culture of

respect, for each other, for our customers and the communities around us. Join AXA and you’ll feel like you belong, are included and can thrive. You’ll be able to shape the way you work and truly grow your potential as you seek out new opportunities, push boundaries and benefit people in critical moments of their lives. This is your chance to build the tomorrow you want. Know you can.

AXA is becoming a sustainable tech-led company and at AXA Group Operations we are one of the major catalysts for this transformation. 

We set the tone by triggering and empowering the evolution of our insurance business model through technology and innovation, driving its concrete implementation globally at speed, with a high quality of advisory and execution.

We are present across 17 countries with committed, highly qualified teams. We leverage technology, data, sourcing, security and investment allocation in a global way, but also achieve economies of scale and synergies when necessary.

At AXA Group Operations, we want to be recognized in three fields of action:

• State-of-the-art Data Technology to drive customer experience
• State-of-the-art Procurement & Sourcing to drive efficiency and better manage risks
• High-Performing Global Team for stronger partnerships with AXA entities

What We Offer 

We bring together the expertise, cultural diversity and creativity of over 8,000 employees worldwide and we’re committed to equal opportunities in all aspects of employment (gender, LGBT+, disabled persons, or people of different origins) and to promoting Diversity & Inclusion by creating a work environment where all employees are treated with dignity and respect, and where individual differences are valued.

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