Purchasing Technology Lead- SAP Ariba

Novocure is a global publicly-traded commercial-stage oncology company developing a profoundly different cancer treatment therapy called tumor treating fields (TTFields) for patients with solid tumors. TTFields therapy is a non-invasive, novel, antimitotic treatment modality which utilizes proprietary technology attempting to slow or reverse tumor progression by inducing tumor cell death. Novocure's commercialized product, Optune, is approved for the treatment of adult patients with glioblastoma (GBM) in the USA, Europe and Israel. Novocure has ongoing or completed clinical trials and is further expanding its efforts into several other solid tumor indications - non-small cell lung cancer, pancreatic cancer and other types of solid cancers.

Novocure Poland is our newest office in Europe and you will be part of a global business services team supporting multiple business functions including finance and payroll and located in Krakow. The global business services organization within Novocure Poland is critical to Novocure’s efforts to drive process efficiency, standardizations and drive greater business value as the company prepares for future growth.
To support our team in Krakow, Poland we are looking for an:

Purchasing Technology Lead

In this role as Purchasing technology Lead you will be responsible for the administration, maintenance, and configuration of the Ariba procurement technology platform at Novocure.

Your responsibilities:

• Configure and develop expertise in Novocure’s SAP Ariba platform through implementation and post-implementation 
• Ensure that all SAP Ariba configuration (e.g., users, approvals, and filters) are set up in accordance with Novocure’s procurement policies 
• Support implementation and management of on-going operations for Novocure’s Procurement technology environment 
• Monitor and regularly report on usage of Procure-to-Pay (P2P) tools and implement plans for improving tool usage/value 
• Conduct regularly scheduled maintenance of the eProcurement platform and requisite data elements 
• Liaise with the business to assess additions, removals, and changes of business objects (suppliers, users, items, accounts, etc.) 
• Serve as liaison between Novocure and Procurement technology service providers 
• Assess implications of new software releases, configure accordingly, and support necessary change management 
• Demonstrating functional knowledge of Ariba modules solution and an understanding of how they interact and fit together
• Provide guidance to the technical team to support the technical build of the system, enhancements and bug fixes
• Proactively acts to understand business needs and offer solutions that align across business units
• Lead comprehensive solution-based assessments via in-depth reviews of a given customer’s procurement processes, business objectives, and operating model
• Builds action plans and makes operational decisions on policies, tactics, and resources critical to the function’s business success to ensure delivery against strategy of the function or team
• Leads and builds positive relationships with teams while delivering results
• Ability to speak to a variety of customers from different departments, at different levels, and in large or small groups
• Assist with communication internal Ariba teams about new enhancements and upcoming releases 

Your profile:

• Bachelor’s Degree, in business, purchasing or computer science 
• 5-7 years' experience in Procurement, Finance, or a related function working with Procure-to-Pay technologies.
• Experience in SAP Ariba Procure to Pay Solution
• Minimum of 2 years of customer support experience
• Experience in data migration
• Knowledge about system enhancements
• Experience in standard project tasks: testing, building test cases, analysis, documentation, customization, user training
• Demonstrated success in developing and managing technology and related processes including system maintenance and system support.
• Proven track-record of maintaining system data, configuration and integrations for SaaS solutions with regular upgrades
• Firsthand working knowledge of Procure-to-Pay technology, organization, and processes is required.
• Fluency in English is a must, both written and spoken

Benefits:
Financial
•    Performance related bonus
•    Life Insurance 

Lifestyle
•    Free fruit & cookies delivered for office staff
•    Multisport card 

Health
•    Private Medical care 

We are looking forward to receive your application to Natalia Münchow, Talent Acquisition Partner through our Applicant Portal. Please find more information about Novocure and our therapy on our website www.novocure.com or by consulting our patient testimonial videos.