Procurement Services Technology Project Specialist

About the role

West Pharmaceutical Services is looking for a Procurement Services Technology Project Specialist in Dublin, working in a hybrid arrangement with at least three days per week onsite. The role supports the company's strategy of standardizing, simplifying and centralizing global Procurement Services, combining program management with digitization expertise to govern, deploy and adopt systems and tools. It reports to the Procurement Services Program Manager.

Key responsibilities

• Support planning and delivery of cross-functional procurement programs and PMO initiatives, managing plans, timelines, budgets, risks and performance metrics.
• Gather requirements with stakeholders, conduct research and data analysis, and identify process improvements.
• Track program performance and benefits, report to leadership, and ensure compliance with procurement standards and governance documentation.
• Maintain project management templates, frameworks and dashboards, and support system testing and data cleanup.
• Support the procurement digital roadmap, partnering with PLT, D&T and DBI on digital initiatives.
• Help deploy and integrate eProcurement and PMO systems, translating business needs into technical requirements.
• Drive adoption of digital tools through change management and training, and look for automation, analytics and AI opportunities.

Required profile

• 3rd level qualification or equivalent.
• Proven experience in technology deployment, integration or digital transformation, and in supporting programs, projects and process improvement.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills, with strong attention to detail and organizational skills.
• Preferred: shared service centre experience with a multinational publicly quoted company.

Required skills

• Project management skills (Gantt charts, dashboards, business cases, baselines) and project management methodologies or Lean Six Sigma are preferred.
• MS Office tools, especially MS Project, Excel and PowerPoint; ERP experience such as SAP is a plus.

The annual base salary range is EUR 46,900 to EUR 58,100, with possible variable compensation and benefits depending on location and employment status. Travel is about 10% of the year, and the work is sedentary.