Manager, Purchase To Pay - Nextgen

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Description

At Parkland, our purpose is to Power Journeys & Energize Communities. We are a prominent independent supplier and marketer of fuel and petroleum products and a leading convenience store operator. As One Parkland team, we proudly serve diverse retail, commercial and wholesale customers across Canada, the United States, the Caribbean region, and South America. We power a growing family of locally known brands including Ultramar, Bluewave Energy, Pipeline, Chevron, Columbia Fuels, Island Petroleum, and Sparlings Propane. 

We recognize that diversity gives us an edge and inclusion propels us forward. We’re also a passionate team of down-to-earth achievers, committed to getting our customers, colleagues and communities further, faster. As such, we welcome talented individuals that have a variety of perspectives, backgrounds, and industry experience who will contribute to the success of our One Parkland team. 

Position Title: Manager, Purchase to Pay - NextGen

Team and Location: Finance, Shared Services – Calgary, AB  

Position Summary: 

Reporting to the Director Finance, the Manager, Purchase to Pay - NextGen will be a key member of the Purchase to Pay team in Finance Shared Services.  This critical role will build strong relationships with Process Owners and business units across Parkland Canada, Parkland USA, and international regions to effectively support Parklands NextGen ERP transformation project as part of the Procure to Pay end to end workstream. The Manager will be responsible for gathering requirements, performing process gap analysis, developing detailed process design, developing performance dashboards, and executing benchmarking strategies. 

This is an exciting and challenging opportunity for an ambitious, self-motivated, and enthusiastic individual who is looking to make an impact with a vibrant and fast-growing company.

Key Responsibilities:

Strategic

• Build a strong partnership with the Regional Process Managers to facilitate alignment on standardization of the Procure to Pay (P2P) end to end processes, focusing on continuous improvement
• Develop integrated functions and seek synergies cross-functionally
• Assess process maturity, executes benchmarking, propose and execute improvement action plans
• Define KPI’s, SLA’s, OLA’s which are aligned to business clients expectations and approved for execution
• Act on behalf of the Deputy Global Process Owner during NextGen transformation meetings to make decisions and or recommendations related to the P2P workstream regarding change initiatives, process design decisions or similar

Operational

• Collaborate with the business to understand and document business requirements for P2P processes: master data, sourcing, purchasing, accounts payable
• Perform gap analysis between current and future state business processes, identifying any potential barriers to change, regional differentiators or variations required from standard process
• Define and develop detailed process design based on data analysis
• Deliver results using a continuous improvement mindset
• Participate in User Acceptance testing
• Manage KPIs, SLAs, OLAs with the Process Owners and other interdependent Process Managers
• Update process documentation, create performance dashboards, ad hoc reporting

Leadership

• Design and implement change that enables quick adoption and high productivity
• Create an environment where people are encouraged to develop, continuously learn, and are supported to innovate and try new things
• Build efficient and effective processes, leveraging technology
• Constantly\y look for opportunities to digitally transform P2P
• Assess potential risks or challenges prior to making changes
• Build excitement, enthusiasm, and momentum for change
• Build organizational bridges and ensure collaboration across the enterprise
• Facilitate connection of the right people and functions to achieve overall business goals

Qualifications & Skills:

• CPA, CA
• Minimum of 15 years’ experience in progressive and responsible roles
• Experience in leading shared services teams an asset, Accounts Payable / Supply Chain Management
• Experience in working in an environment underpinned by strong SLA (Service Level Agreements)
• Previous SAP ERP implementation experience an asset
• Pervious Procure to Pay workflow automation implementation experience an asset
• JDE, Great Plains, PDI and Allegro system experience an asset
• Strong proficiency in Microsoft Office with focus on being an Intermediate level of proficiency with Microsoft Excel
• Demonstrated capability to serve the business as a highly valued client
• Bilingual written and oral – French and English an asset

We Offer: 

• Our Performance-based Annual Incentive Plan, an annual bonus awarding your performance. 
• A share in our success through the Employee Share Purchase Plan and 100% company matching. 
• A flexible group benefit plan that offers health and dental coverage choices to meet the needs of each unique employee. Inclusive of life and disability insurances, Health Care and Lifestyle Spending options, and a supportive Employee and Family Assistance Program. 
• Participation in Parkland Pledge, an employee-driven charitable giving program. 
• An employee referral program – earn up to $2000 for your referral. 
• In-house learning and development opportunities, leadership training, international opportunities. 
• Discount Programs and Educational Scholarship Programs for family members. 
• Save on gas at our participating gas stations across Canada (Chevron, Fas Gas, Ultramar, and Pioneer). 
• A safety focused work environment and ongoing safety training. 

Please note: 

• Candidates must be legally able to work in Canada at this time. Parkland regrets that it is unable to sponsor employment Visas. 
• Parkland Corporation is committed to the principles of Employment Equity. We strive to provide accessibility in employment to ensure equal access to employment opportunities for candidates, including persons with disabilities. Parkland Corporation will endeavour to provide accommodation to persons with disabilities in the recruitment process upon request. If you are selected for an interview and you require accommodation due to a disability, please notify us upon scheduling your interview. 
• Please note that final candidates for this position will be required to undergo a confidential pre-employment background check which may include but not be limited to educational, criminal, credit, drug and alcohol and/or Fitness for Duty testing. 

This position will close when a successful candidate is found or on February 8, 2023. 

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